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N-butanol and 2-EH profits analysis in Jan-Mar, 2023

Compared with the upstream and downstream products, n-butanol and 2-EH products were quite profitable, with the average profits of n-butanol enterprises being CNY728/mt in March.

03-23-2023 14:05:57

Butadiene & synthetic rubber margin analysis

Shandong (JLC), October 18, 2022--Butadiene producers enjoyed profits in September, but synthetic rubber margins decreased this month.

10-18-2022 16:14:00

China propylene imports & exports analysis in June

According to data of China's General Administration of Customs, China’ s propylene imports in June 2022 were 215,600 mt, down 46.65% month on month but up 8.50% year on year.

08-01-2022 15:04:08

China butadiene import & export analysis in March

Shandong (JLC), May 19, 2022--Chinese butadiene imports saw a year-on-year decrease in March, while domestic butadiene exports were at 1,980.156 mt in March,however with no imported cargo arrivals in

05-19-2022 15:27:17

Analysis of butadiene and downstream synthetic rubber profits

Shandong (JLC), May 6, 2022--Domestic butadiene producers enjoyed profits in April even though the butadiene price continued to fall in the month, while downstream synthetic rubber producers saw diffe

05-06-2022 11:04:00

2021 China PVC supply-demand analysis

01-27-2022 09:29:09

China November butadiene import & export analysis

Shandong (JLC), January 18, 2022--China’s butadiene imports rose but the exports decreased in November 2021.

01-18-2022 16:20:00

China butadiene import and export analysis in first three quarters

Shandong (JLC), November 11, 2021--According to data from General Administration of Customs of PRC, as of September 2021, China imported 181,800 mt and exported 138,200 mt of butadiene in total.

11-11-2021 15:56:19

China propylene supply and demand status analysis in H1 2021

The supply and demand of propylene both increased in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021). The prices of propylene’s upstream and downstream products both surged, and the propylene market saw a booming status.

07-14-2021 15:49:48

April ethylene imports analysis

In April 2021, China ethylene imports were 151,872 mt, with average price at $1,067/mt. The volume decreased by 33.22% from March and increased by 37.20% from last year.

06-10-2021 10:20:19

China propylene market analysis (Feb 5-18)

China propylene prices rallied after dropping during February 5-18.

02-19-2021 15:20:14

China propylene imports statistics analysis, H1 2020

In the first half of 2020, China imported a total of 1.0972 million mt of propylene, a large decrease of 30.42% compared with the same period in 2019.

07-30-2020 15:49:45

Ethylene import analysis in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2020--China’s ethylene imports in April were about 110,694 mt, down 30.98% month on month and 52.31% year on year.

05-28-2020 11:21:22

Ethylene import analysis in March 2020

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2020--According to data from General Administration of Customs of PRC, in March 2020, China imported about 160,376 mt of ethylene, down 28.94% year on year (YoY). The export value totaled nearly $126.2388 million, with the average value of $787/mt.

04-28-2020 15:57:36

VAC import and export analysis in February, 2019

The import and export of VAC (vinyl acetate) read 260,000mt and 115,000mt, respectively in February, 2019. The VAC uptrend remains strong resulted from tight supply due to unit maintenance.

03-29-2019 15:32:42

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

Utilization rate analysis for epoxy resin industrial chain for 2018

The utilization rate of China epoxy resin industry sustained low around 45%-50% in 2018, under the restriction of the pro-environment inspections. Most plants directly sold products to contract customers, thus tradable goods were limited in the market.

11-26-2018 16:46:28

South China methanol price trend analysis and forecast, June 2018

Methanol price in South China declined, with continuous arrival of imported goods. Against this backdrop, the price spread between Guangdong and Taicang narrowed to CNY 100-110/mt, which was CNY 230-240/mt narrower from H2, May, just as shown in the chart below.

06-15-2018 09:40:53

Propylene: Q3 China import analysis

11-17-2017 09:39:55

JLC analysis on the 19th National Congress

The 19th National Congress opened on October 18th. What changes will it bring to domestic and global petrochemical industry pattern? Here, JLC will dig into this topic in detail, especially the factors that will directly affect the petrochemical industry.

10-23-2017 15:59:42

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