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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 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 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

BCS prices down on ample supply, weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2026--China’s BCS prices trended lower after the National Day holiday (October 1-7) amid slack buying interest and ample spot supply.

10-27-2026 15:35:44

Methanol run rates in 2026 markedly above previous two years

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2026--China’s methanol operating rates in 2026 were notably higher year-on-year versus the same periods in 2024 and 2025. The full-year trend was dominated by high-level vo

10-27-2026 14:32:22

MEG in weak fluctuation amid maintenance-commissioning tug-of-war

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2026--China’s MEG market remained caught in a supply-demand game.

10-27-2026 14:31:00

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

Bottle-grade PET fall from highs as cost support meets sluggish demand

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2026--China’s bottle-grade PET market traced a trajectory of retreat from high levels and wide volatility.

10-21-2026 17:22:54

MEG margins under pressure amid rising oil and coal prices

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2026--China’s MEG market margins came under notable pressure squeezed by rising feedstock costs and falling MEG prices.

10-21-2026 17:22:09

China's MEG prices continue to fall on recovering supply and weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026--China's MEG prices continued to fall after the National Day holiday (October 1-7), pressured by recovering supply and weak demand.

10-20-2026 14:53:36

China DOP margins recover, but loss risks persist

Shandong (JLC), October 19, 2026 — China’s DOP market recovered from months of losses, but elevated feedstock costs and weak demand continued to pressure margins in October.

10-19-2026 17:38:51

China’s styrene market operating rates rise in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 10, 2026--In September, China's styrene industry operating rate stood at 66.67%, up 2.81 percentage points month on month but down sharply by 9.26 percentage points year on yea

10-10-2026 17:31:18

China polyester yarn prices fall in Sep on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 8, 2026--China polyester yarn prices fell in September. While cost support remained solid, weak end-user demand squeezed spinning margins and pushed most yarn mills into losses

10-08-2026 17:57:06

Sinopec Jiujiang's aromatics and supporting project near completion

Guangzhou (JLC), September 29, 2026--Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical's aromatics and refining supporting upgrading project is close to completion, according to Sinopec.

09-29-2026 18:42:02

Fed rate-hike impact limited as EVA market driven by own fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026--The Fed's rate hikes posed only a short-term sentiment disturbance, with EVA's outlook still hinging on its own supply-demand balance and PV installation momentum.

09-24-2026 17:22:07

China's vinyl acetate prices retreat marginally after soaring

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—Despite an increase in vinyl acetate prices from early September, tracking rising feedstock acetic acid prices, the market was facing mounting pressure. From mid-Sep

09-22-2026 17:12:58

Fed’s rate hike weighs on global butadiene market

Shandong (JLC), September 21, 2026—The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% on September 16, adding macro headwinds to global butadiene demand while China remains anchored by domestic fu

09-21-2026 17:40:19

PetroChina Fushun achieves major milestone in ethylene project

Guangzhou (JLC), September 16, 2026--PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical successfully fed oil into the newly built No. 9 cracking furnace under the ethylene project.

09-16-2026 19:07:37

Unrecoverable H1 supply shortfall underpins PP market outlook

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--Maintenance and production cuts tightened PP supply in H1, but restarts and Q4 new capacity additions are set to ease supply tightness.

09-16-2026 16:52:26

China’s PSF industry saw diverging performance amid market weakness in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--China’s PSF industry remained weak in H1 2026, with diverging performance across producers.

09-16-2026 16:06:22

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