Asia PE Prices: Golden Week Updates

Asia PE: Market slows ahead of Chinese Golden Week holidays / Yulong Petrochemical operates new PE units at full capacity / Chinese PE imports drop 14.2% MOM

Jun 07, 2026

Asian polyethylene markets saw limited changes in the week to Oct. 1, as trading activity slowed ahead of China’s Golden Week holidays. HDPE film was stable day over day and up $5/ mt on week at $860/mt CFR FE Asia, while LLDPE butene was stable day over day and week over week at $850/mt CFR FE Asia. The market was quiet ahead of the Golden Week holidays in China, which will last from Oct. 1-8. Trade sources said that they did not notice the typical pick up in purchasing activity ahead of this period, with prices remaining steady amid lukewarm demand. Prices were unchanged in Southeast Asia last week. However, industry sources expect markets to soften further, especially in Vietnam, due to the continuous influx of US cargoes. “Prices in...

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