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China butadiene prices spike, then retreat amid Middle East conflict

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2026—Driven by the Middle East geopolitical conflict, China’s butadiene market saw a historic price spike in Q1 2026, followed by a sharp correction as supply fears eased.

06-18-2026 15:54:18

Middle East conflict turns PX from profitable to loss-making

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2026--China’s PX market has been mired in persistent losses since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict.

05-27-2026 17:04:50

UPR market underpinned by cost, gets stronger influence from fundamentals

05-12-2026 18:13:11

Middle East conflict boosts polyester market via cost and supply

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2026--Sustained Middle East tensions continued to drive up energy and chemical costs, with polyester supply chains tightening and production cuts deepening, lifting price flo

03-26-2026 16:22:08

China’s MEG price volatile amid geopolitical conflicts

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2026—Recently, China’s ethylene glycol (MEG) market has been forced into experiencing high volatility, following wide fluctuations in its feedstock international crude oil pr

03-12-2026 17:17:30

Geopolitical conflict triggers historic PE price rally

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2026--In early March, geopolitical conflict triggered supply panic and soaring costs, sending the polyethylene (PE) market into a historic rally.

03-12-2026 16:49:50

Escalating geopolitical conflict supports PET bottle chip market rally

Shandong (JLC), March 4, 2026--The persistent tension in the Middle East became the core external driver behind the recent rally in PET bottle chip.

03-04-2026 15:20:47

Middle East conflict risks Chinese MEG supply

Shandong (JLC), March 2, 2026--The Chinese MEG industry faces a double threat from the conflict in the Middle East: cost pressure and direct supply disruption risks.

03-02-2026 17:24:45

China MEG market stays in stalemate on supply-demand conflict

China MEG prices were stable-to-falling in the week ended November 17. The MEG prices in East China was CNY3,850-3,965/mt on November 17, that in South China was CNY4,150-4,200/mt.

11-22-2022 17:18:29

Propylene market being too high on Ukraine-Russia conflict

China propylene prices surged to a too-high level as the crude price jumped affected by the Ukraine-Russia war.

03-09-2022 16:05:21

India lockdown’s influences on China fertilizer market

Along with the escalating epidemic, Indian Prime Minister Modi announced a order for imposing the 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25 for stemming the spread of COVID-19. All the stores, business centers, plants, office, markets and logistics would shut down.

03-26-2020 18:29:03

China PTA inventory piles up despite geopolitical conflict

-Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East did not affect PTA supply in China, and PTA inventory still accumulated.

01-09-2020 17:30:47

U.S.-Iran conflicts impact butadiene market (part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 8--The U.S.-Iran conflicts broke out on January 3, 2020, but it exterted limited impacts on China’s butadiene market.

01-08-2020 15:50:06

U.S.-Iran conflicts impact butadiene market (part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 8--The U.S.-Iran conflicts broke out on January 3, 2020, but it exterted limited impacts on China’s butadiene market.

01-08-2020 15:44:20

Newly-built methanol unit to come onstream, supply-demand conflict continue

Heilongjiang Province, Liaoning Province and Jilin Province are rich in energy resources, and they are heavy industry bases in China. Thereinto, Heilongjiang Province and Liaoning Province are rich in coal, natural gas and oil resources, favorable for producing methanol.

09-20-2018 14:45:37

Propylene price surge’s influence on 2-EH market

China 2-EH price rebounded recently, amid cost support caused by the propylene price surge. However, the 2-EH price declined this week.

08-21-2018 10:59:52

Environmental protection inspection's influences on methanol industry (Part 2)

Shandong (JLC), July 13, 2018--In May 2018, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the first batch of central environmental protection inspection “look back” started. The inspection was composed of six central environmental protection inspection teams.

07-13-2018 13:48:56

Environmental protection inspection's influences on methanol industry (Part 1)

Shandong (JLC), July 13, 2018--With the continuous improvement of people’s living quality, the inevitable social demand for good ecological environment has been rising.

07-13-2018 13:42:49

China-US trade war’s influence on China methanol market (3)

On the one hand, imported natural gas may reduce the cost of domestic natural gas. This will increase the cost competitiveness of natural gas to methanol production on the domestic market. On the other hand, the import of ethane may increase the demand for domestic ethane cracking, which...

05-22-2018 11:02:12

China-US trade war’s influence on China toluene/xylene market (2)

The arbitrage window between Asia and U.S. was under closure for most of the time. U.S. usually relied on European toluene and xylene imports to supplement domestic demand. Thus, the trade war relaxation won’t exert large influence on the arbitrage operation between China and U.S.

05-22-2018 10:59:52

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