16 Feb 2023
Weak demand has been pressurizing the market, however, the recent start-up at CNPC Guangdong Petrochemical (Jieyang) and Sinopec Hainan Refinery stoke fears over the rising domestic availability.
Regardless of the rebound on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, Shenhua continues to provide minor discounts of CNY30/ton on the coal-based materials auction platform in order to lure buyers back to the market.
15 Feb 2023
The trading sentiment seems uneven across China. Players in the Eastern region reported having achieved a good number of transactions after offering minor discounts
The producer, clearly target to deplete the on-hand stocks knowing that real demand from manufacturers would remain soft moving forward.
14 Feb 2023
Compared to the cyclical bottom record in December 2022, the producer has lifted spot PVC offers by $190/ton to China and Southeast Asia and $220/ton to India, data from CommoPlast showed.
Only a handful number of deals are observed at discounted price levels, underlining the dwindling post-holiday demand condition in this market.
Following the price reductions pioneered by a key Qatari producer on the first trading day of the week, a Thailand maker follow suit to slash import LLDPE film offers to China
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