The softening local market has overshadowed the depreciating US dollar, prompting Chinese PET bottle suppliers to trim export offers by $5-10/ton from the previous week. However, initial market responses have been tepid, with bids falling well below the listed prices.
A major Taiwanese PVC producer has opted to postpone its September price announcement until next week, citing the Indian government’s pending decision on the enforcement of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mandate.
Vietnam’s Long Son Petrochemical has resumed offering spot homo-PP and HDPE film to the local market, following the successful restart of its upstream crackers last week. Despite the reentry of this supply, the new offers are struggling to find traction amid challenging market conditions.