SunSirs: Rubber and Plastic Industries Bulk Commodity Intelligence (December 11, 2025)

Macroeconomics

1. Fed Rate Cut: Early Thursday morning Beijing time, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point rate cut as expected, lowering the target range for the federal funds rate to 3.50%-3.75%. This is the Fed's third rate cut this year in 2025, bringing the total cuts to 75 basis points.

2. UAE ​​Rate Cut: The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates announced a 25 basis point cut to its benchmark interest rate, bringing it to 3.65%.

3. Canadian Interest Rates: On Wednesday, at its final monetary policy meeting of 2025, the Bank of Canada maintained its benchmark interest rate at 2.25%, as expected.

4. Brazilian Interest Rates: The Central Bank of Brazil's Monetary Policy Committee decided on the evening of December 10th to maintain the country's benchmark interest rate at 15% per annum, in line with previous market expectations.

Rubber and Plastic

1. On December 10th, the PE unit of Yangzi Petrochemical showed that the 200,000 ton full density unit produced 7042, the 120,000 ton HDPE A line produced 5720D, the 80,000 ton HDPE B line produced 5305T, and the 70,000 ton HDPE C line produced 5101. Yangtze Petrochemical (East China Branch) LLDPE 7042 quoted 7,100 RMB/ton, with the quotation temporarily stable; HDPE 5000S reported a price of 7,150 RMB/ton, a decrease of 50 RMB/ton.

2. The 150,000 ton/year butadiene rubber plant of Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will be temporarily shut down for maintenance from December 3, 2025, and will be restarted from December 9, 2025.

3. On December 10th, the market for butadiene rubber in the northwest region of China rose, with merchants slightly increasing their offers by around 50-100 RMB/ton. At present, mainstream prices for butadiene rubber in Sichuan, Dushanzi, and Lande range from 10,550-10,900 RMB/ton.

4. On December 10th, the butadiene styrene rubber market in East China saw a slight increase, with some merchants raising their market offers by around 50-100 RMB/ton. At present, the mainstream price of styrene butadiene 1502 in Fushun, Jihua, Qilu, Weitai, Yibang, and Lanhua is 11,050-11,300 RMB/ton.

5. On December 10th, the natural rubber market in Qingdao area rose, with merchants slightly increasing their offers by 100-200 RMB/ton. The mainstream price of Yunbao in 24 years was 14,850-15,150 RMB/ton. The mainstream price for 3L in Vietnam is 15,250-15,400 RMB/ton.

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