31 October 2024 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results
Trading sentiment on the Shenhua Auction Platform saw a slight improvement today, supported by a rebound in futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange. Additionally, a three-fold drop in auction volumes, attributed to routine month-end closures, helped reduce sales pressure for the coal-based producer.
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co has concluded the auction session for its coal-based PP and PE cargoes on 31 October 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 |
710 |
710 |
7250 |
$901 |
7260-7540 |
$902-937 |
100.0% |
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PPBC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
LLDPE |
400 |
300 |
8150 |
$1013 |
8210-8290 |
$1020-1030 |
75.0% |
|
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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Trading sentiment on the Shenhua Auction Platform saw a slight improvement today, supported by a rebound in futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange. Additionally, a three-fold drop in auction volumes, attributed to routine month-end closures, helped reduce sales pressure for the coal-based producer.
Notably, auction deal prices for coal-based homo-PP cargoes remained more competitive than spot market prices, in contrast to coal-based LLDPE, which has shown less price appeal. This disparity has dampened interest in auctioned LLDPE cargoes, reflecting selective buyer interest that continues to vary across product segments.
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