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.
Trading activity on the Shenhua Auction Platform saw a significant surge in response to the government’s announcement of more proactive stimulus measures aimed at bolstering domestic consumption. Improved market confidence, combined with limited auction volumes, offset the impact of a modest CNY 20-30/ton price increase.
A key Indonesian producer has announced weekly PP and PE offers to the domestic spot market, and surprisingly, the suppliers maintained LLDPE offers largely unchanged despite the recent 50% cut in contract allocations for December.