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Propylene prices decline amid sluggish downstream demand

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2023—China propylene market declined amid sluggish downstream demand due to continuous margin losses. Part PP producers chose to sell propylene feedstock from their invent

12-13-2023 15:36:18

Jan UPR prices keep sluggish on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2023--In January 2023, China UPR prices were stable on the whole.

01-31-2023 18:07:11

China propylene market sluggish on dim demand and weak crude

Shandong (JLC), August 9, 2022—China’s propylene prices declined amid weakened downstream demand and weak crude value.

08-09-2022 11:22:46

DMF prices extend drops on sluggish demand

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2022--China DMF prices have continued to decline recently undermined by slack demand.

03-15-2022 16:13:00

Caustic soda prices depressed by sluggish transactions

China caustic soda prices decreased significantly, as the trading is sluggish. In North China, a large-scale producer cut the offer of 32% ionic membrane caustic soda by CNY290/mt to CNY930/mt on November 16.

11-17-2021 14:14:55

Methanol market sluggish on fundamental pressure

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2020--August methanol prices in main sales areas inched up boosted by the rising freight and firm cost, but the ongoing fundamentals contradiction still curbed the price uptrend.

08-20-2020 13:29:48

Isobutyraldehyde market remains weak on sluggish downstream demand

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2020--Isobutyraldehyde market prices in China kept inching down recently amid the weak downstream demand despite the firm cost supports.

08-20-2020 13:05:45

Ammonia prices rise despite sluggish demand

While the downstream demand for ammonia was sluggish, ammonia prices rose in recent days, mainly due to the price rise in low-priced goods and tightened supply.

07-09-2020 14:30:11

India’s styrene market sluggish on mixed factors

Shandong (JLC), May 13, 2020--Indian styrene market was sluggish amid the imbalanced supply-demand fundamentals from the COVID-19 outbreak, and the leak of poisonous gas of styrene unit aggravated the bearish situation.

05-13-2020 17:21:58

PTA market sluggish on negative crude oil prices

WTI crude oil fell to a negative number on April 20, weighing on domestic chemicals, and PTA market was bearish due to the domino effect of crude oil.

04-22-2020 17:26:20

PTA market to stay sluggish

Affected by low processing fee and cost-side support, PTA prices would rebound in the near future, but considering the oversupply pattern, it was expected that the rebounds time and scope of PTA would be limited.

11-26-2019 14:52:14

DAP market sluggish in 2019

For DAP plants, the market was undoubtedly sluggish in 2019, and the export market was also weak. Domestic prices have been falling since the end of the spring market, even repeated production restrictions have not stopped the decline in market prices.

11-20-2019 15:13:38

BCS to stay sluggish on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), November 20, 2019--Butyl cellosolve (BCS) market is expected to remain slack in late November due to unimproved downstream demand.

11-20-2019 11:06:01

PTA market thin on sluggish transaction

PTA spot market prices declined as new capacity would start and the demand was weak despite the the favorable factor caused by PTA unit maintenance in the short term.

11-13-2019 16:00:59

PO prices remain low amid sluggish demand

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2019--Propylene oxide (PO) prices stabilized after hitting the low level of CNY9,000/mt last week, dragged down by sluggish downstream demand.

05-28-2019 15:15:12

Styrene: Sluggish demand and rising plant inventory

After entering the winter, the downstream demand had been weak in North China, with the accumulated inventory of local styrene plants.

01-22-2019 16:28:59

China potassium sulfate market to be sluggish before the Spring Festival

China potassium sulfate market was unsatisfying though the potassium chloride price was firm. Though the potassium sulfate companies kept the EXW prices stable, the spread between the actual dealing price and the offers was wider.

01-24-2018 18:09:54

China sulfur market was sluggish while inventory increased somewhat at ports

The changes of sulfur inventories at ports and dealing prices showed negative correlation in Janaury-September, 2017 generally. However, after the National Day holiday, the price increase has exceeded the support from low inventories.

12-14-2017 17:23:22

Sulfur market is facing the risk of declining as the demand kept sluggish

After several countries broke off the diplomatic relations with Qatar, the international political issue became serious and made a negative difference to the international transportation.

06-15-2017 16:55:32

Phosphate fertilizer inventory rose at ports while international transaction kept sluggish

Overview on international phosphate fertilizer market in April 7th-13th During the April 7th-13th period, phosphate fertilizer transaction increased in Pakistan.

04-18-2017 17:32:00

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