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06 August 2024 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction ResultsFollowing a volatile start to the week, buyer activity rebounded significantly on the Shenhua Auction Platform. Despite this resurgence, the coal-based producer opted to keep the auction price for homo-PP unchanged while marginally reducing the LLDPE price by CNY 20/ton to facilitate smoother sales. |
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Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co has concluded the auction session for its coal-based PP and PE cargoes on 06 August 2024. The following table showed the details of the auction results for prime grade only:
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Product |
Auction Volume |
Deal Volume |
Auction Prices |
Deal Prices |
Deal % |
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CNY/ton |
USD/ton |
CNY/ton |
USD/ton |
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Combined and reported by CommoPlast |
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Homo-PP |
1800 |
1550 |
7510 |
$930 |
7590-7680 |
$939-951 |
86.1% |
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PP Thinwall |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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PPBC |
150 |
0 |
7620 |
$943 |
- |
- |
0.0% |
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LLDPE |
1000 |
869 |
8050 |
$996 |
8050-8250 |
$996-1021 |
86.9% |
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LDPE heavy duty |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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HDPE |
100 |
0 |
8050 |
$996 |
- |
- |
0.0% |
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*Auction and Deal volumes are in tonnage *All USD equivalent prices only exclude the 13% value-added tax (VAT). They have not taken into account other costs that might incur in the selling process, i.e. import duty, customs clearances. |
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Following a volatile start to the week, buyer activity rebounded significantly on the Shenhua Auction Platform. Despite this resurgence, the coal-based producer opted to keep the auction price for homo-PP unchanged while marginally reducing the LLDPE price by CNY 20/ton to facilitate smoother sales.
"Buyers are maintaining a cautious approach, only procuring to meet immediate needs," commented a buyer. "The supplier may need to consider more substantial price reductions to secure full transactions."
Background:
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co, the largest coal-based polyolefins producer in China, operates through four subsidiaries: Shenhua Xinjiang Coal-based New Materials Project, Shenhua Yulin Energy Co. Ltd., Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. Ltd., and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (Ningmei).
The company boasts an annual production capacity of 2.65 million tons of PP, 750,000 tons of HDPE/LLDPE, and 570,000 tons of LDPE.
Active in spot trading, Shenhua Baotou also conducts daily auctions for its cargoes from 10 AM - 12 PM on its dedicated online platform, available at https://www.e-chnenergy.com.
Written by: Kat Yun Yun
Edited by: Rochelle Nguyen
Country
China
