14 Jun 2023
Despite the large price cuts, initial responses from Chinese buyers are rather disappointing. It is important to note that Thailand HDPE cargoes, unlike LLDPE, face a 6.5% import duty in China.
Key PP and LLDPE contracts on Dalian Commodity Exchange ended the morning session with sharp increases on optimism surrounding the surprising interest rate cuts by the PBOC.
Trading activities on the Shenhua auction platform performed considerably better than the previous session as market confidence improved sharply after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) cut short-term borrowing costs to support recovery.
13 Jun 2023
On the bright side, responses from Indian customers are surprisingly strong.
The Malaysian producer seems to be focusing on protecting the bottom-line after recording a loss of RM 286 million in the first quarter of 2023 due to reduced operating rates and weak regional demand
Some major trading houses started to consider cutting export PP offers again to deplete more cargoes overseas to compensate for the dwindling demand at home.
The rebound in the transaction rates for LLDPE is partly due to the significant drop in the auction volume of about 60% compared to the previous day.
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