The market continued to leverage the tightening supply outlook as local PP and PE plants enter maintenance season while the latest official data from the government showed manufacturing activities in the country expanded for the first time in six months in March
As today marks the final trading session of the month, not many cargoes were auctioned off on the Shenhua Auction Platform. At first glance, concluded deals for homo-PP seemed good but compared to Thursday, concluded deals dropped
Trading sentiment on the Shenhua auction platform dimmed further as March draws near to an end. Market participants especially focused on the still high auction volume at this time of month, which signal the possibility of rising sales pressure in the coming days.