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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

China butadiene prices to rebound after decrease in September

Shandong (JLC), September 8, 2023--Domestic butadiene market prices are expected to decrease in early September but rebound in mid-to-late September.

09-08-2023 17:22:00

China ethylene imports and exports both grow in Dec 2022

Shandong (JLC), January 30, 2023--In December 2022, China’s ethylene import volume was up by 6.49% month on month (MoM), and ethylene exports rose by 112.77% MoM.

01-30-2023 18:01:27

China propylene industry chain prices mixed in Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 5, 2023--Propylene industry chain prices mixed in December 2022.

01-06-2023 08:19:08

China’s acrylonitrile prices rise after stabilization in Dec 9-15

Shandong (JLC), December 20, 2022--China's acrylonitrile prices rose after stabilization in the week from December 9 to December 15.

12-20-2022 17:38:45

China butadiene to rebound after declining in Nov

Shandong (JLC), November 9, 2022--Domestic butadiene market prices are likely to rebound after inching down in November, alongside fundamental movements.

11-09-2022 17:16:00

China butadiene prices to bounce back after declining in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 9, 2022--Domestic butadiene market prices are expected to bounce back after declining in September, broadly following fundamental movements.

09-09-2022 14:04:00

China propylene imports down in Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 26, 2022--China propylene imports moved down in December on a month-on-month and year-on-year comparison.

01-26-2022 10:01:27

Sinopec Zhenhai may impel the 1.2 mln mt /yr ethylene project on Dec 30, 2021

Shandong (JLC), November 12, 2021--Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company is the largest crude oil processing base and refined oil export base of Sinopec, with 23 mln mt /yr oil refining capaicty and 1 mln mt /yr ethylene capacity.

11-15-2021 16:44:21

ExxonMobil decide to impel the 1.6 mln mt /yr ethylene project in Guangdong

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2021--Daya Bay Petrochemical Zone is located in Guangdong, which will be equipped with a cracking unit, three high-performance polyethylene production lines and two differentiated polypropylene production lines.

11-10-2021 17:18:46

China propylene imports dip 10.54% in December, 2020

China’s propylene imports in December 2020 were about 211,300 mt, down 10.54% month on month and 34.58% year on year, and the import value totaled around $195.103 million, with the average price of $923/mt.

02-05-2021 08:57:46

Propylene glycol prices to decline on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2020--China’s propylene glycol market price may go range-bound in the short term, probably declining, largely undermined by the weak demand, despite the cost supports.

08-26-2020 09:19:00

Butadiene prices decline dragged down by the low EXW offer

Shandong (JLC), March 31, 2020--China’s butadiene market prices still moved down in the week ended March 29 as the key producers continued lowering their EXW prices amid weak fundamentals and it was also depressed by the Europe-origin cargo arrivals.

03-31-2020 13:56:59

China’s December ethylene imports up 42.00%

Shandong (JLC), February 13, 2020--China imported 194,093 mt of ethylene in December 2019, a growth of 42.00% month on month, but a drop of 19.95% year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

02-13-2020 09:43:23

Butadiene unit operating rates rise in Dec (part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 8, 2020--The operating rate of butadiene producers in China increased in December and the output rose as a whole accordingly, as most producers maintained normal production despite some short-term shutdowns.

01-08-2020 16:03:01

Butadiene unit operating rates rise in Dec (part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 8, 2020--The operating rate of butadiene producers in China increased in December and the output rose as a whole accordingly, as most producers maintained normal production despite some short-term shutdowns.

01-08-2020 15:56:00

December PA prices rise on cost supports

Shandong (JLC), December 13, 2019--China phthalic anhydride （PA） market prices moved up in December after long-term low levels boosted by strong cost support and tight supply.

12-13-2019 11:31:59

Propylene prices decline amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2019--Propylene prices kept declining in December as the supply-demand imbalance intensified. Up to December 9, the prevailing transaction price in Shandong read CNY6,670-6,700/mt, down CNY315/mt or 4.5% from early December.

12-12-2019 09:40:56

December butadiene market forecast

Shandong (JLC), December 9, 2019--The butadiene price in China will continue moving sideways in December amid weak fundamentals.

12-09-2019 08:40:17

Downstream profits fall on declining butadiene prices (Part 2)

Shandong (JLC), November 25, 2019--The profits in downstream synthetic rubber industry were lackluster as the synthetic rubber prices dropped significantly dragged down by the decline in butadiene prices.

11-25-2019 16:05:16

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