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Middle Eastern PE suppliers scramble to regain footing in Vietnam as disruptions push buyers toward China
06 May 2026 Vietnam’s PE market was thrown into turmoil following the outbreak of the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the country’s heavy reliance on Middle Eastern supply.
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06 May 2026 HD Film LD Film LL C4 Film PPH Raf

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Indonesian major extended price cuts as policy limbo and import influx stall market

Indonesia’s polyolefin market experienced further downward pressure on 6 May, with a major domestic producer issuing its fifth consecutive price reduction since late April.
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06 May 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 06 May 2026

Following the Labour Day holiday and the start of the new month, sellers are maintaining a firm stance, underpinned by limited immediate sales pressure.
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05 May 2026

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India PVC market rebounds, gains capped as buyers brace for monsoon headwinds

The price revision was widely seen as overdue. Squeezed by an increasingly untenable cost structure, ethylene-based PVC producers had little room left to absorb further losses.
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04 May 2026

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Malaysian major issues May price list: A sharp correction from April’s panic, but structural premiums remain firmly in place

On 30 April, a major domestic producer released its formal May price list, effectively abandoning the reactive weekly pricing mechanism deployed throughout the hyper-volatile month of April
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04 May 2026 SPVC k67-68

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Indonesian major slashes May PVC offers as demand slumps and Chinese competition intensifies

The cuts deal a further blow to already squeezed operating margins, coming against a backdrop of persistently elevated upstream costs. Yet market sources indicate the producer had little choice
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04 May 2026 HD Film LL C4 Film PPH Inj PPH Raf

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Indonesian major executed fourth price cut in a week amid import influx and duty-free anticipation

Indonesia’s polyolefin market is undergoing a swift downward recalibration, with a major domestic producer issuing another round of deep price cuts on 4 May.
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30 Apr 2026 LL C4 Film PPH Raf

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Shenhua Auction: Pre-holiday operational lull caps deals despite competitive month-end pricing

A full clearance for LLDPE was maintained on Thursday, while month-end volume reductions and a pre-holiday operational lull capped homo-PP transactions despite competitive platform pricing.
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