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Freightos Baltic: Surcharges establish rate floors as Gulf workarounds face mounting strain
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Weak seasonal demand is anchoring global freight rates, leaving carrier surcharges to act as a mere price floor amid escalating Middle East bottlenecks.
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[MEMBER] SEA Daily – Regional markets under sustained strain exacerbated by wider plant disruptions
[MEMBER] China Daily – Futures stumble but exports hold the line as PP retreats and PE diverges
[MEMBER] SEA Daily – Regional PE market witnessed improved inquiries on growing supply concerns
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[MEMBER] Vietnam – Weekly PP Market Wrap - 01 Apr. 2026
[MEMBER] Malaysia – Weekly PE Market Wrap – 01 Apr. 2026
[MEMBER] Vietnam – Weekly PE Market Wrap - 01 Apr. 2026
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China Morning Snapshot – 01 April 2026

The increase in domestic inventories points to a persistently weak domestic consumption, with a significant share of volumes continuing to be channelled into export commitments rather than absorbed locally.
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Commodity Exchange: 01 April 2026

Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 01 April 2026 session with the following settlements.
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Shenhua Auction: Deep discounts and constrained availability trigger aggressive LLDPE drawdown

A severe structural discount of CNY 300/ton against the broader market engineered a near-total clearance for PE, while PP demand fractured amid persistent downstream caution.
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Oil benchmarks diverged as Brent spiked on OPEC collapse, WTI fell on ceasefire rumours

Global crude futures split sharply on Tuesday, with front-month Brent surging to record monthly highs while US WTI pulled back.
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[FREE] Morning Briefing - 01 Apr. 2026

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[FREE] Morning Briefing - 31 Mar. 2026

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Polymer Futures Market Updated 01 Apr 2026 Contract No. 2605
PP LLDPE PVC
Close (CNY/ton) 8,764 -420 8,380 -313 5,256 -177
Close (USD/ton) 1,127 -61 1,078 -45 676 -26
Volume 285,664 -33887 278,839 -20416 677,194 -40159
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Intermediates Futures Market Updated 01 Apr 2026 Contract No. 2605
PX PTA MEG
Close (CNY/ton) 9,190 -596 6,366 -384 4,863 -474
Close (USD/ton) 1,182 -86 819 -56 626 -69
Volume 145,674 +598 840,810 -41687 277,449 +2651
* All USD prices are excluding VAT basis
Volume indicates number of contracts
Monomers & Feedstock Updated 31 Mar 2026
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