Indonesian buyers prefer to wait on the sidelines or source small quantities from the distribution market for more competitive levels. Manufacturers still struggle to secure new PO for end-product, which in turn, reduces the need to stock up on raw materials.
Following the price reduction pioneered by a key Qatari producer in the previous day, more international suppliers started to soften their stance on import PE offers to China. The persistently weak demand from the agricultural film and the industrial packaging sector put tremendous pressure on the LLDPE and LDPE film markets.
The Southeast Asian PE market is quiet on the first trading day of the week as the market awaits new offers for September loading from key international suppliers. The initial expectations are that both HDPE and LLDPE film prices might track a stable to slightly firmer trend, mirroring the development in the nearby China market.