20 January 2025 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results

20 Jan 2025 Notably, a CNY100/ton reduction in LLDPE auction prices failed to revive the purchasing appetite. Buyer-side inactivity in this segment arose from cautions surrounding a continued weakening spot market and converters’ production halts ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

18 Jan 2025 SPVC k67-68 SPVC (A) k67-68

Chinese PVC market gained traction ahead of Lunar New Year, post-holiday uncertainty looms

A sharp rebound on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, spurred by rising crude oil prices, helped lift the domestic spot PVC market. Sellers also found support from the rapid depreciation of the Yuan against the US dollar, although the scope of price increases remained modest.

18 Jan 2025 PET Bottle

Chinese PET bottle market resumes firming up on cost-push; sustainability in question

Bullish sentiment extended to the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, where key PTA futures contracts climbed to multi-month highs, gaining CNY 350/ton ($48/ton) over four trading days.

17 Jan 2025

China Morning Snapshot – 17 January 2025

As expected, spot LLDPE film offers continued to decline, shedding another CNY 100/ton from the previous session on the back of falling demand and rising availability. Compared to the cyclical peak recorded in late December

17 Jan 2025

17 January 2025 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results

For the first time in months, Shenhua has allocated a larger volume of LLDPE film to auction compared to homo-PP. Market sources attribute this shift to persistently weak demand for LLDPE over the past two weeks.

16 Jan 2025 PPH Inj PPH Raf

Chinese homo-PP market stabilizes at four-month lows amid gloomy demand outlook

In recent trading days, Chinese sellers have opted to keep spot homo-PP offers steady despite the upward pressure from rising crude oil prices and stronger futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange.

16 Jan 2025

China Morning Snapshot – 16 January 2025

Trading sentiment in the domestic spot market has not responded to the firming futures trading. With an increasing number of converters starting to wind down operations, the near-term demand prospect diminishes rapidly.

16 Jan 2025

16 January 2025 - Shenhua's coal-based PP and PE Auction Results

Trading activity on the Shenhua Auction Platform continued to show stark divergence, with PP commanding significantly stronger buying interest compared to LLDPE. This trend has persisted throughout the week, mirroring patterns observed on the Dalian Commodity Exchange and the domestic spot market.

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