20 May 2022
Trading sentiment improved slightly on the final trading day of the week after Shenhua agreed to additional discounts on homo-PP cargoes.
While the 27.5% dropped in PE import arrival rung an alarm sound on the market, players were not surprised at the fall in PP imports as China has established its net exporter status.
The Yuan has depreciated about 6.4% against the US dollar over the past month, making it more expensive to purchase US dollar nominated cargoes, especially when the local market shows little sign of improvement.
While offering negotiation space to customers, key local producers also weigh the option of further production rate cuts to counterbalance the persistently sluggish demand condition.
19 May 2022
Trading sentiment improved slightly from the previous trading day, particularly for PP, however, Chinese bidders continue to show limited interest in the LLDPE cargoes.
19 May 2022 PPH Inj PPH Raf
Players are betting forward following news of China easing lockdown measures in Shanghai, which expectedly, would stimulate the demand and facilitate a rebound.
The easing Shanghai lockdown has not lifted the trading sentiment as much as sellers have hoped, leading to expectations that further price reductions might be possible in the immediate term.
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