24 Aug 2022
The maker is among a dozen of other PP plants across Asia, which have slashed run rates in an attempt to protect the bottom lines and balance the persistently sluggish demand conditions.
Sources said that even arbitrage traders are not showing interest in making purchases, instead, focusing on selling the stocks to the spot market at the moment.
23 Aug 2022
Compared to the previous session, the number of deals for coal-based cargoes on the Shenhua auction platform has improved slightly but still lacking support for a strong rebound.
Market participants expect on-spec PP cargoes from the producer to reach the market in the coming days as off-grade and near-prime parcels have been offered over the past couple of weeks.
Key contracts on Dalian Commodity Exchange settled the morning session with little changes though it appears that market participants remain uninterested in taking risks even though the Chinese government is escalating the efforts to boost growth.
22 Aug 2022
While Shenhua has managed to increase deal prices for both PP and LLDPE compared to the previous session, the number of deals has fallen sharply, signalling the resistance in the market.
22 Aug 2022 HD Film LD Film LL C4 Film
For the first time since late August 2020, import LDPE film based on CFR China term breaches below the $1100/ton threshold. Buyers are asking for further reductions in order to balance the cargoes purchased in the previous week at higher levels.
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