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Independents' refining margins for imported crude turn positive

Guangzhou (JLC), August 6, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude turned positive in early August, as crude costs dropped rapidly and sales revenue increased.

08-06-2026 16:05:40

Independents' refining margins for imported crude weaken

Guangzhou (JLC), July 30, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude weakened in late July, as crude costs rose more significantly than sales revenue.

07-30-2026 15:55:54

Zhoushan-Ningbo submarine pipeline project comes under construction

Guangzhou (JLC), July 27, 2026--China's first long-distance cross-sea pipeline project for chemicals, the Zhoushan-Ningbo submarine pipeline project, has recently come under construction, the Zhousha

07-27-2026 18:02:24

Shandong independents' crude refining margins improve

Guangzhou (JLC), July 23, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins improved in the week to July 22, because of an increase in their sales revenue.

07-23-2026 16:24:35

Independents' refining margins for imported crude turn negative

Guangzhou (JLC), July 16, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude turned negative in mid-July as crude costs inflated.

07-16-2026 13:58:25

Incentive policies to promote green transformation of China's bunker fuel market

Guangzhou (JLC), July 14, 2026--In the context of low-carbon transformation in global shipping, China's major bunkering ports, including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Zhoushan, have implemented a

07-14-2026 18:23:29

Independents' refining margins for imported crude retreat

Guangzhou (JLC), July 9, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude retreated in the week to July 8 amid lower sales revenue, but they were still positive.

07-09-2026 16:24:30

Independents' refining margins for imported crude turn positive

Guangzhou (JLC), July 2, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude turned positive in the week to July 1, as crude costs decreased further.

07-02-2026 16:18:34

Independents' crude refining margins continue to grow

Guangzhou (JLC), June 25, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins continued to grow in the week to June 24, as crude costs dropped more significantly than sales revenue.

06-25-2026 15:19:57

Independents' crude refining margins recoup more losses

Guangzhou (JLC), June 3, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins recouped more losses in early June, because of a sharp decline in crude costs, despite slightly lower sales r

06-03-2026 19:08:24

Independents' refining margins for imported crude soar

Guangzhou (JLC), May 27, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude surged in late May, as crude costs dropped.

05-27-2026 18:40:49

Independents' crude refining margins drop on rising costs

Guangzhou (JLC), May 21, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude dropped in the week to May 20, due to a rally in crude costs, despite slightly higher sales reve

05-21-2026 17:23:47

Independents' crude refining margins recoup some losses

Guangzhou (JLC), May 14, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins recouped some losses in mid-May, thanks to a decline in crude costs.

05-14-2026 11:54:35

Sinopec sells asphalt to Taiwan market for first time

Guangzhou (JLC), May 9, 2026--Sinopec shipped out a batch of asphalt to Taiwan, China for the first time on April 17, Sinopec Refinery Product Sales Company said on its WeChat platform on May 8.

05-09-2026 18:07:14

Independents find more losses in imported crude refining margins

Guangzhou (JLC), May 7, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners found deeper losses in their refining margins for imported crude in early May, as crude costs continued to increase.

05-07-2026 16:26:04

Independents' refining margins for imported crude tumble again

Guangzhou (JLC), April 29, 2026--Shandong-based independents' refining margins for imported crude continued to tumble in late April, as crude costs surged and sales revenue went lower.

04-29-2026 18:02:40

China’s asphalt imports grow in Mar

Beijing (JLC), April 27, 2026—China imported 319,129 mt of asphalt in March, up 2.70% month on month and 20.89% year on year, according to the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

04-27-2026 17:59:37

China expands LPG imports in Mar 2026

Beijing (JLC), April 23, 2026—LPG inflows to China settled at 2.57 mln mt in March 2026, a month-on-month increase of 7.02%, data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC) showed.

04-23-2026 18:00:24

China’s MTBE exports rise markedly in Mar

Beijing (JLC), April 23, 2025--China’s MTBE exports registered 879,700 mt in March 2026, up 51.73% month on month and 189.81% year on year, according to data from the GACC.

04-23-2026 17:22:46

Independents' refining margins for imported crude plunge

Guangzhou (JLC), April 23, 2026--Shandong-based independents' refining margins for imported crude plunged in the week to April 22, due to a rally in crude costs and a further decline in sales revenue.

04-23-2026 15:47:59

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