While negotiations are still unfolding, several parcels offered late last week have already been booked, signaling pockets of demand despite the challenging backdrop.
The Chinese PVC market closed the week to 22 August 2025 on a softer note, with export offers falling by $7-12/ton for carbide-based and $18-22/ton for ethylene-based cargoes.
Chinese PP exporters trimmed homo-PP offers toward the weekend, pushing prices below the $850/ton threshold for the first time, despite support from a weaker US dollar.
A a good number of Vietnamese PP and LLDPE film cargoes was transacted in China during the first half of the week at relatively competitive price levels
International suppliers raised import PE offers to China on the second trading day of the week, claiming the absent of sales pressure as the primary support for the audacious decision.
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued its long-awaited final ruling on the anti-dumping investigation into PVC imports, concluding on 14 August that shipments from seven countries
China’s domestic LDPE film market extended its steady upward trajectory for the fourth consecutive week, although gains remained measured amid subdued consumption.
The Asian propylene market kicked off the week on a firmer note, snapping a six-week losing streak as supply concerns came to the forefront.
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