24 May 2024
After a disappointing trading session yesterday, all three traded commodities on the Shenhua Auction Platform came out stronger today with deals achieving above 94%.
23 May 2024
Across Southeast Asia, market participants closely monitor the recent upsurge in Chinese PP offers and the rising shipping costs.
While official homo-PP offers from local producers are stable from the previous session, traders are open to negotiation with serious buyers.
In a bold move, Shenhua decided to lift auction prices by CNY50/ton for homo-PP and CNY30/ton for LLDPE from the previous session against all the odds.
22 May 2024
Sources believed that the controversial price decision in Vietnam derives from the ultra-bullish expectations following the strong responses in China.
Amid the persistently sluggish demand in the nearby Southeast Asian market, Chinese sellers decided to direct their cargoes to farther destinations, including South America and Africa, but sales fell drastically in May.
Still, buyers have no urge to procure larger quantities while holding expectations that further price corrections are inevitable.
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