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China’s PET export offers steady near $1,200/ton as converters keep pre-holiday inventories unusually lean
01 Oct 2026 Chinese PET bottle resin export offers stabilized this week, edging up by $10/ton to hover around the pivotal $1,200/ton threshold ahead of the week-long Golden Week holiday.
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01 Oct 2026

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China PVC futures surge on landmark mortgage subsidy, but holiday apathy and looming restarts cloud post-break outlook

China’s PVC market displayed a stark disconnect between financial exuberance and physical spot trading in the week ending 1 October 2026.
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01 Oct 2026

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China PP, PE offers climb despite swollen pre-holiday stocks

Under normal conditions, an overhang of this size would weigh heavily on spot sentiment. This year, the market moved the other way.
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30 Sep 2026

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Survey: Chinese PP converters slash pre-holiday resin stocks as 'Golden September' fizzles

Chinese PP converters have cut raw material stockpiles to multi-year lows of 1–6 days ahead of the National Day Golden Week holiday, refraining from building pre-holiday positions
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30 Sep 2026

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Survey: China PE faces uncertain reopening post-Golden Week as inventory build looms

China’s PE market is heading into the Golden Week holiday with demand already under pressure, while the post-holiday outlook offers little indication of a meaningful recovery.
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30 Sep 2026

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Shenhua Auction: Pre-holiday buying exhausts as CNY 90/ton floor hikes curb liquidity

Following the firmer paper market and constrained month-end supply, Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. raised opening reserve prices by CNY 90/ton across both offered grades.
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30 Sep 2026

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Saudi Major hikes October PE offers to Asia as supply restriction persists

The increases, released on 28 September, vary by market but drew near-uniform pushback from buyers, who are increasingly wary of committing to cargoes with long lead times in a volatile price environment.
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30 Sep 2026

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Malaysian major lifts October PP and PE prices well beyond expectations, but buyers remain unnerved

Malaysia's October polyolefin offers have landed well above anything buyers had budgeted for, and the gap between expectation and outcome is shaping sentiment as much as the absolute numbers.
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