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Dual Control and Electricity Restriction to Raise Synthetic Rubber Price

10-11-2021 08:42:40

China EPDM price to extend uptrend in Mar

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2021--The Chinese ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) price is expected to extend uptrend in March of 2021 on limited supply, improving demand and cost support, JLC estimates.

03-12-2021 16:59:31

China ethanol price rises to a year’s high

China’s ethanol market price rose to a year’s high at CNY7,250-8,000/mt on February 24, responding to the growing cost, compared with the price of CNY6,625-7,700/mt at the beginning of this year.

02-25-2021 10:45:02

China NBR price to sustain uptrend in March-April

Shandong (JLC), February 22, 2021—China’s acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) price is expected to move up in March and April, given the tightened supply and higher feedstock cost, JLC estimates.

02-22-2021 15:36:35

China octanol price hits 8-year record high

As of February 18, the first working day after the Chinese New Year holiday, China’s octanol price in East China closed at CNY12,000/mt, hitting eight year record high and up by 15.9% from February 10, JLC data shows.

02-19-2021 14:31:37

China MMA price surges after the holiday

As of February 18, the first working day after the Chinese New Year holiday, China’s MMA price closed at CNY13,250/mt, up by 10.4% from February 10, JLC data shows. The price rise was attributed to limited supply caused by intensive maintenance and large export demand.

02-18-2021 16:52:53

China SBS operating rate hits a new low on supply pressure

The November operating rate of China SBS industry hit a new low of 2020, after three-month continuous decline, impacted by the extremely dull downstream consumption.

12-15-2020 14:32:21

China butadiene margin reduces in 2020

Butadiene operation margin in China will likely stay low in H2 2020 on new capacity.

06-19-2020 17:16:34

Butadiene imports decline on arbitrage window closure

It was expected that the butadiene import volume in May would further decline, as China’s butadiene supply increased in May as Jiutai Energy resumed sales to the market and downstream plants ran at medium-to-low levels.

06-11-2019 13:25:05

Prinx Chengshan Tire to build Thailand plant

Prinx Chengshan held a groundbreaking ceremony for a tire plant in Thailand's East Coast Industrial Park on March 31.

04-03-2019 14:20:34

MMA price to rise in March-June

China MMA market price will rise firmly and steadily from March to June, due to the boosted downstream demands and intensive maintenance plans of various plants.

03-14-2019 15:01:31

Propylene price to rise slightly

Propylene market will suffer increasing supply pressure but the demand may recover. According to JLC, China propylene market will be optimistic in the short term as refineries push prices up, and the price will rise slightly.

03-08-2019 14:20:39

Acrylic acid prices likely to see slow growth in March

Acrylic acid prices will rise slowly in March dragged down by falling feedstock prices, despite expectations of rallied demand.

03-01-2019 15:21:58

China propylene market likely to rally amid tight supply

China propylene market run at low prices this week pressured by bearish factors. Due to released inventory pressure of refinery plants and tight supply, China propylene market is expected to be positive in March.

02-28-2019 11:59:39

China EPDM price to decline in March 2019

China’s EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) price will decline in March 2019 amid less automobile production and sales, higher output in China and weakening downstream demand, according to JLC prediction.

02-25-2019 15:09:18

NBR output forecast by company, grade and application

China’s NBR (nitrile butadiene rubber) output may totals 10,108mt in the first half of January 2019, according to JLC monitoring.

01-28-2019 10:38:32

DCE MEG futures saw short positions

DCE MEG futures saw short positions since its launch on December 10 of 2018, amid rising inventory and market insiders’ output increase expectation in 2019.

01-22-2019 16:51:40

China building steels downstream demand analysis

In September 2018, the investment in fixed assets of highway, waterway and transportation was RMB 190.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.61%. Thereinto, the fixed assets of highway was RMB 1,763.8 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 0.11%.

11-28-2018 16:54:16

MEG: Hard to find breakthroughs

The launch of the MEG futures will bring speculation opportunities and the G20 summit and the OPEC meeting might bring some good news for the fringe market. Thus, China’s MEG price is expected to first sustain range-bound in the short run.

11-28-2018 14:10:00

2-EH price tendency forecast under continuous propylene reduction

Recently, China’s propylene price kept declining, and it had declined by over CNY 1,000/mt over one week. Thus, the propylene market was infused with pessimistic sentiment.

11-28-2018 13:45:57

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