28 Apr 2023
The latest deal levels indicate a reduction of $10/ton on HDPE film compared to the previous transaction in April while LLDPE film is unchanged, according to CommoPlast data.
Initial responses from the market are soft. Buyers refrain from placing any firm bids, especially on PP cargoes amid the dwindling finished goods businesses and comfortable supply conditions.
Indonesian market participants return to the market to find the readily present competitive Chinese homo-PP offers that weigh heavily on the market sentiment...
27 Apr 2023
Domestic spot PP and PE market moderately responded to the weakening Dalian Commodity Exchange as prices see just CNY50/ton reduction from the previous day.
The poor results for PP contracts are further proof of the market hesitance upon any price markups with homo-PP gaining CNY30/ton from the last session.
26 Apr 2023
Trading sentiment in the domestic spot market falls sharply throughout the first half of the day, which is very much expected taking into account the soft finished goods demand.
Since the month is drawing to a close, coupled with the fact that there is limited import arrival and availability, producers are holding a firmer stance on their prices, however market hesitance remains with customers taking need basis deals only.
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