30 Aug 2023
In a span of three trading days, both producers managed to deplete the large weekend accumulation reported earlier this week.
The revival of the Dalian Commodity Exchange is the primary driver behind the abrupt pick-up in transactions for the coal-based parcels, which supports Shenhua in lifting deal prices for both homo-PP and LLDPE substantially.
29 Aug 2023
Sources attributed the large draw in local stocks to the monthly closing activities, in which distributors are required to offtake the committed monthly quantities.
The coal-based materials auction platform ended the second session of the week with disappointing results for LLDPE cargoes even though deal prices were set at CNY200 – 330/ton lower than the previous day for this grade.
28 Aug 2023
Although most traded PP contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange gathered a minor gain of CNY11/ton ($2/ton) on the first trading day of the week, investors seemed not motivated enough to participate in larger trading volumes.
Indeed, HDPE commands steeper gains thanks to the limited supply regionwide while the emergence of previously purchased PP cargoes at lower costs seems to cap the upside of this sector.
The drastic surge in the local inventories is attributed to the sluggish transactions last Friday coupled with the month end closing that usually lead producers to suspend their spot offerings.
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