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Shenhua Auction: Deep discounts to spot market drive 96.6% clearance despite sluggish factory demand
14 Oct 2026 Steep discounts of CNY 300–500/ton against domestic spot offers propelled aggregate clearance at Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. to 96.6% on Wednesday, as buyers flocked to the platform to sidestep elevated open-market prices.
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14 Oct 2026

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Market Flash - 14 October 2026

Escalating conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on key Saudi infrastructure and mounting hostilities against oil vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, returned to the centre of market attention on Wednesday,
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14 Oct 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 14 October 2026

Beneath the muted domestic sentiment, a more consequential development is building. Homo-PP yarn in China has climbed steadily for nearly 4 months, with the higher end of the range now approaching CNY 11,000/ton.
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13 Oct 2026

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South Korean PP sellers re-emerge in Vietnam with hikes above $1,400/ton as cost push hits buyer resistance

South Korean PP producers have returned to Vietnam’s import market with fresh homo-PP yarn offers that undercut competing Chinese indications, marking an aggressive re-entry following weeks on the sidelines.
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13 Oct 2026

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Shenhua Auction: Reserve floor cuts revive liquidity to 91.5% as buyers capture spot discounts

Lower auction pricing offered workable discounts against firmer domestic spot offers, reviving buyer participation across core grades despite acute downstream margin compression.
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13 Oct 2026

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Market Flash - 13 October 2026

Chinese PP and PE markets held firm on Tuesday, as local producers, mostly reporting no sales pressure, showed little interest in cutting prices even though futures softened toward the end of the morning session.
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13 Oct 2026

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Malaysian producer moderates November LDPE price hikes to Vietnam amid buyer resistance, arriving deep-sea supply

A key Malaysian producer has announced fresh November LDPE shipment offers to Vietnam with modest increases of $20–60/ton from its October price list, marking its third consecutive monthly hike.
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13 Oct 2026 PPH Raf

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China homo-PP soars to eight-year high as supply crunch deepens, buyer resistance grows

The uptrend was already firmly established before Golden Week, but an unusually modest holiday inventory build-up accelerated the advance when Chinese markets reopened.
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