Polyolefin markets started June with a new wave of price cuts, while demand remained muted as cash constraints prevailed in Türkiye. Both PP and PE prices moved below new thresholds, dragged down by global bearishness in upstream and downstream markets, let alone sluggish derivative markets at home...
The sentiment in China’s polyolefin markets has been weak since February but the price slump has gained momentum particularly in the past couple of weeks, as import spot prices have moved to their lowest levels since 2020 based on ChemOrbis data. While LDPE's flagging performance has changed traditional norms in PE markets, PP markets have already been readying for new lows...
Local LDPE prices in Southeast Asia have hit the lowest in two and a half to three years in the face of falling demand and ample stocks, while LLDPE and HDPE markets have largely faced relatively limited losses...
Regional polyolefin markets are bracing for another round of steep drops in June, which would mark the third straight month of decreases. Bearish expectations for the imminent contracts and intensifying supply-demand imbalance paved the way for an unpromising outlook despite seasonality...
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