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China PE market sees high prices, but weak fundamentals

China PE prices stayed at high levels underpinned by high cost, but the market fundamentals were weak.

09-24-2026 17:37:54

Sep PE market underpinned by high cost, slightly high production losses

The key conflict in China PE market is the tension between higher-supply prediction and seasonal demand changes currently. Meanwhile, changes in crude oil prices will exert important influences on Chi

09-23-2026 15:53:13

China’s recycled PP prices rise before falling

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026 – China’s recycled PP prices rose in early September, driven by expectations of good demand amid the conventional peak season, enlarging PP-recycled PP price spread

09-23-2026 10:06:41

China PP market stay supported by costs and turnarounds

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—China’s PP market stays supported by rising feedstock costs and maintenance-driven supply losses across South, East and North China, although downstream buyers resis

09-22-2026 17:38:03

PE Prices keep range-bound amid weaker Peak-Season Expectation in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2026—In September, the PE market enters the conventional peak season. However, the slow recovery in demand and the negative impact of the Fed’s rate hike on international

09-21-2026 08:20:01

POM sees higher price but lower margin on high cost

The surge in methanol price directly drove up the production cost of polyoxymethylene (POM), and this made POM get both higher prices and lower margins, leading to a stronger tension in spot market.

09-17-2026 17:53:48

China PE pipe output to fall in Sep, but supply pressure persists

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--China’s PE pipe output is projected to decline in September, though output will still exceed year-ago levels, keeping firm supply pressure on the market.

09-16-2026 17:53:49

S China PP production and sales both high with severe market competition

PP capacity surged in South China in recent years, and the local supply increased accordingly. The market competition between local and cross-regional PP goods showed signs of escalation.

09-16-2026 17:33:28

China PP output to up by 1.04% MoM in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026 – China PP output may stand at about 3.20 mln mt in September, up by 1.04% month on month, mainly because of an increase in overall operating rate, though the output

09-15-2026 09:58:19

China BOPET prices to go range-bound in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026 – China BOPET prices are expected to go range-bound in September, amid the interplay of bullish and bearish factors. The prevailing prices for 12μ general-purpose BO

09-10-2026 09:58:33

China PE prices rise amid high cost, bullish fundamentals

09-09-2026 11:57:57

ABS prices surge in early Sep on soaring costs and falling supply

Shandong (JLC), September 9, 2026 – China ABS prices surged in early September, mainly owing to soaring costs amid the US-Iran tensions and falling supply. As of September 8, mainstream ABS quotes in

09-09-2026 10:31:24

China PE profit to be squeezed by high capacity

09-08-2026 16:52:03

BOPP film jumbo roll sees higher price but lower margin

08-27-2026 17:09:24

China ABS apparent consumption shows YoY decline in Jan-Jul

08-27-2026 15:09:23

Caustic soda prices show rebounds on supply-side supply

08-26-2026 15:00:50

POE prices on range-bound move amid higher costs but tepid demand

Shandong (JLC), August 25, 2026—Currently, China’s Polyolefin Elastomer (POE) market is facing bottom support from the cost side, but is dampened by lukewarm downstream demand at the same time, leadin

08-25-2026 17:02:08

China polyolefin prices climb on feedstock costs, yet inventories cap upside

Shandong (JLC), August 21, 2026--China polyolefin prices moved higher on rising feedstock costs in the week ending August 21, but downstream buyers pushed against higher prices.

08-21-2026 17:08:49

India’s anti‑subsidy probe into Chinese PVC to drag down China’s PVC exports

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2026 – On August 18, the Indian Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) issued a notification initiating an anti‑subsidy investigation into suspension PVC resin origina

08-19-2026 17:09:56

China’s PP industry faces uneven regional capacity distribution and structural overcapacity

Shandong (JLC), August 11, 2026--China’s PP capacity remains heavily concentrated in South China, Northwest China and East China, which together account for over two-thirds of the national total.

08-11-2026 17:50:20

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