Shenhua Auction: Pre-holiday operational lull caps deals despite competitive month-end pricing

30 Apr 2026 A full clearance for LLDPE was maintained on Thursday, while month-end volume reductions and a pre-holiday operational lull capped homo-PP transactions despite competitive platform pricing.

30 Apr 2026 HD Yarn LD Film LL C4 Film PPH Raf

Shandong Yulong Auction: Pre-holiday aversion and operational pivots fracture downstream liquidity

Firmer auction baselines collided with pre-holiday risk aversion on Thursday, restricting liquidity to strict need-based procurement as producers increasingly prioritise asset preservation over immediate volume clearance.

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Indonesian major delivered second price cuts in a week as import duty removal talks weigh on sentiment

The move signals intensifying pressure on local producers to preserve competitiveness amid softening sentiment and shifting trade expectations.

30 Apr 2026 PET Bottle

Indonesian PET local offers rose as firmer crude and PTA futures compound currency degradation

The Indonesian PET bottle market adopted a distinctly firmer tone in the week to 30 April 2026 with market sentiment is increasingly dictated by compounding macroeconomic drivers.

30 Apr 2026

China Morning Snapshot – 30 April 2026

On the final trading day before the 1-5 May break, attention has centred on domestic inventory levels, which CommoPlast data indicates are unusually elevated for a pre-holiday period, marking record highs in recent years.

30 Apr 2026

Asian polyolefin market falters ahead of Labour Day; conflicting market forces erode buyer conviction

The absence of clear price direction, compounded by persistent difficulties in passing through rising raw material costs, stifled trade discussions — even as geopolitical uncertainty surrounding Iran continued to inject a degree of upside risk into the market.

29 Apr 2026

Statistics: Record output & export surge amid VAT timing and Middle East disruptions

China's PVC market delivered a landmark performance in March 2026, setting simultaneous records in both domestic production and export volumes. Two forces converged to drive the surge

29 Apr 2026 LL C4 Film PPBC Inj PPH Raf

Shenhua Auction: Elevated baselines absorbed as firmer futures support pre-holiday clearances

Full clearances for LLDPE and PPBC injection were achieved on Wednesday as firmer paper markets and rising spot offers supported pre-holiday restocking despite elevated baselines.

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