- A trader reported to SSESSMENTS.COM that their offers for local PE cargoes across all grades have been adjusted further. For HDPE Film and LDPE Film, the offers reduced by CNY300/ton ($42/ton) and CNY400/ton ($57/ton) respectively from Monday’s level. While for LLDPE Film C4, the offers decreased by CNY200/ton ($28/ton) as compared to the same period.
- From the import market, a trader informed SSESSMENTS.COM that the import offers for Saudi HDPE Film and LLDPE Film C4 cargoes were adjusted down by $40/ton and $20/ton respectively from last week. The trader stated that the company does not have any plans to make procurement as the market is sluggish. Moreover, the trader opined that most players will adopt a wait and see stance following the recent crashes in crude oil prices.
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Product | Price (USD) | Terms | Changes From Previous Trading Day (USD) |
Brent | 25.57 | June Settlement | -2.51 |
NYMEX | -37.63 | May Settlement | -55.90 |
Naphtha | 196 | CFR Japan | -2 |
Ethylene | 382-390 | CFR NEA | -9 to -11 |
Ethylene | 342-350 | CFR SEA | -5 |
Propylene | 662-670 | CFR China | -4 to -6 |
Propylene | 612-620 | FOB Korea | -4 to -6 |
Futures Price on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE)
Dalian Futures September 2020 | Today’s Open (CNY/ton) | Previous Trading Day’s Settlement (CNY/ton) | Today’s Settlement (CNY/ton) |
LLDPE | 5,980 | 6,080 | 5,870 |
HDPE Film, on cash, EXW China basis, including 13% VAT
Origin | Previous Trading Day’s Range (CNY/ton) | Today’s Range (CNY/ton) |
China | 7,600 | 7,300 |
Far East Asia | - | 7,100 |
LDPE Film, on cash, EXW China basis, including 13% VAT
Origin | Previous Trading Day’s Range (CNY/ton) | Today’s Range (CNY/ton) |
China | 7,500-7,900 | 7,100-7,500 |
LLDPE Film C4, on cash, EXW China basis, including 13% VAT
Origin | Previous Trading Day’s Range (CNY/ton) | Today’s Range (CNY/ton) |
China | 6,500-6,700 | 6,300-6,500 |
Middle East | 7,000 | 6,700-6,800 |
Import on LC at sight, CIF China main port basis
Origin | Product | Previous Trading Day’s Range (USD/ton) | Today’s Range (USD/ton) |
Middle East | HDPE Film | 780 | 730-780 |
Southeast Asia | HDPE Film | 810 | 810 |
Middle East | LDPE Film | 780-820 | 780-820 |
Middle East | LLDPE Film C4 | 750-780 | 720-780 |
Southeast Asia | LLDPE Film C4 | 790 | 790 |