06 Dec 2022
Chinese bidders abruptly dropped purchases for homo-PP on the Shenhua auction platform following the retreat on Dalian Commodity Exchange.
05 Dec 2022
Over the weekend, a major local producer in Indonesia opened a new weekly price list with additional increases on spot PP cargoes, mirroring the active replenishment activities in the nearby China market.
While domestic suppliers lifted spot PP and PE prices to reflect the firming Dalian Commodity Exchange and the bullish sentiment associated with the easing COVID-19 controls
Chinese bidders continue to portray a strong purchasing interest on the first trading day of this week after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions in more cities
02 Dec 2022
However, spot demand is coming back. After a wave of strong replenishment activities in China, the Asian market is now witnessing the return of Indian customers after months of adopting a cautious stance.
Unlike the PVC market, demand for PP and PE in India has been soft while market participants are very much looking forwards to new supply from HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) plant this January.
Interestingly, domestic suppliers decided to maintain spot PP and PE unchanged in spite of the rising futures market.
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