22 Dec 2020
Players reported that shipping costs from Taiwan to Vietnam have been increasing by $100 per 20-foot container this week, while container shortages remain in place.
The number of transactions is satisfactory on the auction platform this morning as Shenhua agreed to a slight discount from the previous trading day.
Sources said that the market would remain rangebound toward the end of the week as the holiday mood kicks in.
21 Dec 2020
Chinese converters are slowing down purchases because of multiple factors, including environmental control, electricity shortage, and also the lack of feeder vessels in Southern China that cause major logistic constraints.
The latest hikes elevate the offers to the current market levels, especially for LDPE cargoes, however, demand in Indonesia has been steadily declining as resistance builds up.
A reported earlier, many small-scale manufacturers in the injection sector are allowing worker to take off for holiday starting 20 December to 4 January 2021 in order to recalibrate the costs and profits.
The availability for homo-PP is much better than the previous week, however, transactions are weak partially due to the higher price levels the producers set for this grade.
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