22 Sep 2023
Chinese PET bottle suppliers fall under pressure to maintain selling prices on a firm note as the rally in crude oil futures elevated upstream PTA and MEG costs.
With the uncertain demand outlook in October, Chinese sellers are not willing to take the risk of holding on to the stocks.
Chinese bidders find the adjustments appealing, resulting in strong number of transactions on the final trading day of the week.
21 Sep 2023
On the other hand, market players are monitoring the operating rates at LSP’s plants bearing concerns that high naphtha cost and squeezed margins might encourage the maker to maintain low utilization rates
Delayed in delivery of previously purchased parcels coupled with the strong upstream cost outlook are cited as the primary support behind the latest hikes.
Key local producers, namely Sinopec and CNPC managed to deplete the combined PP and PE inventories below the 600,000 tons threshold for the first time in a couple of weeks
To compensate for the downward pressure, Shenhua stoke up demand by offering CNY60/ton discount on deal prices for homo-PP and CNY70 – 140/ton on LLDPE
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