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Shenhua Auction: Resilient PP demand drives liquidity as higher floors stall PE and copolymer sales
28 Aug 2026 Polyolefin futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) extended their recovery on Friday morning, supporting healthy buying interest on Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co.’s auction platform.
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28 Aug 2026

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Malaysia's major September price list gains capped by sluggish downstream demand

The market enters September on a stable-to-firmer footing, as a major domestic producer pushed through its second consecutive monthly price increase, broadly in line with expectations.
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28 Aug 2026

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Indonesian PET splits down the middle as crude volatility and prompt availability pull the market both ways

Most converters are currently working through comfortable inventory, having secured earlier cargoes that are only now arriving.
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China PVC splits on futures slide and feedstock squeeze, while surging freight erodes export netbacks

China’s PVC market diverged sharply in the week ending 28 August 2026, as a steep sell-off on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) dragged domestic carbide-based spot prices lower, while ethylene-based resin held firm under persistent upstream cost pressures.
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28 Aug 2026

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China Morning Snapshot – 28 August 2026

The drawdown in domestic PP and PE inventory held by CNPC and Sinopec marks the first dip below the 600,000-ton mark since 31 July, as the market heads into month-end.
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27 Aug 2026

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Shenhua Auction: Steep floor cuts and rebounding futures trigger sharp demand revival across PP and LLDPE

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) polyolefin futures staged a modest rebound on Thursday morning following Wednesday's sharp retreat, providing the necessary paper tailwind for Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. to orchestrate a dramatic liquidity turnaround.
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27 Aug 2026

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Saudi major leverages Vietnam’s prompt PE deficit with steep premiums as China re-export arbitrage opens

A Saudi Arabian producer has finalised its monthly September 2026 PE offers to Vietnam at substantial premiums over neighbouring Asian markets, capitalising on an acute domestic supply vacuum and regional transshipment bottlenecks to extract maximum value on short-lead parcels.
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27 Aug 2026

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China’s PET export offers navigate upstream whipsaw as surprise mega-plant shutdowns and MEG diversion cushion margins

Chinese PET bottle resin export offers widened considerably this week as primary producers attempted aggressive early price lifts before trimming indications as crude oil benchmarks faltered mid-week.
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