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China's MIBK price surges

The MIBK price reached CNY19,000 mt/yr in 2020, while the regular price levels were lower than CNY10,000/mt.

09-22-2020 14:57:02

PS market price to stabilize in late Dec

Entering late November, the styrene market moved into a stalemate and the price became stable. The PS market price might stop falling in December 2018.

11-30-2018 17:37:03

China propylene market to keep slack

In China propylene market, the market participants held bearish sentiments as domestic propylene market price kept falling. Furthermore, the propylene market was predicted to decline further in the short run.

11-29-2018 18:48:20

Bio-based polymers capacity eyes 3%-4% annual growth rate

The report from Nova Institute covered the development information of bio-based polymers in 2011-2022, including 15 polymers, and some producers’ information was listed in the report as well.

05-31-2018 15:58:35

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

The high supply dragged down n-butanol prices

Up to October 17th, the prevailing listing price of domestic n-butanol decreased to CNY7,200/mt and the price declines totaled CNY500/mt after the National Day holiday.

10-19-2017 13:50:35

Analysis of styrene imports in the first half year of 2016 and 2017

Introduction: according to the General Administration of the Customs, China imported 1.4662 million mt styrene in the first half of 2017, down by 351,700 mt or 19.35% YoY.

08-04-2017 13:47:24

Profits of propylene products with different production tech

The major production technologies of propylene are naphtha cracking (including catalytic cracking and steam cracking), CTP/MTO/MTP, and propane/mixed alkane dehydrogenation. The proportions of capacities with different production process were as in the chart below.

12-26-2016 15:00:15

Propylene price hit a new high in 2016

OPEC’s agreement on freezing production drove up crude oil price continuously from last week. Furthermore, it is predicted that crude oil output of non-OPEC oil-producing countries might decrease by 600,000bbl/day.

12-12-2016 15:53:13

Propylene price increased while the downstream market trend kept stable

The environmental protection inspection made the run rate of propylene oxide companies declined in Shandong from mid-October. China domestic propylene price decreased with fluctuations along with it. But the price in Shandong was steadied at over CNY6,800/mt amid the negative expectation.

11-14-2016 17:22:32

Technical innovation is the key point in propylene industry during the 13th five-Year period

The ministry of Industry and Information Technology published Petrochemical and Chemical Industry Development Plan (2016-2020) (Plan) recently. The Plan came up with driving innovation, improving industry transform,

10-24-2016 14:55:14

Propylene saw another upturn

Propylene price increased again after the National Day holiday. And the prevailing EXW price in Shandong market was around CNY7,150-7,230/mt by October 13th, up by CNY250/mt against September 30th. Review on the market trend in September, propylene price was down-adjusted from mid-September.

10-17-2016 17:20:36

DOP price reached new highest in Silver October

In 2016, DOP increased robustly with fluctuations with a low starting price, exceeding the year-ago level in late September.The difference was caused by various factors.

10-13-2016 17:52:37

Propylene might have an uncertain future amid various situations

On September 21st, Eastern Time U.S., the Fed made a statement that the federal funds rate will keep at the target range of 0.25%-0.5%. But the newest interest rate bitmap showed that there will be another interest rate rising within 2016.

09-28-2016 09:54:48

Propylene had a downturn after Mid-Autumn Day holiday

The weak demand from the downstream made propylene price have a stable quotation in early September after the rising in July and August. According to JYD, the data showed that the prevailing propylene price in Shandong market was steadied at CNY7,150-7,250/mt.

09-20-2016 15:43:05

Analysis on propylene supply pattern

In late August, Shandong Qixiangtenda’s units of processing propylene by alkane dehydrogenation went into operation, with a capacity of 100,000mt/yr. It will help to increase propylene capacity again.

09-13-2016 11:59:40

Analysis on styrene supply in Shandong market

Introduction: Shandong area is the prevailing production district and the production schedules in Shandong leads the prevailing quotation in East China market.

09-08-2016 09:10:34

Propylene prices under pressures to grow further

At the beginning of July, price of propylene rose by CNY300-400/mt in Shandong province owing to PP price rising. PP futures hit an upward limit at first, then PP spot price rose later and PP market sentiment became positive.

07-18-2016 10:33:44

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