Live PE Market Rates: Asia Demand Slump

Asia PE: CFR Fareast, Southeast Asian prices continue to fall amid slow demand / Slight uptick in Chinese domestic trading activity / Satellite Chemical no more plans maintenance at LLDPE units in 2025 / China's September PE imports up 7.6% MOM

Jun 06, 2026

Asian polyethylene markets softened in the week to Oct. 29 amid continued sluggish demand. HDPE Film down $10/mt day over day and week over week at $840/mt CFR FE Asia, while LLDPE butene was down $5/mt day over day and week over week at $830/mt CFR FE Asia. Meanwhile, LDPE G-P was assessed down $15/mt day over day and down $20/mt week over week at $995/mt CFR FE Asia. Trading remained slow in the dollar-denominated markets and buying interest for US cargoes remained thin due to trade uncertainty. In the domestic markets, trading activity and futures prices picked up from Oct. 23- Oct. 27. US President Donald Trump said Oct. 22 he expected to reach agreements with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet in South Korea Oct. 29 that...

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