According to market sources, this reduction stems from a strategic shift toward prioritizing offline sales to converters, allowing the producer to secure better profit margins. Additionally, Shenhua is reportedly withholding stock in anticipation of price increases in the near term.
Apparently, finished goods demand remains stagnant. Converters, especially in the woven bag industry, reportedly hold inventories sufficient for 30 to 60 days, curbing immediate buying interest. Locally sourced Malaysian homo-PP yarn continues to dominate the domestic market, eroding demand for imports.
Chinese suppliers surprised the market on the first trading day of the week by trimming export offers for carbide-based PVC by $5/ton, setting a new low despite a stabilising local market and optimism surrounding the Politburo meeting.