09 Oct 2025
Global container freight rates extended their decline last week, with the transpacific and Asia–Europe trades registering sharp corrections amid soft post–Golden Week demand and persistent capacity expansion.
US commercial crude inventories rose in the week ending 3 October, marking the second consecutive build as higher imports outweighed steady exports and elevated refinery throughput
The 2601 for January 2026 delivery contract on Dalian Commodity Exchange on 30 September 2025 settled as follows:
08 Oct 2025
Oil prices were largely unchanged on Tuesday as traders weighed a modest production increase from the producer alliance against growing signs of oversupply heading into the year-end.
INEOS plans to shut two of its production units in Rheinberg, Germany, as soaring energy costs, rising carbon prices, and insufficient tariff protection continue to erode Europe’s chemical competitiveness.
07 Oct 2025
Traders saw the move as a sign that several members are near production limits, reducing the group’s ability to lift supply further.
The move seeks to strengthen cost competitiveness, enhance technological collaboration, and reinforce Japan’s position in an increasingly constrained polyolefin market.
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