23 May 2022
In spite of the three digits price cuts, Indonesian customers remain reluctant toward the homo-PP parcels, citing the presence of other non-dutiable cargoes at more competitive levels.
While the reductions in the spot homo-PP cargoes are deemed timid to attract buying interest, players are stunned by the drastic downward adjustments on HDPE.
While traders reported having achieved some deals at the lower end of the overall price range during the early trading hours, the market generally remains cautious about the demand prospect.
On average, import HDPE film to China has reached $1170/ton at the time of this report while LLDPE film is at $1165/ton, all based on CFR China. These PE prices merely covered half of the usual conversion costs of $150/ton for PE producers.
20 May 2022
Trading sentiment improved slightly on the final trading day of the week after Shenhua agreed to additional discounts on homo-PP cargoes.
While the 27.5% dropped in PE import arrival rung an alarm sound on the market, players were not surprised at the fall in PP imports as China has established its net exporter status.
The Yuan has depreciated about 6.4% against the US dollar over the past month, making it more expensive to purchase US dollar nominated cargoes, especially when the local market shows little sign of improvement.
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