Shengquan Group will raise prices on its PPO, PPE, OPE and MPPO oligomer product lines by 15–20% effective July 13, 2026, according to informed sources. The company attributes the move to ongoing international geopolitical tensions, heightened volatility in global raw-material markets and sharp increases in core feedstock procurement costs. Shengquan said it had previously maintained stable selling prices by pre-building strategic inventories and absorbing cost pressure; with inventories drawing

Asia's loan market showed no rebound entering H2, with APAC excluding Japan loan issuance in USD, EUR and JPY down 15% YoY to $69.0 billion in H1 — the weakest first half in 16 years. Bankers say spillovers from the Iran war have delayed investment and deal activity and prompted tighter lender risk reviews, lengthening financing timelines. These headwinds could persist through the rest of the year, and competition may compress some loan spreads. BARCLAYS' head of Asia loan syndicate Andrew Ashman said: "With rising uncertainty, corporate confidence has weakened," adding that an expected M&A-driven pickup in loan volume has not materialised and geopolitical tensions may continue to affect future new loan activity.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs monitoring: on July 6 the Agricultural Products Wholesale Price 200 Index was 109.17, down 1.20 points from last Friday; the produce-basket wholesale price index was 108.66, down 1.28 points. As of 14:00 on July 6, national wholesale prices were: pork 15.24 yuan/kg (+3.8% vs last Friday); beef 66.26 yuan/kg (-0.1%); mutton 64.27 yuan/kg (+0.2%); eggs 9.41 yuan/kg (-1.1%); chicken 17.35 yuan/kg (-0.8%).