Asian Propylene: Thin trading amid Chinese Golden Week holidays / CFR Southeast Asia stable at $1,250/mt / Hyundai Oilbank shuts RFCC for unplanned turnaround

Oct 03, 2026

Trading was thin in the Asian propylene markets Oct. 2, as Chinese participants were away for the Chinese Golden Week holidays from Oct. 1 to 7. propylene CFR China stable day over day at $1,225/mt, while East China and Shandong prices were unchanged day over day at Yuan 9,700/mt. A South Korean market participant said South Korea's November supply could be tighter amid lowered operating rates. LG Chem will shut its No. 1 naphtha-fed steam cracker in Yeosu for a one-and-a-half-month planned turnaround in the second half of October, reported earlier. In Southeast Asia, prices were rangebound across the week. The CFR Southeast Asia marker was stable at $1,250/ mt, with demand-supply fundamentals holding largely steady. Similarly, discussions were muted in Taiwan. Sell tenders from Taiwanese producers for November loading...

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