05 Dec 2022
While domestic suppliers lifted spot PP and PE prices to reflect the firming Dalian Commodity Exchange and the bullish sentiment associated with the easing COVID-19 controls
Chinese bidders continue to portray a strong purchasing interest on the first trading day of this week after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions in more cities
02 Dec 2022
However, spot demand is coming back. After a wave of strong replenishment activities in China, the Asian market is now witnessing the return of Indian customers after months of adopting a cautious stance.
Unlike the PVC market, demand for PP and PE in India has been soft while market participants are very much looking forwards to new supply from HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) plant this January.
Interestingly, domestic suppliers decided to maintain spot PP and PE unchanged in spite of the rising futures market.
After depleting a good number of cargoes, overseas sellers started to limit selling quantities in anticipation of higher prices in the coming week.
Given the stronger buying interest, Shenhua kept deal prices for homo-PP unchanged day-on-day but decided to lower LLDPE price by CNY100/ton to facilitate sales.
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