Proving speculations right about higher freight rates out of Asia that first kicked off early last week, global benchmarks have risen this week following continuous decreases since mid-July. Currently, the question is whether this increase will be sustained. Although some anticipate ex-China rates will climb higher due to increased buying activity around the year-end, higher blank sailings and November 1 rate hikes from shipping firms, others believe that the downward trend will persist...
India’s PVC players are keeping an eye on the anticipated anti-dumping duty (ADD) investigation outcome, while import prices have stayed on a stable-to-rising trend over the past month as low-end Chinese offers have largely disappeared. Players mostly see a rangebound market after the Diwali holidays unless any prohibitive anti-dumping duties spell a surge in import costs...
According to a press release published on Plastics Recyclers Europe’ s website, the European plastics recycling market is facing a significant downward trend, with a decrease in demand for recycled materials produced in Europe, reduced investments in domestic recycling and an increase in imports of recycled products from overseas markets...
According to weekly average data from ChemOrbis Price Index, China’s local homo-PP raffia and injection markets reached their highest levels in over a year in early October, following the firm market return post-Golden Week holiday. This marked the first time since mid-December 2023 that China’s local prices traded above Southeast Asia's import levels, with a premium of around $16/ton...
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