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Prospects remain gloomy: when will natural rubber latex hit bottom and rebound?

Shandong (JLC), July 17, 2024—With expectations of increased latex supply, costs of natural rubber have been declining consecutively. Under the pressure of weak downstream demand, market buying senti

07-22-2024 00:00:00

SBS unit operating rate hits two-year low in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 23, 2024--SBS unit operating rate recorded a two-year low in April, as some producers halted production or conducted maintenance.

05-23-2024 09:37:14

Collinear LCBR capacity hit 340,000 mt/yr in H1 2022

Shandong (JLC), July 1, 2022--The collinear capacity of low-cis polybutadiene (LCBR) settled at 340,000 mt/yr in the first half of the year, and the single production capacity was estimated at 220,00

07-01-2022 17:49:25

China's butyl rubber exports hit a record high in 2021

Shandong (JLC), January 27, 2022--In 2021, China's butyl rubber export volume was 37,700 mt, a significant increase of 96.35% year-on-year, exceeding 30,000 mt for the first time and hitting a record

01-27-2022 17:05:00

China’s butadiene prices hit year-low on weak fundamental

Shandong (JLC), November 29, 2021--China’s butadiene prices recorded a year-to-date low in late November due to abundant supply and persistently slack downstream demand as well as weak cost support.

11-29-2021 17:05:50

China’s polybutadiene hit three-year high on healthy fundamental

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2021--China’s polybutadiene prices hit a three-year high lately as the spot supply tightened and downstream demand increased.

10-15-2021 17:27:56

China’s NBR latex imports hit record high in Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 26, 2021--China’s NBR latex imports refreshed a record high in August as imports from South Korea increased.

09-26-2021 15:32:12

China’s butadiene exports hit record high in July

Shandong (JLC), September 8, 2021--Chinese butadiene exports refreshed a record high in July amid high foreign prices and growing supply in domestic market.

09-08-2021 14:19:14

Natural rubber prices fall after hitting highs on fundamental stalemate

China’s natural rubber prices climbed before falling after the May Day holiday (May 1-5) amid fundamental stalemate in the market.

05-12-2021 17:32:18

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 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 NR prices fall after hitting highs from late-Aug to early-Sep

From late-August to early-September, the natural rubber futures price fell after hitting highs. As of September 9, the price of the most-actively-trade contract (code 2101) closed at CNY12,120/mt, down 3.23% from late August.

09-10-2020 17:52:42

Thailand’s rubber price hits 3-year high on multiple factors

The price of natural rubber in Thailand recorded a new high in recent three years amid economic recovery in China and rubber consumption promotion in Thailand.

09-04-2020 17:46:55

SBS import price hit new lows in May

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2020--China’s SBS imports in January-May 2020 were 12,885 mt, down 1,223 mt or 8.67% year on year.

07-08-2020 08:53:06

China’s butadiene prices hit record low in Q2

Shandong (JLC), June 28, 2020--China’s butadiene prices recorded a new low in the second quarter of this year as downstream demand was very weak.

06-28-2020 14:54:42

Polybutadiene output may hit new high in June

Shandong (JLC), June 8, 2020--China’s polybutadiene operating edged up in May, and the output will be higher in June.

06-08-2020 15:33:33

SBS operating rate may hit a new high amid low cost

Shandong (JLC), May 15, 2020--The operating rate of SBS plants in April 2020 was 77.81%, down 0.19% month on month. China’s SBS output is predicted to be 87,200 mt in May, up 4.28% month on month.

05-15-2020 17:29:17

Butadiene price hits lows on passively rising supply

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2020--China’s butadiene price had already dived to historical lows since February 2020 as the supply of butadiene, a by-product of ethylene production, rose passively amid fat profits in upstream industry, but its demand collapsed.

04-14-2020 16:53:42

Malaysia blast to make tiny hit on China butadiene market

Shandong (JLC), March 18, 2020--Malaysia’s PRefChem refining plant at Johor that came onstream at the end of 2018 suffered from a blast again on March 15 with the reason uncertain, market sources said.

03-18-2020 16:30:24

NR price hits new low on bearish macro environment

The natural rubber price recorded new low again due to the extremely bearish macro environment.

03-16-2020 17:11:39

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