18 April 2024 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results
The auctioned LLDPE achieved a 100% rate thanks to the limited volume, while homo-PP saw a slight decrease compared to the previous day, attributed to a CNY10/ton higher dealt price.
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co has concluded the auction session for its coal-based PP and PE cargoes on 18 April 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 |
1386 |
1096 |
7450 |
$911 |
7480-7660 |
$914-936 |
79.1% |
|
PP Fiber |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
PPBC |
200 |
183 |
7650 |
$935 |
7670-7750 |
$938-947 |
91.5% |
|
LLDPE |
500 |
500 |
8300 |
$1015 |
8330-8360 |
$1018-1022 |
100.0% |
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LDPE heavy duty |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
HDPE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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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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As Shenhua's plants are on maintenance turnarounds, the supply available for auction was limited. The auctioned LLDPE achieved a 100% rate thanks to the limited volume, while homo-PP saw a slight decrease compared to the previous day, attributed to a CNY10/ton higher dealt price.
The auctioned prices for both homo-PP and LLDPE were CNY50 – 60/ton higher than Wednesday, reflecting the producer's firm stance on pricing. However, this failed to incite any significant buying activity among customers, as cautiousness prevailed in the market.
Background:
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co is currently the largest coal-based polyolefins producer in China, operates under four subsidiaries, namely: 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 has an annual capacity of 2.65 million tons/year of PP, 750,000 tons/year of HDPE/LLDPE and 570,000 tons/year of LDPE.
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co is active in spot trading, while also conducting the daily auction for its cargoes daily between 10AM to 12PM on the official online platform that specifically designed for this purpose: https://www.e-chnenergy.com