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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 07 October 2026

Malaysia’s PE market extended its retreat this week as comfortable converter inventories, rising import availability and weak downstream demand kept buyers firmly in control, as a major domestic producer deepened its October discounts.

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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 06 October 2026

An Indonesian major has cut selected grades on Monday after last week’s rollover, while weak downstream demand and expectations of import cargoes arrival are giving buyers more leverage, particularly in PE.

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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 05 October 2026

Saudi Aramco has raised its LPG contract prices for a third straight month, with October propane up $55/ton and butane up $70/ton. The move takes the LPG into a three-month rally, setting a notably firmer supply baseline as the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter.
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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 02 October 2026

China's polyolefin suppliers headed into the Golden Week break with PP and PE inventories at Sinopec and CNPC running above the five-year seasonal average.
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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 01 October 2026

Malaysia's October polyolefin offers have landed far above what buyers had budgeted, with PP and PE increases both outpacing market expectations by a wide margin. Weeks of rising propylene and ethylene costs, combined with a reported cut to a rival producer's October allocations, have given the major room to hold firm.
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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 30 September 2026

Naphtha has fallen for a third consecutive week, according to CommoPlast's index, as a pickup in Middle East arrivals from August into September, routed around the Strait of Hormuz, brought shipment volumes close to pre-war 2025 levels.
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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 29 September 2026

China's import PE market is diverging by grade this week, with LLDPE film holding firm on peak agricultural film demand, while HDPE and LDPE film soften as converters defer bookings ahead of the holiday.
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Farid Muzaffar CommoPlast Asia Sdn Bhd

[FREE] Morning Briefing - 28 September 2026

Malaysia's polyolefin market, long defined by its net exporter status, is leaning on overseas supply, with China the main beneficiary.
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