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China’s octanol market price shows weakness on rising supply

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2025--Against the backdrop of the rising supply but marginal increase in demand, China’s octanol market price will move downward in a short run.

08-20-2025 17:16:03

China PVC prices edge lower lacking any bullish drivers

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2025--Last week a brief rebound quickly faded as the move found no support from underlying supply-demand fundamentals, and PVC prices moved down slightly.

08-12-2025 10:42:00

Jul PTA operating rate & output both ascend on month

Shandong (JLC), August 8, 2025--Domestic PTA plants' operating rates and output both nudged up in July, as some units resumed normal operation and a new unit came online.

08-08-2025 00:00:00

China's PET bottle chip exports down on rising freight

Shandong (JLC), July 30, 2025--China exported 545,500 mt of PET bottle chip in June 2025 at an average price of $772/mt, a month-on-month decrease of 73,500 mt yet a 2.56% rise compared with June 2024

07-30-2025 16:27:00

China acrylonitrile prices to rise after falling in H2 2025

China’s acrylonitrile prices are more likely to rise after declining in the second half of 2025 in view of cost and fundamental changes.

07-25-2025 17:42:05

China’s Jun PVC imports edge higher, exports plunge

Shandong (JLC), July 24, 2025--China’s imports of PVC powder remained low despite a month-on-month increase in June 2025, as the domestic market continued to grapple with oversupply and persistently w

07-24-2025 14:17:00

China’s PET fiber chip exports sustain rising in May

Shandong (JLC), July 17, 2025--In May 2025, PET fiber chip exports showed strong momentum, with both month-on-month and year-on-year volumes posting impressive gains.

07-17-2025 11:34:00

Sinopec Henan starts building ethylene and supporting project

Guangzhou (JLC), July 3, 2025--Sinopec Henan Refining & Chemical held a construction commencement ceremony for its ethylene and refining supporting project on June 27.

07-03-2025 18:45:31

Propylene market to keep range-bound at high level

Shandong (JLC), June 30-The propylene prices may fluctuate around a high level of CNY6,800-7,000/mt.

06-30-2025 15:15:25

Unexpected shutdown of PDH units in Shandong further spurs propylene market

The unexpected shutdown of major PDH unit in Shandong tightened the propylene supply, further driving up propylene price this week.

06-26-2025 16:02:34

China epoxy resin imports unchanged in May

Shandong (JLC), June 26, 2025—In June 2025, China’s epoxy resin imports remained flat from last month, while the exports registered continuous growth due to the price advantage of home-made cargoes.

06-26-2025 15:08:44

China PSF operating rate rises, profit declines

Shandong (JLC), Jun 19, 2025--In the first half of 2025, the polyester staple fiber (PSF) industry showed an uptrend in operating rates, but profits declined significantly.

06-19-2025 16:05:00

PetroChina Jilin preparing 1.2 mln mt/yr ethylene plant for startup

Guangzhou (JLC), June 18, 2025--PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical successfully ignited the No. 1 cracking furnace of its 1.2 million mt/yr ethylene plant on June 13。

06-18-2025 18:11:41

China PFY operating rate keeps high in H1 2025

Shandong (JLC), Jun 18, 2025--In the first half of 2025, the polyester filament yarn (PFY) industry maintained a high operating rate, with an average operating rate consistently above 88%, an increase

06-18-2025 17:04:00

China PTA operating rate and output analysis in May

Shandong (JLC), Jun 18, 2025--The average monthly operating rate of domestic PTA in May was maintained at around 72.95%, and the domestic PTA output in May was approximately 5.89 million mt.

06-18-2025 11:52:00

China's styrene operating rates plummets on intensive production cuts

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2025--China’s styrene monomer industry saw a significant decline in operating rates in April 2025, with output also shrinking accordingly.

05-20-2025 10:52:00

China PSF prices stabilize after falling in Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 30, 2025—China’s PSF (polyester staple fiber) prices stabilized after falling in April.

04-30-2025 10:53:53

China acetone imports rise in Q1 on declining output

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2025--China's acetone imports increased compared to the same period last year in the first quarter of 2025 given declining output due to the relatively concentrated maintenan

04-27-2025 16:31:00

China PET bottle chip exports rise on growing overseas demand

Shandong (JLC), April 25, 2025--China exported 586,700 mt of PET bottle chip in March 2025 according to the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC), up by 99,100 mt month on month and up b

04-25-2025 15:16:00

PetroChina Guangxi completes 400,000 mt/yr aromatics extraction unit

Guangzhou (JLC), April 24, 2025--PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical completed the construction of a 400,000 mt/yr aromatics extraction unit on April 20, China News reported on April 22.

04-24-2025 18:57:52

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