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Shandong Yulong Auction: Pre-holiday aversion and operational pivots fracture downstream liquidity
30 Apr 2026 Firmer auction baselines collided with pre-holiday risk aversion on Thursday, restricting liquidity to strict need-based procurement as producers increasingly prioritise asset preservation over immediate volume clearance.
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30 Apr 2026 HD B/M HD Film HD Yarn LL C4 Film LL Inj LL Rot Mold DCE - PP BOPP PPH Film PPH Inj PPH Raf PPH Thermo

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Indonesian major delivered second price cuts in a week as import duty removal talks weigh on sentiment

The move signals intensifying pressure on local producers to preserve competitiveness amid softening sentiment and shifting trade expectations.
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30 Apr 2026 PET Bottle

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Indonesian PET local offers rose as firmer crude and PTA futures compound currency degradation

The Indonesian PET bottle market adopted a distinctly firmer tone in the week to 30 April 2026 with market sentiment is increasingly dictated by compounding macroeconomic drivers.
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30 Apr 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 30 April 2026

On the final trading day before the 1-5 May break, attention has centred on domestic inventory levels, which CommoPlast data indicates are unusually elevated for a pre-holiday period, marking record highs in recent years.
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30 Apr 2026

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Asian polyolefin market falters ahead of Labour Day; conflicting market forces erode buyer conviction

The absence of clear price direction, compounded by persistent difficulties in passing through rising raw material costs, stifled trade discussions — even as geopolitical uncertainty surrounding Iran continued to inject a degree of upside risk into the market.
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29 Apr 2026

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Statistics: Record output & export surge amid VAT timing and Middle East disruptions

China's PVC market delivered a landmark performance in March 2026, setting simultaneous records in both domestic production and export volumes. Two forces converged to drive the surge
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29 Apr 2026 LL C4 Film PPBC Inj PPH Raf

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Shenhua Auction: Elevated baselines absorbed as firmer futures support pre-holiday clearances

Full clearances for LLDPE and PPBC injection were achieved on Wednesday as firmer paper markets and rising spot offers supported pre-holiday restocking despite elevated baselines.
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29 Apr 2026 PET Bottle

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China PET reached multi-year highs as feedstock constraints force widespread capacity cuts

China’s PET bottle market ended its month-long consolidation phase, reaching new multi-year highs in the final week of April.
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