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

The surge in import LLDPE arrivals has heightened concerns about hidden inventory pressures among local traders, prompting buyers to pull back on their purchases, further dampening market activity.



Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co has concluded the auction session for its coal-based PP and PE cargoes on 20 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 %

CNY/ton

USD/ton

CNY/ton

USD/ton

Combined and reported by CommoPlast

Homo-PP

1590

1122

7500

$928

7500-7750

$928-959

70.6%

PP Thinwall

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PPBC

470

95

7600

$941

7700-7800

$953-965

20.2%

LLDPE

900

120

8120

$1005

8120-8150

$1005-1009

13.3%

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.

 

Trading sentiment on the Shenhua Auction Platform plummeted on the second trading day of the week, with LLDPE film achieving a dismal 13% transaction rate. The weak auction results were partly driven by bearish futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, but the more significant factor was the cautious stance adopted by bidders who were reassessing the latest import data.

The surge in import LLDPE arrivals has heightened concerns about hidden inventory pressures among local traders, prompting buyers to pull back on their purchases, further dampening market activity.

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