The introduction of a CNY50/ton discount provided a temporary boost in buying interest for homo-PP. Meanwhile, demand for LLDPE held steady, driven mainly by constrained supply and seasonal demand from the agricultural film sector in northern China.
Despite these adjustments, the Indonesian market has largely remained unresponsive to the latest offers. Buyers appear to have completed their restocking activities and are now adopting a wait-and-see approach, which underscores a lack of urgency in the market.
The decision to lower export prices comes as a surprise, especially given that these producers had previously asserted that there was no real inventory pressure. Compounding this situation is the recent appreciation of the Yuan, which strengthened to 7.09 against the US dollar on November 4
Market sentiment on the Shenhua Auction Platform has been adversely affected by declining futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, coupled with softer spot prices that diminish the attractiveness of auctioned parcels.
Similar to other Southeast Asian currencies, the Vietnamese Dong has been depreciating rapidly against the US dollar, driven by revised market expectations regarding the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.