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Sinopec Qilu begins constructing ethylene plant under upgrade project

Guangzhou (JLC), September 21, 2026--On September 19, Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical officially started the construction of a 1.0 million mt/yr ethylene plant under its upgrade project.

09-21-2026 19:07:59

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

LLDPE holds range-bound as low inventory and supply cuts underpin prices

Shandong (JLC), August 25, 2026--Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East did not show any clear signs of easing, and LLDPE futures and spot prices remained range-bound at elevated levels. Current mar

08-25-2026 15:13:41

Weak supply-demand dynamics keep soda ash prices under pressure

Shandong (JLC), July 9, 2026--China’s domestic soda ash market exhibited weak, range-bound fluctuations with subdued trading activity.

07-09-2026 16:55:32

UPR market underpinned by cost, gets stronger influence from fundamentals

05-12-2026 18:13:11

Ordos 150,000 mt/yr green ammonia project under critical commissioning

Guangzhou (JLC), April 28, 2026--Shenneng North Energy is working hard on the commissioning of its 150,000 mt/yr green ammonia project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, aiming to bring it online on schedule,

04-28-2026 18:36:11

China’s LLDPE market under pressure in 2025

Shandong (JLC), November 20, 2025--China LLDPE market had been under persistent pressure throughout 2025 and was still searching for a floor.

11-20-2025 15:39:45

China PP market under pressure on ample supply

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2023--Since March, the domestic PP market has been unsettling. Hongrun Petrochemical, Guangdong Petrochemical and Hainan Refining and Chemical new units have successively rel

03-15-2023 00:00:00

China PP market under pressure on slow destocking

Shandong (JLC), February 15, 2023--In recent years, with the continuous expansion of the capacity of the domestic PP industry, the market price was suppressed to varying degrees.

02-15-2023 00:00:00

PE exports in the United States under the cold wave

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2023--China imported 434,400 mt LLDPE from the United States in 2020, 28,000 mt LLDPE in 2021, and 461,400 mt LLDPE in 2022.

01-31-2023 10:05:00

China butadiene market under pressure on rising capacity

Shandong (JLC), August 9, 2022--The phase II 3# cracking unit of Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) was put into operation in August 2022, and its 250,000 mt/yr butadiene unit started simultaneously.

08-09-2022 16:53:00

China polyester filament market still under pressure

Shandong (JLC), May 23, 2022--The impact of the EU's sanctions on Russia's oil continued, and global oil demand improved.

05-23-2022 14:49:00

High butadiene prices undermine downstream margins in March

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2022--China butadiene prices increased in March, and the high feedstock prices dragged down downstream production margins.

04-21-2022 00:00:00

Caprolactam losses intensify under high cost pressure

Shandong (JLC), March 28, 2022--Since late February, the upstream benzene market has gradually risen to a high level, while caprolactam has been dragged down by weak demand, and the market growth rate

03-28-2022 17:16:00

PX industry to eye improvement under new standard

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2022--China PX industry will see further development under the new standard of energy conservation and carbon reduction.

02-18-2022 16:54:17

PET bottle chip margins undermined by high cost

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2021--The production margins of Chinese PET bottle chip producers retreated to the break-even level in May and some producers suffered from losses, as drops in the product prices outpaced those in feedstock prices significantly.

05-28-2021 15:48:06

TDI market lackluster undermined by slack demand

Shandong (JLC), April 20, 2021--TDI prices have been on drops since March as weak downstream demand contributed to slack trading volume.

04-20-2021 15:14:51

China’s PTA market underpinned by improving fundamental

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2021--Prices of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) presented an uptrend at the opening of April due to tightened supply and upward buying interest from downstream polyester plants.

04-09-2021 17:16:03

China’s MX market undermined by high port stocks

Domestic MX market remained slack on the whole in October, largely because port inventories were consumed slowly, though downstream PX plants raised demand.

10-29-2020 15:17:26

Methanol market slides under supply pressure

Shandong (JLC), July 27, 2020--In July, dragged down by the weak demand amid rain season and stricter pro-environment inspection, methanol market receded somewhat.

07-27-2020 08:52:48

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