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Geopolitical tensions, inventory drawdowns drive PX market upswing

Shandong (JLC), March 24, 2026—A cyclical upswing is sweeping the PX market in 2026, fueled by inventory drawdowns and Middle East-driven crude supply risks. Near-term prices look poised to stay firm.

03-24-2026 17:02:46

PET bottle chips rally on cost, supply, demand tailwinds

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2026--PET bottle chip prices extended gains on mounting Middle East tensions, Hormuz shipping constraints, and recovering demand.

03-17-2026 17:33:32

PSF sees strong short-term momentum on Middle East turmoil

Shandong (JLC), March 6, 2026--Rising feedstock costs driven by geopolitical tensions, combined with recovering seasonal demand, supported strong short-term momentum in polyester staple fiber (PSF).

03-06-2026 16:19:54

China PS prices rise on styrene rebound, but demand concerns linger

Shandong (JLC), November 19, 2025—China’s styrene futures rebounded short-term due to short-covering, port inventory declines, and stronger aromatics markets, but weak benzene fundamentals and cautiou

11-19-2025 09:36:20

China Sep styrene output dips 5.6% MoM

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2025—In September 2025, China's styrene operating rate fell month-on-month but rose year-on-year, with output shrinking slightly; October supply was boosted by unit restart

10-14-2025 09:04:00

High PE output in Northwest China caps price upside

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2025--China’s PE output in Northwest China remained robust as the operating rate there kept high, which dampened the price rises.

08-20-2025 17:11:45

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

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’s PSF exports soar YoY in Jan-Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2025--China witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth in polyester staple fiber (PSF) exports in January-April 2025, primarily driven by competitive prices.

05-27-2025 17:31:23

China Apr EVA supply rises on year, dips on month

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2025--The domestic supply of EVA in April 2025 reached 250,000 mt, a year-on-year increase of 21.6% and a month-on-month decrease of 2.8%.

05-27-2025 11:34:00

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 Q1 PSF prices slump on weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2025--China PSF (polyester staple fiber) prices spiraled downwards in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1) amid growing output and waning demand.

04-15-2025 16:16:00

Styrene unit operating rate keeps high in Feb amid fewer overhauls

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2025—Domestic styrene industry operating rates remained high amid falling maintenance, while styrene output edged down in view of fewer natural days in February.

03-11-2025 16:34:33

China MX supply keeps rising in 2024

Shandong (JLC), March 4, 2025--China MX supply extended an uptrend in the previous year, as MX capacity, output together with imports moved upward.

03-04-2025 09:05:01

China MEG units operating rate slips in Feb

Shandong (JLC), February 28, 2025—The operating rate of China’s MEG units edged down in February due to unit maintenance.

02-28-2025 10:27:56

PSF industry chain margins review in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 26, 2024--Theoretical margins of polyester staple fiber (PSF) in 2024 showed ups and downs, marking an increase on a year-on-year comparison.

12-26-2024 16:32:48

Caprolactam prices show ups and downs in April

Shandong (JLC), May 10, 2024--Caprolactam prices increased in early April, thanks to tightened supply, but moved lower as from the middle of April pressured by weak fundamentals.

05-10-2024 17:15:00

PSF production margin drop in Q1 2024

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2024--The price of polyester staple fiber (PSF) showed an uptrend in the first quarter of 2024 amid firm feedstock prices.

04-16-2024 15:16:59

PetroChina Dushanzi ethylene output tops 2 mln mt in 2023

Guangzhou (JLC), January 5, 2024 – PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical produced over 2 million mt of ethylene in 2023, setting a record among PetroChina’s subsidiaries.

01-05-2024 18:02:11

Shenghong’s Jiangsu facility tops world’s acrylonitrile capacity

Guangzhou (JLC), December 8, 2023 – Sierbang Petrochemical, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenghong Petrochemical (“Shenghong”), commissioned its fourth 260,000-mt/yr acrylonitrile unit

12-08-2023 19:00:20

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