27 Dec 2021
In a positive development, Shenhua started to allocate more quantities to the auction session, which could be one of the reasons that encourage the producer to lower homo-PP prices below the CNY8000/ton mark.
While the number appears strong month-on-month basis, compared to the same period last year, the total PE import arrivals fell 27.7% while PP dropped 22.5%
Zhongjing Petrochemical has opened fresh weekly export offers for homo-PP with $15/ton reductions from the previous week under the pressure from the sluggish demand overseas.
Sources believed that the window for sellers to push prices higher might be narrow as trading sentiment might soften once previously purchased cargoes arrive on the Indonesian shore in the first half of January.
The hikes in spot PP cargoes are attributed to the limited ready-stock cargoes in the local ground, however, buyers are not responding positively toward the new price list, especially when a large part of the market has taken off for the holiday.
Sellers have mostly concluded businesses for the year. Although the sentiment is not all bullish, traders are hopeful for better sentiment once the market reopens after the New Year holiday.
24 Dec 2021
Transactions remain healthy on the Shenhua auction platform on the final trading day of the week with deal prices gain CNY100/ton from the earlier this week.
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