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• Asian PS: Prices fall amid quiet demand / No demand support from Golden Sep, Silver Oct / China PS run rate increases 1.58% WOW; EPS operating rate declines 6.40% WOW
• South Asian PP: Prices fall; slow buying interest persists / End users prefer rationalizing existing stock over buying fresh / Profitability of Middle East producers hit by competitive offers
• Asia PP: Prices weak on lackluster demand / CNOOC Daxie to start new PP line in mid-Sep / Ample inventory
• Asia PE: SE Asia prices fall amid slow demand; NE Asia rangebound / SE Asia, Vietnam prices fall $10-$30/mt on week / Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, Sumitomo Chemical to integrate polyolefin business
• India PVC: Prices drop on thin trading activity, lower tradable ideas / Domestic prices down Rupees 4-6/kg WOW / Asia market mixed
• Asia propylene: Rises on tight supply / South Korea to shut capacity as it brings on new plant / Chinese self-sufficiency, rationalizations lead to shrinking trade volumes
• Asian Ethylene: Rises week over week on tight regional supply / Ongoing, upcoming turnarounds in Asia to cap supply / Several South Korean producers exhaust Oct-loading cargoes
• India Methanol: Rises $2.50/mt on mixed fundamentals, thin trading / Ex-tank at Rupees 30.25-20.50/kg / Supply outlook uncertain for Oct / Indian importers grapple with changing trade terms
• Asian Methanol: Prices stable amid thin trade / Sellers consider spot opportunities in Indian market / End-users covered by term volume
• Asian Caprolactam: Stagnate amid cost pressure, slow demand / Mounting downstream stock pressures as demand stays slow / Domestic prices higher on tighter supply