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Zhenhai base achieves on-spec product on ethylene unit

Shandong (JLC), January 17, 2022--Zhenhai petrochemical base achieved on-specification product at its phase I ethylene unit on January 7, 2022 when phase I project of the petrochemical base was put into operation.

01-17-2022 16:51:02

ExxonMobil starts construction of Huizhou Ethylene Project

The construction of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project started officially on November 16, and the ceremony was held in three cities at the same time, Beijing, Huizhou and Houston.

11-17-2021 17:34:36

ZPC achieves on-specification products from 2# ethylene unit

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2021--Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical (ZPC) in east China achieved on-specification products from its phase II 2# ethylene unit on April 16, marking the successful start-up at the unit, insiders from the company said.

04-22-2021 13:53:52

Sinopec to increase ethylene output in 2H

China’s biggest refiner Sinopec plans to increase its daily ethylene output in the second half (2H) of this year, aiming to help maximize operation margins at its refining & chemical complexes.

08-31-2020 18:12:17

Price spread between ethylene-based and calcium carbide-based PVC narrows

The price spread between ethylene-based PVC and calcium carbide-based PVC reduced to CNY120-150/mt. The ethylene-based PVC was better by virtue of its cost, price, and quality advantages.

04-28-2020 17:12:21

China ethylene-to-PVC capacity to further expand

Shandong (JLC), April 2, 2020--Chinese PVC producers who adopt ethylene as production feedstock will expand capacities in the following years due to rising ethylene capacity in the world and expectations of low import cost, JLC research shows.

04-02-2020 16:25:15

Polyethylene prices rose amid bullish fundamentals

The price of polyethylene surged before the Lunar New Year supported by bullish factors, and will go range-bound later due to ample supply and weakened demand.

01-21-2020 16:50:30

Polyethylene prices to go range-bound

It is expected that the polyethylene price will go range-bound amid rising inventory and lackluster demand.

01-20-2020 15:13:09

Iranian flood impacts ethylene pipeline and PE supply

The flood in Iran made the ethylene pipeline broken and influenced the PE production of five chemical companies, namely Ilam, Kermanshan, Lorestan, Kordestan and Mahabad, and the latter four companies belonged to Iranian BCCO Group.

04-16-2019 17:20:45

Yangzi Petrochemical successfully developed a polyethylene resin for waterborne coatings

In April 2018, Yangzi Petrochemical successfully produced more than 100 mt of polyethylene resin for waterborne coatings. This is another successful trial production of the company after October of last year.

01-09-2019 17:22:42

Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical's ethylene capacity to reach 1.1million mt/yr

Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical officially commence ethylene debottleneck reconstrution project on December 18, 2018, and the project construction would last for 16 months and was expected to be put into production in September 2020.

12-21-2018 14:47:59

EVA, LDPE and ethylene monomer price comparison

1.Spread between EVA and LDPE From November 2017, China EVA and LDPE showed different market trends. The EVA price was stable amid limited downstream demand and cautious sentiment.

12-22-2017 17:30:20

Spread between EVA and ethylene narrowed

1. Spread between EVA and LDPE The spread between EVA and LDPE was declining. In July-August, the market trends of EVA and LDPE were different from each other.

08-23-2017 17:53:33

China ethylene price is higher than PE price

Up to August 11th, Asia ethylene price closed at $1,200/mt CFR Northeast Asia and $1,075/mt CFR Southeast Asia. In Northeast Asia, the ethylene price increased by $85/mt, hitting a peak in the past three months.

08-18-2017 17:52:41

Conjecture for ethylene monomer price exceeding the ethylene

By last Friday, ethylene market closed at $1,205/mt for CFR Northeast Asia and $1,160/mt CFR Southeast Asia, rising by $270-315/mt against February, or 21.41% MoM and 19.22% MoM respectively. What did contribute ethylene monomer price to growing so rapidly and fiercely?

03-22-2016 17:57:27

Analysis on the correlation between ethylene monomer and PE pipe material price trends

The ethylene monomer price trend was roughly consistent with PE pipe material price from January to September in 2015, and both of them met their price high points in April, but from September to December, their trends ran counter to each other.

02-29-2016 13:57:52

Analysis on the correlation between naphtha/ethylene and PE price trend

From the figure, the naphtha and ethylene monomer price trends are roughly consistent with domestic PE price trend.

02-24-2016 09:57:40

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