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Indonesia PET market rallies further, yet confidence among buyers wavers
04 Sep 2026 Buyer response remains divided after a number of Indonesian buyers view the current price band as overextended and are declining to transact at these levels.
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04 Sep 2026

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China PVC surged on futures limit and property reforms, but downstream resistance and freight snarls unmask synthetic rally

China’s PVC market broke sharply higher in the week ending 4 September 2026, snapping a month of subdued trading.
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04 Sep 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 04 September 2026

Local sellers held offers steady heading into the weekend, but buyers stayed on the sidelines, with most preferring to wait for clearer directional signals next week before committing to fresh purchases.
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03 Sep 2026

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Vietnam PE market enters supply vacuum as domestic and major import allocations sell out post-holiday

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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