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Sinopec Jiujiang advances refining-aromatics integration

Guangzhou (JLC), February 29, 2024 – Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical in Jiangxi province held a facilitation meeting on February 27, marking the advancement of its refining-aromatics upgrade project.

02-29-2024 16:12:14

PetroChina Guangdong completes aromatics complex and reformers

Guangzhou (JLC), August 2, 2022--PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical took delivery of a 2.60 mln mt/yr aromatics complex and two 3.0 mln mt/yr continuous reformers on July 30, 2022, after construction

08-02-2022 15:23:56

Jiujiang Petrochemical brings online aromatics complex

Shandong (JLC), June 20, 2022--Sinopec brought online one 890,000 mt/yr aromatics complex at its subsidiary Jiujiang Petrochemical on June 8, and the complex achieved on-specification products, market

06-20-2022 17:40:39

China aromatics industry chain market to be dim over Apr 20-24

The overall aromatics industry chain market is expected to be lukewarm in the week ended April 24, largely as a result of very slack crude market and waning demand.

04-21-2020 13:45:14

Aromatics industry chain market to be slack over Mar 23-27

Shandong (JLC), March 25, 2020--The overall aromatics industry chain market is predicted to be lukewarm in the following days as a result of the lack of bullish factors.

03-25-2020 15:11:39

Aromatics industry chain to be lackluster in short run

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2020--Prices of overall aromatics industry chain products are expected to moved down in the following days, largely because of global virus spread and crashing crude futures prices, JLC data predicts.

03-17-2020 15:19:45

Tariff change to impact China’s aromatics sector little

Shandong (JLC), February 19, 2020--Chinese companies will be able to apply for exemptions of additional duties on some products imported from the US from March 2, according to an announcement released by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on February 17.

02-19-2020 17:56:45

Aromatics industry chain market forecast (Aug 19-23)

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2019--China aromatics industry market will show mixed changes in the week during August 19-23.

08-20-2019 11:24:31

Tariff hike slightly hit aromatics industry chain market

Shandong (JLC), May 15, 2019--The US side officially raised tariffs on China’s imports on May 10, 2019, which exerted limited impacts on China’s aromatics industry chain market.

05-15-2019 16:32:30

Asia PX supply may tighten on Taiwan aromatics plant blast

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2019--Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corporation (FCFC)’ Aromatics No. 3 plant suffered an explosion on April 7 afternoon, which was expected to cause tight supply of PX in the short run, and the whole chemical fiber chain market would be possibly boosted accordingly.

04-09-2019 15:23:48

FCFC’s explosion to boost aromatics market

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2019--Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corporation (FCFC)’ Aromatics No. 3 plant suffered an explosion on April 7 afternoon, which was expected to cause tight supply of paraxylene (PX) and benzene in the short run.

04-09-2019 15:18:13

Tianjiayi Chemical’s blast likely to hit aromatics market (continued)

Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical suffered an explosion accident on March 21 (14:48p.m.), which would possibly affect the benzene and styrene market.

03-26-2019 17:00:45

Tianjiayi Chemical’s blast likely to hit aromatics market

Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical suffered an explosion accident on March 21 (14:48p.m.), which would possibly curb demand for toluene and mixed-xylene (MX).

03-22-2019 16:40:09

S. China aromatics market to eye supply pressure after holiday

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--South China toluene and MX market will see great inventory pressure after the Spring Festival holiday as inventory at ports and in producers is expected to increase.

01-31-2019 11:48:43

Fujian Fuhaichuang restarts aromatics project

-Fujian Fuhaichuang Petroleum Chemical Co., Ltd restarts the aromatics projects after over three years’ closure and PX unit produced qualified products on December 26, 2018 to ensure the feedstock supply for PTA units.

01-03-2019 17:57:42

Dives in crude prices hit aromatics market again

Shandong (JLC), November 29--As of November 23, East China toluene and isomer-MX prices dipped by CNY2,565/mt ($369.35/mt) and CNY2,000/mt, respectively from high level on October 29 to CNY5,560/mt and CNY6,050/mt, separately due to plunged crude prices

11-29-2018 15:40:21

South China aromatics market robust amid tight supply

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2018--Entering September, South China aromatics market prices moved higher. Thereinto, toluene and MX prices both surpassed CNY7,000/mt due to tight supply.

09-20-2018 15:51:01

Europe-US aromatics market arbitrage analysis

As for toluene market, Europe-US arbitrage window was hard to open as the spread between them wore off; as for MX market, Europe-US arbitrage window opened unsteadily though the spread between them widened to $26-50/mt.

09-03-2018 18:32:32

Shenzhen, Guangzhou National VI Standard to hit aromatics market

Shandong (JLC), June 27, 2018--Shenzhen and Guangzhou successively issued notices in the first half of 2018 to implement the National VI Standard in advance, which would result in further demand shrink in South China aromatics market.

06-27-2018 11:36:50

China aromatics industry future growth plan

China petrochemical companies can maximize the use of resources by forming the integration of upstream-downstream industrial chain, which become the main direction for China’s aromatics industry.

05-29-2018 17:53:41

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