14 May 2024
Even though the latest LDPE film list price from the maker stands at the upper end of the overall import offers to Vietnam this week, it is believed that the producer would face minimal obstacles in depleting the allocation.
Local traders and distributors encountered challenges in concluding deals and foresaw the necessity for price cuts to boost inventory turnover. Only a few traders achieved successful deals through negotiation.
Replenishments were driven by essential needs, with auctioned cargoes remaining competitively priced at around CNY100/ton below local spot prices, prompting customers to restock.
13 May 2024
CommoPlast reported earlier on a series of LDPE plants entering maintenance season in the second quarter of the year, severely curtailing availability across the region.
The price reduction comes as a relief to domestic PP and PE participants, who have been vocal about the challenges posed by stagnant end-product demand at the previous price levels.
Buyers expect more Chinese homo-PP cargoes to emerge in Southeast Asia in days ahead as sellers of this origin attempt to compensate for reduce sales to dee-sea destinations
Local distributors have conveyed to CommoPlast that customers were generally hesitant to accept higher prices. Nevertheless, those open to negotiations have managed to secure deals.
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