12 Mar 2024
Indonesian players were taken aback by the increase, given that the price in the distribution market had begun to decline the previous week.
Players informed that there have not been any fresh import offers in the last two days because many buyers are still holding out for any additional discounts
Players noted that while the auction price for LLDPE has been steady since Monday, buyers who held off purchases from yesterday tend to place new orders after witnessing a comeback on the futures market.
08 Mar 2024
Against the strong upstream ethylene costs and the higher offers from peer suppliers, a major Saudi Arabia producer offers another $20/ton discount on import PE offers to China, marking the second reduction this week.
Vietnamese customers are perplexed by the latest import ABS offers from a major Taiwanese producer that showed $70/ton hikes from the previous month even though real demand has not fully recovered.
08 Mar 2024 PET Bottle
The previous price hikes were driven by fears over the import quota mandate on MEG feedstocks and a wave of panic buying.
On the bright side, converters in the PP and PE sector reported having received a better number of finished goods orders albeit in small quantities, which helped them to deplete some of the on-hand stocks
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