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China PX capacity keeps rising in 2019-2022

Shandong (JLC), March 13, 2023--China PX capacity kept rising during 2019-2022 as most refining and chemical integration bases were matched with PX units, and this cut the dependence on imported cargo

03-13-2023 16:43:28

China’s PX capacity surges in 2019

China’s PX capacity saw a explosive growth in 2019 as more petrochemical producers brought their PX units into operation.

06-17-2020 13:55:13

China’s PX imports see first drop in 2019

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2020--China’s PX imports dropped in 2019, the first in past nine years as domestic PX capacity increased.

05-27-2020 17:24:19

Global PX capacity surges in 2019

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2020--The global PX capacity increased sharply in 2019, largely contributing to great rises in Asian PX capacity, and the output moved higher simultaneously.

04-27-2020 16:59:13

China’s toluene imports inch up 0.91% in 2019

Shandong (JLC), March 9, 2020--China imported a total of around 331,000 mt of toluene in 2019, a small rise of 3,000 mt or 0.91% against 328,000 mt in 2018, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

03-09-2020 15:49:34

Asian MX market review in 2019

Shandong (JLC), January 22, 2020--Asian MX prices fluctuated in 2019 affected by changes in fundamentals as well as crude futures market.

01-22-2020 16:23:36

Asian OX market review in 2019

Shandong (JLC), January 21, 2020--Asian OX prices rose at the start of 2019 as a result of tight supply, but moved down in the fourth quarter dragged down weak demand.

01-21-2020 11:41:07

China MX consumption structure changes in 2019

Shandong (JLC), January 14, 2019--The consumption of MX in solvent sector and the gasoline blending market kept falling in 2019, but that in fine chemical industry rose further on robust polyester market.

01-14-2020 14:54:24

China PA imports may drop 14% in 2019

Shandong (JLC), December 30, 2019--China phthalic anhydride (PA) imports will possibly total about 23,000 mt in 2019, a drop of 14% year on year, JLC data predicts.

12-30-2019 14:36:02

S China toluene market review in 2019

Shandong (JLC), December 23, 2019--Toluene market prices in South China went up at the start of 2019, largely boosted by upward crude futures prices, but moved down as a whole in the fourth quarter dragged down by weak fundamentals, JLC research shows.

12-23-2019 11:19:38

Port toluene stocks show mixed in 2019

Shandong (JLC), December 9, 2019--China toluene inventory at East China’s main ports went down in 2019, but that in South China moved sideways.

12-09-2019 17:33:16

China’s OX imports slump 72.11% in Jan-Oct 2019

Shandong (JLC), November 28, 2019--China imported 69,500 mt of ortho xylene (OX) in the first ten months of 2019, a plunge of 72.11% year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

11-28-2019 17:42:37

MX Arbitrage window to open in Q4 2019

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2019--In the fourth quarter of 2019, China MX arbitrage window from East China to South China is expected to open on tightening supply.

10-21-2019 16:07:22

Acetone market review & forecast in H2 2019 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), June 27, 2019--The acetone market price in China kept dropping after going range-bound and then fluctuated at the low level in the first half of 2019 amid changes in supply and demand fundamentals.

06-27-2019 16:39:34

Acetone market review & forecast in H2 2019 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), June 27, 2019--The acetone market price in China kept dropping after going range-bound and then fluctuated at the low level in the first half of 2019 amid changes in supply and demand fundamentals.

06-27-2019 16:29:56

E China toluene market keeps stable in H1 2019

Shandong (JLC), June 27, 2019--The toluene market price in East China went range-bound in the first half of 2019 after surging at the beginning of this year amid changes in supply and demand fundamentals.

06-27-2019 16:10:02

MX market eyes ups and downs in H1 2019

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2019--China mixed xylene (MX) prices dropped after rising in the first half of this year affected by changes in crude market and supply-demand fundamentals.

06-25-2019 14:39:15

OX-based PA plants suffer heavy losses in H1 2019

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2019--The profits of OX-based phthalic anhydride (PA) producers averaged minus CNY277/mt in the first half of this year, as China PA prices kept falling amid persistently weak demand.

06-24-2019 14:43:33

Asian OX market slips after rising in H1, 2019

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2019--Asian OX prices moved upwards in the first four months boosted by tight supply and rising PX prices, but dropped from May amid weakened demand.

06-24-2019 13:39:25

China’s PX supply likely to extend growth in H2 2019

Shandong (JLC), May 15, 2019--The domestic paraxylene (PX) supply is expected to increase further in the second half of 2019, largely because more new PX units may come online.

05-15-2019 14:57:06

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