The Indonesian government has ratified the elimination of import duties on LPG and key plastic raw materials, though the petrochemical sector remains in a holding pattern pending the official legal decree and a definitive implementation date.
Brent erased an early geopolitical spike to settle lower as verified Strait of Hormuz transit, US-authorised Iranian petrochemical sales, and a 60-day ceasefire extension aggressively deleveraged spot supply risks.
Brent secured marginal Friday gains as Iranian maritime transit mandates injected localized risk premium, though the benchmark cemented an 8% weekly collapse following an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that threatens to unleash 85 million stranded barrels into an oversupplied 2027 market.
India has extended its anti-dumping duty on bottle-grade PET resin from China for a further five years, reinforcing a trade barrier first put in place in 2021 and signalling continued concern over the pricing behaviour of Chinese exporters in one of Asia's fastest-growing packaging markets.