Morning Briefing - 21 August 2026

MORNING BRIEFING

CommoPlast                   Friday, 21 August 2026

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MARKET MOVEMENT

Closing prices, previous trading day. Monomers show direction only.

TODAY’S DEVELOPMENTS

PET BOTTLE ·  CHINA

PET export offers from China break their weeks-long lull

PET export offers from China broke out of their weeks-long holding pattern, with producers pushing quotes sharply higher in successive rounds as crude and futures markets extended their run. There is also reports of a squeeze building across the supply chain. Though offers have moved up in tranches through the week, a cautious tone remain in the market.

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China’s PET export offers break higher on upstream rally and MEG squeeze as buyers resist cost-push spikes

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ·  INDIA

India move further to tighten the net on Chinese PVC

India's trade authorities have taken a further step toward possible anti-subsidy duties on Chinese PVC, widening the circle of parties drawn into the investigation. The move builds on a domestic industry petition alleging unfair government support across China's production base. Downstream players are already bracing for a shifting cost landscape as the pathway for Chinese-origin material narrows.

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India advances anti-subsidy probe on Chinese S-PVC as trade defence escalates

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