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China PFY prices to fall back in late May

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026--China’s polyester filament yarn (PFY) prices are set to decline amid peak inventories and weak demand, unless downstream orders pick up.

04-22-2026 17:31:35

China PP industry completes five-year transformation from net importer to global supply hub

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026—From 2021 to 2025, China's polypropylene (PP) industry underwent a historic reversal from net importer to self-sufficient and outward-oriented supplier driven by a capaci

03-05-2026 15:26:54

China SBAC prices up on limited supply

Shandong (JLC), February 10, 2026--China’s sec-butyl acetate (SBAC) prices trended higher in January amid tight supply.

02-10-2026 00:00:00

Extreme cold hits the U.S., raising supply risks across global chemical markets

Shandong (JLC), February 3, 2026-The U.S. accounts for a substantial share of global production across key petrochemicals, including olefins, methanol, acetic acid, MDI, and TDI. Recently, an extreme

02-03-2026 11:59:11

PetroChina Guangxi delivers first batch of cryogenic ethylene

Guangzhou (JLC), November 12, 2025--PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical successfully delivered the first batch of cryogenic ethylene out of its refinery on November 6.

11-12-2025 18:33:58

BASF begins production at the core of Zhanjiang Verbund

Guangzhou (JLC), November 6, 2025--BASF has successfully commenced production of the first products from the core of its Zhanjiang Verbund site in South China, BASF said on its WeChat platform.

11-06-2025 18:42:49

China Sep textile and apparel exports decline on weak global demand and growing competition

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2025—In September, China’s textile and apparel exports totaled $24.42 billion, down 1.4% year on year.

10-20-2025 16:58:21

BASF Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project achieves mechanical completion of 1 mln mt/yr ethylene unit

BASF Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project celebrated the mechanical completion of its 1 million mt/yr ethylene unit on the morning of August 31, 2025, marking a milestone in the progression toward the full-

09-22-2025 09:18:38

July sees PE imports and exports swing back up after June slump

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2025--China imported 1.107 million mt of polyethylene (PE) in July 2025 according to the General Administration of Customs, up 15.40% month on month and down 14.79% year on

08-26-2025 17:25:57

China PBAT imports down, exports up in Nov

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2024--In November, China's polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) imports showed a downtrend from October, while the exports posted a month-on-month growth.

12-25-2024 12:00:00

China PBAT exports increase in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2024--China PBAT exports continued to increase in 2024.

03-26-2024 00:00:00

China DMC market sees an uptick, backed by healthy support from supply

Shandong (JLC), November 22, 2023—China dimethyl carbonate (DMC) prices edged higher owing to shrinking supply but would remain stable in the short run on the back of ample supply and dim demand.

11-22-2023 16:30:23

BASF and Sinopec inaugurate JV expansion project in Nanjing

Guangzhou (JLC), November 13, 2023 – BASF and Sinopec inaugurated on November 10 the expanded downstream chemical plants at the Nanjing Verbund site operated by BASF-YPC.

11-13-2023 18:52:50

DOP industry’s profits on upturn, backed by falling feedstock prices

Shandong (JLC), November 8, 2023—DOP industry saw bumper profits and remained on the upturn track, backed by the falling prices of feedstock octanol and o-xylene-based phthalic anhydride (OX-based PA)

11-08-2023 08:22:38

Hengli tops the chart of global PTA capacity

Guangzhou (JLC), July 20, 2023 – Hengli Petrochemical (Huizhou) has achieved full operation at its PTA project located in the Huizhou Industrial Park, which houses two PTA production units.

07-20-2023 18:50:34

China PBAT imports and exports both increase in Q1 2023

Shandong (JLC), May 6, 2023--China PBAT imports and exports both increased in the first quarter of 2023.

05-06-2023 00:00:00

Hainan Refining & Chemical delivers first batch of butadiene

Shandong (JLC), March 9, 2023--Hainan Refining and Chemical under state-owned Sinopec shipped the first batch of butadiene on March 1, marking the delivery of the first batch of liquid chemical produ

03-09-2023 17:09:48

Analysis of PBAT export data in October 2022

Shandong (JLC), December 5, 2022--In October 2022, the imports of PBAT was 65.45 mt, down 20.16% month on month, with the import value at CNY1.1184 million and the average price at CNY17.09/kg.

12-05-2022 15:34:00

Global styrene flow eyes variation on capacity change

Shandong (JLC), November 22, 2022--The global styrene flow changed during 2021-2022 when China styrene capacity underwent faster expansion while more styrene units in Europe and the US suspended prod

11-22-2022 11:10:48

China PBAT unit operation status in Oct

PBAT units with capacity totaling 660,000 mt/yr will go into operation, and the corresponding output rises will impact China PBAT market greatly.

10-14-2022 17:55:45

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