At the midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Ethylene glycol (EG), PET bottle flake, lithium carbonate and container freight on the Europe route rose over 2%; propylene gained about 2%. Methanol, ferrosilicon, ethylbenzene (EB), polypropylene, logs, short-staple fiber, fuel oil and SHFE aluminum climbed more than 1%. On the downside, Grade-20 rubber and natural rubber fell over 2%; soda ash dropped nearly 2%; synthetic rubber, red dates and polysilicon fell more than 1

At the midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Ethylene glycol (EG), PET bottle flake, lithium carbonate and container freight on the Europe route rose over 2%; propylene gained about 2%. Methanol, ferrosilicon, ethylbenzene (EB), polypropylene, logs, short-staple fiber, fuel oil and SHFE aluminum climbed more than 1%. On the downside, Grade-20 rubber and natural rubber fell over 2%; soda ash dropped nearly 2%; synthetic rubber, red dates and polysilicon fell more than 1%.