11 Jan 2023
Surprisingly, the appreciated Yuan against the US dollar coupled with the tightening supply outlook lured PE buyers back to the market for last-minute purchases, especially for LDPE film.
While the domestic market continues to witness moderate trading activities this morning, most cargo takers are traders.
Deal prices for both homo-PP and LLDPE dropped another CNY50/ton compared to the previous session, giving arbitrage traders a healthy gap with the futures market to work on.
10 Jan 2023
Chinese buyers quickly scoop up all available quantity, partly leveraging the weakening US dollar that makes imports cheaper.
10 Jan 2023 SPVC k67-68
The Indonesian PVC market has been counting on the construction of the new capital city to push the demand. However, the project is advancing in a rather slow pace as the government works on securing funds.
Chinese market participants are wrapping up all delivery obligations to local buyers before logistic services suspended operations in the coming days.
While the auction prices for homo-PP dropped CNY160/ton, the sales percentage seemed decent enough with larger auction volume in place.
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