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Chinese PET export offers reclaim $1,000/ton threshold on crude-led feedstock rally but demand headwinds persist
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The Chinese PET bottle export market rebounded sharply this week, reclaiming the psychological $1,000/ton FOB China threshold for the first time since late April 2026
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[MEMBER] Indonesia – Weekly PP Market Wrap – 16 July 2026
[MEMBER] Malaysia - Weekly PE Market Wrap - 15 July 2026
[MEMBER] Indonesia – Weekly PE Market Wrap – 15 July 2026
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EIA: Crude and gasoline contract as distillate inventories surge amid elevated refinery runs

US commercial crude inventories fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week ending July 10, lowering total stocks to 409.7 million barrels as refiners accelerated operations and imports held steady.
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Commodity Exchange: 16 July 2026

Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 16 July 2026 session with the following settlements.
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China Morning Snapshot - 16 July 2026

PP and LLDPE 2609 futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange opened higher on Thursday before paring gains through the latter half of the morning session, with LLDPE holding up better than PP as the session progressed
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economy

Update: India reinstated polymer import tariffs as temporary zero-duty window expires

India’s domestic petrochemical and processing sectors face an immediate shift in landed raw material costs following the official expiration of the temporary zero-duty import window.
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[FREE] Morning Briefing - 16 July 2026

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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd
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[FREE] Morning Briefing - 15 July 2026

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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

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Polymer Futures Market Updated 16 Jul 2026 Contract No. 2609
PP LLDPE PVC
Close (CNY/ton) 8,058 -7 7,697 +1 4,590 -8
Close (USD/ton) 1,052 -1 1,005 +0 599 -1
Volume 485,063 +20058 376,062 +15191 1,101,077 -28035
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Intermediates Futures Market Updated 16 Jul 2026 Contract No. 2609
PX PTA MEG
Close (CNY/ton) 8,108 -40 5,722 -74 4,658 +35
Close (USD/ton) 1,058 -6 747 -11 608 +5
Volume 143,968 -4947 969,208 -28683 49,309 -294503
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Monomers & Feedstock Updated 15 Jul 2026
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