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Vietnam PE market enters supply vacuum as domestic and major import allocations sell out post-holiday
03 Sep 2026 Vietnam’s PE market kicked off September on a noticeably firmer footing following the National Day holidays, with suppliers across domestic and seaborne import channels completely clearing allocations despite elevated price tags.
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03 Sep 2026

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Shenhua Auction: Competitive pricing sustains bulk resin uptake as futures turn range-bound

Despite the loss of upward paper momentum, Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co.maintained solid sales across core commodity grades, concluding the session with an aggregate clearance rate of 90.4% as converters continued to capitalise on competitive auction thresholds relative to firmer local distribution offers.
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03 Sep 2026 PET Bottle

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China’s PET export offers breach $1,100/ton in paper-driven rally as feedstock squeeze and buyer strike stall liquidity

Chinese PET bottle resin export offers surged this week, breaking above the pivotal $1,100/ton threshold in a paper-driven rally detached from physical demand.
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03 Sep 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 03 September 2026

Local prices mirrored the futures market's narrow trading band this morning, with buying activity thin as customers stayed on the sidelines and only scattered need based purchases emerged against discounted offers.
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02 Sep 2026

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Upstream squeeze and cracker rationalisation propel Asian olefins as nine-week dislocation re-aligns at September open

Asian merchant ethylene and propylene spot prices commenced September on an aggressive footing, realigning after a nine-week multi-feedstock dislocation that has systematically reshaped regional petrochemical economics.
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02 Sep 2026

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Shenhua Auction: Near-total clearance returns as prompt tightness outpaces floor hikes

Despite paper fluctuations, Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. achieved near-complete absorption across its prime offerings, concluding with an aggregate clearance rate of 99.1% as domestic converters leveraged attractive auction floors against surging local spot offers.
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02 Sep 2026 SPVC k67-68

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Malaysia’s PVC import market extends climb as fresh geopolitical premium muscles back in

Faced with sluggish sales, some converters are re-averaging their weekly quotations downward and offering discounts simply to keep volumes moving, a pattern that underscores how thin margins have become across the downstream chain.
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02 Sep 2026

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Malaysia polyolefins see false dawn as local HDPE outage and deep cuts mask demand slump

A sudden pickup in Malaysia’s domestic polyolefin trade this week reflects aggressive supply rationing rather than recovering end-use demand.
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