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China’s PX market saw sharp fall followed by a rebound

Shandong (JLC), November 12, 2026--China paraxylene (PX) prices declined sharply in early November before rebounding from November 11 onwards, but are expected to move sideways in the near term.

11-12-2026 17:27:00

China’s styrene prices take a dive

Shandong (JLC), November 12, 2026—Against the backdrop of a general rise in the aromatics market, styrene market prices fluctuated upwards in October, bolstered by higher production costs and its low

11-12-2026 17:23:23

S China toluene and MX prices plunge

Shandong (JLC), November 12, 2026—South China’s toluene and MX prices have continued to fall sharply since November amid the combined impact of collapsing costs, sluggish demand and weakening market s

11-12-2026 15:37:34

China’s PTA operating rate analysis and output forecast in Oct

Shandong (JLC), November 12, 2026--China’s average monthly operating rate of PTA stood at approximately 71.55%, and domestic PTA output for October is estimated at around 6 million mt.

11-12-2026 15:20:43

China aniline market faces growing downward pressure as supply recovers, cost support weakens

Shandong (JLC), November 11, 2026 — China's aniline market remains firm at elevated levels, but weaker feedstock costs and recovering supply are expected to weigh on prices.

11-11-2026 13:48:13

China benzene output up by 2.87% MoM in Oct

Shandong (JLC), November 11, 2026 – China benzene output was around 1.8536 mln mt in October, up by 2.87% from September, mainly owing to one more natural day in October, despite a slight decrease in

11-11-2026 11:52:36

China UPR prices drift lower as feedstocks weaken

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2026—China’s UPR prices drifted lower in early November as weaker crude oil prices and feedstock costs pressured the market, while downstream buyers kept hand-to-mouth pro

11-10-2026 17:38:07

China’s styrene operating rate falls to a recent low in Oct

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2026--China’s styrene operating rate stood at 62.09% in October, down 4.58 percentage points month on month and a sharp 10.13 percentage points year on year.

11-10-2026 17:19:46

China benzene prices retreat on weaker cost support, bearish fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2026 — China’s benzene market has reversed sharply after a rally driven by geopolitical tensions and low inventories, with spot and futures prices falling steeply.

11-10-2026 17:03:39

China DOP prices pull back from yearly peak

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2026--China DOP prices have drifted lower since Nov 3 on falling feedstock costs and muted demand, after climbing to their yearly peak early this month.

11-10-2026 15:29:40

China’s propylene glycol prices rise before falling in Oct

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2026 – Overall, China’s propylene glycol prices rose before falling in October, with the monthly average price down by 0.74% from September.

11-10-2026 11:26:13

China’s PE monthly output and operating rate

Shandong (JLC), November 5, 2026--No new PE production capacity was added in September 2026, with the total capacity standing at 40.99 million mt/yr.

11-05-2026 17:16:41

PetroChina tallies record high ethylene output in first three quarters

Guangzhou (JLC), October 30, 2026--PetroChina’s ethylene output surged by 26.4% year on year to a record high in the first three quarters of 2026, the company said on its Wechat account this week.

10-30-2026 15:10:11

China’s benzene imports decline in Sep 2026

Shandong (JLC), October 29, 2026—China’s benzene imports declined amid tight overseas supply.

10-29-2026 16:36:43

China propylene market follows inverted-V before settling into high-level range-bound in Q3

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2026—China’s propylene market followed an inverted-V pattern early in Q3, then ground higher to a quarterly peak before settling into high-level range-bound trading.

10-28-2026 17:29:38

China styrene exports increase in Sep 2026

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2026—China's styrene exports in September 2026 totaled 118,000 mt, up 86,500 mt year on year, according to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

10-28-2026 17:06:06

S China toluene prices rise then fall after the National Day holiday

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2026—After the National Day holiday (Oct 1-7), South China toluene prices rise before falling amid loosening supply, weak demand and limited export growth.

10-28-2026 08:32:01

China’s PTA prices fluctuate widely in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2026—In early October, prices of PA2701 once hit CNY6,848/mt, a year-to-date high, and PTA spot prices in East China rose to as high as CNY7,660/mt. Subsequently, however,

10-27-2026 16:15:45

PetroChina Urumqi completes over 60% of aromatics expansion project

Guangzhou (JLC), October 22, 2026--PetroChina Urumqi Petrochemical had completed more than 60% of the construction of its 1.5 million mt/yr aromatics expansion project.

10-22-2026 18:56:39

China's first full-chain green ethylene project enters commercial operation

Guangzhou (JLC), October 22, 2026--PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical has achieved full commercial operation at its Tarim 1.2 million mt/yr Phase II ethylene project.

10-22-2026 17:51:38

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