12 Dec 2022
Chinese bidders actively procure cargoes on the Shenhua auction platform following a sharp increase in futures trading.
09 Dec 2022
As discussed earlier, Asian market participants generally expected the current rebound trend to persist in the next couple of months as suppliers are free from sales pressure after achieving strong sales results in India over the past weeks.
While the reopening in China has been fueling expectations for a strong revival of demand in the coming months, overseas customers remain cautious due to the gloomy global economic outlook
Following the drastic easing of COVID-19 controls, market players expect municipal governments to introduce stimulus packages to push consumption ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Market participants said that the strong auction results clearly indicated the ongoing restocking activities, though buyers remained selective in terms of prices.
08 Dec 2022
The total PP and PE stocks at Sinopec and CNPC’s warehouses are rather manageable, and many traders are having low on-hand stocks after months of refraining from stocking up materials.
Toward the weekend, Shenhua softens its stance on auction prices, agreeing to CNY20-50/ton discounts to entice demand.
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