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China VAM market poised to soften on rising run rates and weak demand

Shandong (JLC), August 11, 2026—China’s VAM market is poised to soften in the near term, pressured by rising operating rates and lackluster demand.

08-11-2026 17:30:27

China’s toluene exports rise in H1 2026 amid multiple bullish driving factors

Shandong (JLC), July 29, 2026—In the first half of 2026, China exported about 820,784.91 mt of toluene, surging by 123.24% year on year, driven by tightening supply in Asia due to feedstock supply con

07-29-2026 16:56:22

Jul PE supply rises on unit restarts while spot prices stay elevated

Shandong (JLC), July 28, 2026--China’s polyethylene (PE) supply rose month-on-month in July as maintenance units restarted, while spot prices stayed elevated and range-bound tracking upstream costs.

07-28-2026 16:50:51

Tightening styrene supply in Guangdong drives wide-band rally

Shandong (JLC), July 28, 2026--Entering mid-July, as escalating geopolitical tensions pushed international crude oil prices sharply higher, styrene futures and spot markets surged significantly, with

07-28-2026 11:49:07

China's DOP market rebounds in early-to-mid Jul on firmer costs and recovering demand

Shandong (JLC), July 15, 2026--China’s DOP market rebounded in early-to-mid July amid climbing feedstock costs and recovering downstream demand.

07-15-2026 17:46:10

Impact of Typhoon Bavi on propylene market in East China

Shandong (JLC), July 14, 2026--As super Typhoon Bavi approached and made landfall along the East China coast, the previously stable shipping pattern of the domestic propylene market was abruptly disru

07-14-2026 17:16:27

China's DMF prices move sideways after falling in early Jul

Shandong (JLC), July 14, 2026--China's DMF prices moved sideways in early July after late-June declines, as feedstock costs rebounded but demand stayed slack.

07-14-2026 15:04:00

Adipic acid prices post modest gains before moving sideways in Jul

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2026--Adipic acid prices posted modest gains before moving sideways in July, as international crude prices remained range-bound, downstream demand remained subdued and spot sup

07-08-2026 16:30:19

Diverging profitability in China's benzene market intensifies in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2026--In the first half of 2026, China's benzene and hydrogenated benzene markets witnessed an extremely polarized profitability landscape, with hydrogenated benzene and petrol

07-08-2026 11:27:34

China’s MX market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 30, 2026—In H1 2026, China’s MX market experienced sharp volatility, largely dictated by geopolitical tensions.

06-30-2026 16:32:29

China’s HPEG & TPEG market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026—In the first half of 2026, China’s HPEG & TPEG market stabilized firstly, surged afterwards and then retreated, and prices traded with a high-low spread of CNY4,000/mt.

06-25-2026 17:22:50

Historic reversal in Asia PE spreads and trade flow reshaping in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026--In H1 2026, Asian polyethylene (PE) price spread saw a historic reversal, with CFR China persistently trading at a discount to CFR Southeast Asia.

06-25-2026 16:46:40

SABIC Fujian Gulei ethylene project completes intermediate handover

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026--On June 18, the SABIC Fujian Gulei 1.5 million mt/yr Ethylene and Downstream Deep Processing Complex Project completed intermediate handover.

06-25-2026 11:25:18

Profits diverged between OX-based and naphthalene-based PA routes in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026 – The first half of 2026 (H1 2026) witnessed a sharp divergence in profits between the OX-based and naphthalene-based phthalic anhydride (PA) production routes. Enterpris

06-25-2026 10:23:32

Margins of propylene production techniques diverge in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2026—In the first half of 2026, margins of major propylene production techniques diverged evidently. Among them, margins of steam cracking and methanol-to-olefin enterprises s

06-24-2026 17:12:51

International MX market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2026—During the first half of 2026, MX prices in Asia, the U.S. and Europe fluctuated upwards firstly and then indicated divergent trends in the latter half of the period.

06-24-2026 15:37:56

SABIC Fujian takes over world's largest single-train ethylene plant

Guangzhou (JLC), June 23, 2026--SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals completed the intermediate handover of the world's largest single-train ethylene plant on June 18, the company announced.

06-23-2026 18:27:23

H1 2026 China PP granule demand sustains structural divergence

Shandong (JLC), June 10, 2026-- In H1 2026, China's PP granule demand was structurally divergent, with rigid demand underpinning the base, industrial consumption staying steady, and real estate-linked

06-10-2026 14:49:52

China prepares for new wave of CTO projects as profitability rebounds

Shandong (JLC), Jun 2, 2026—China’s coal-to-olefins (CTO) sector has benefited from soaring margins amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, driving renewed interest in new CTO projects.

06-03-2026 08:22:00

Polyester filament yarn demand to improve in Jun-Jul

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2026 – Polyester filament yarn demand will improve in June-July, because polyester filament yarn exports will be high with easing of China-US relations and domestic weaving ent

05-27-2026 10:37:00

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