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Asian PVC: Prices firm on cost-push, participants await fresh offers / Buyers await August offers for market direction / China’s PVC operating rate drops to 68.09%: sources

Jul 25, 2026

Asian polyvinyl chloride prices firmed in the week to July 22, supported by rising feedstock costs, while participants awaited fresh August offers to gauge market direction. PVC CFR China prices $30/metric ton higher week over week at $780/mt on July 22, while CFR Southeast Asia was assessed $30/mt higher over the same period at $735/mt. Market participants said most buyers remained on the sidelines, waiting for fresh August offers from a Taiwanese producer to gain a clearer indication of market direction. Several participants noted that CFR China was at about $780/ mt this week. “It’s higher than the domestic market, but I think that’s about the extent of the upward trend,” a Japan-based producer said. “Few customers will accept these levels.” A South Korea-based producer noted that, given the current...

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