CommoPlast Article

Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co has concluded the auction session for its coal-based PP and PE cargoes on 14 August 2024. The following table showed the details of the auction results for prime grade only:

Product	Auction Volume	Deal Volume	Auction Prices		Deal Prices		Deal %
Product	Auction Volume	Deal Volume	CNY/ton	USD/ton	CNY/ton	USD/ton	Deal %
*Combined and reported by CommoPlast*
Homo-PP	1000	950	7600	$941	7600-7740	$941-958	95.0%
PP Thinwall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PPBC	448.4	272	7550	$934	7550-7850	$934-972	55.7%
LLDPE	1150	900	8020	$993	8030-8220	$994-1017	78.3%
LDPE heavy duty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HDPE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.

Despite the firmness of the Dalian Commodity Exchange, Chinese bidders opted to decelerate their buying activities following an active replenishment session the previous day. The auction concluded with a marginal drop in transaction volume, as prices edged up by CNY 20/ton. This movement underscores the acute price sensitivity among buyers, indicating a cautious market sentiment despite the strong futures market performance.

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.

14 August 2024 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results