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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

Melamine market keeps mute amid falling operating rate

Shandong (JLC), June 22, 2020--The operating rate of melamine slashed recently as many enterprises shut units down for maintenance. Besides, it was in off-peak season, thus melamine market was still mute.

06-22-2020 11:50:32

Methanol arrival & inventory in South China

Shandong (JLC), June 11, 2020--The methanol imports in May are assessed at around 1.15 million mt, up 80,000 mt month on month.

06-11-2020 09:21:41

Ethylene import analysis in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2020--China’s ethylene imports in April were about 110,694 mt, down 30.98% month on month and 52.31% year on year.

05-28-2020 11:21:22

DBP prices keep rising in May with healthy profits

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2020--China’s DBP consecutively climbed in May amid rising feedstock prices and tight supply, while that may change to move sideways , possibly falling in end-May.

05-28-2020 10:52:47

PPG market inches up supported by cost

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2020--PPG market tracked the downside of PO last week, and then inched up amid stable PO support. However, with the waning downstream demand, PPG market may go soft later.

05-26-2020 11:30:01

DOTP market surges in May amid tight spot goods

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2020--China DOTP market consecutively increased in May, tracking the rising feedstock trend, together with the tight spot goods.

05-26-2020 11:11:27

BDO market to edge down

Shandong (JLC), May 25, 2020--BDO market gradually stabilized recently but saw a falling expectation amid rising supply and subdued demand.

05-25-2020 11:34:22

Sulphur operating rate analysis over May 18-22

Shandong (JLC), May 25, 2020--China’s sulphur output dropped in a whole recently, as main sulphur producer Puguang Gas Field’ s sulphur recovery decreased.

05-25-2020 11:17:02

Polymer MDI to move sideways in a short term

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2020--Polymer MDI market was frequently boosted by suppliers’ news. However, downstream industries consumed inventory and traders waited and saw, combined with the supply-demand contradiction. The market was bogged down in a stalemate.

05-21-2020 14:14:46

International urea market state

Shandong (JLC), May 11, 2020--International urea market will see a bearish trend amid waning demand, and traders are unlikely to cut output due to low cost.

05-11-2020 17:24:32

Urea market to keep dropping

Shandong (JLC), May 7, 2020--Urea market increased to a small peak in mid-April, continuously falling during the period, and even did not rebound slightly. The overall market saw a downward trend.

05-07-2020 14:26:16

PTA prices rebound slightly amid high inventory

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2020--On April 22, the slump in crude price led to the panic sentiments in the market. PTA price hit a new low, and then rebounded, tracking the crude price trend. However, the rebound might be limited amid high-level inventory.

04-27-2020 16:40:53

DOP market sees a steep fall

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2020--DOP market rebounded rapidly affected by the soar in propylene prices, but lacking of support from actual demand, thus that plunged. The crude prices plunged and even to negative, hampering traders’ confidence.

04-24-2020 17:10:22

Adipic acid market moves downwards

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2020--Adipic acid market moved downwards after rising for a short run, and that is predicted to remain lackluster in May.

04-23-2020 16:36:00

Urea market to remain subdued

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2020--The slump in crude futures had limited influence on urea market. The urea market will remain subdued mainly caused by weak supply and demand.

04-23-2020 14:51:02

Summer compounded fertilizer market lukewarm in 2020

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2020--The summer compounded fertilizer market was weaker against that in recent years on the following factors.

04-21-2020 16:22:21

Acrylonitrile market keeps falling amid dropping demand

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2020--After the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday (April 4-6), the prices of some chemical products rebounded amid the rising international crude prices, while acrylonitrile market continued hitting new lows, with bearish sentiments in the market.

04-09-2020 15:17:50

Propane market surges amid the soar in crude price

Shandong (JLC), April 6, 2020--China’s propane market surged in April, boosted by the soar in international crude price, but that may not surge to a high level in the future.

04-06-2020 10:34:15

Urea market to decline amid weak downstream demand

Shandong (JLC), April 2, 2020--China’s urea market consecutively dropped recently after the soar for a period before. Up to April 1, China’s urea market price averaged CNY1,741/mt, down 2.19% against that in the beginning of March.

04-02-2020 10:18:59

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