Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co., China’s largest coal-based petrochemical producer, recorded a surge in sales during today’s auction, driven by a strategic reduction in starting prices despite late-session volatility in Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) futures.
A continued erosion of the Middle East geopolitical risk premium dragged global crude benchmarks to multi-month lows on Thursday, forcing Dalian paper markets into a deeper retreat. The Shenhua physical floor subsequently froze as the producer's unchanged auction baselines collided with aggressive discounting from local spot sellers.