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May styrene supply higher than April

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2024--Styrene supply rose in May on a month-on-month comparison, as the unit operating rate and output both climbed, and the production days increased.

06-18-2024 14:38:53

April MX imports up on month, down on year

Shandong (JLC), June 11, 2024--MX imports increased in April on a month-on-month comparison, as the tight supply triggered importers’ buying interest, but the imports dropped on a year-on-year compari

06-11-2024 17:39:39

China toluene exports down in April

Shandong (JLC), June 11, 2024--China slashed toluene exports in April, largely because the tightened supply helped domestic toluene prices move at high levels.

06-11-2024 17:37:29

April MX imports up on month, down on year

Shandong (JLC), May 29, 2024--MX imports increased in April on a month-on-month comparison, as the tight supply triggered importers’ buying interest, but the imports dropped on a year-on-year compari

05-29-2024 11:34:07

Caprolactam prices show ups and downs in April

Shandong (JLC), May 10, 2024--Caprolactam prices increased in early April, thanks to tightened supply, but moved lower as from the middle of April pressured by weak fundamentals.

05-10-2024 17:15:00

Acetone market prices move higher in April

Shandong (JLC), May 6, 2024--Acetone market prices tracked an uptrend in April, largely because of tightened supply together with cost support.

05-06-2024 11:49:22

Intensive maintenance to ease PX supply pressure in April

Shandong (JLC), Mar 27, 2024—China PX prices went range-bound in January-March, but are expected to rise in April due to intensive unit maintenance, JLC estimates.

03-27-2024 17:21:36

China styrene price goes range-bound in April

Shandong (JLC), May 11, 2022--Domestic styrene market prices went range-bound in April amid high cost but unimproved demand which was still impeded by the pandemic.

05-11-2022 14:53:35

European and U.S. styrene market review in April

Shandong (JLC), May 10, 2022--Both Europe and the US styrene market prices retreated after soaring in April, however with the prevailing price different in those two regions, affected by the actual fu

05-10-2022 16:25:00

China toluene, MX prices turn down after rising in 2H April

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2022--Prices of domestic toluene and MX rose from the second half of April, driven up by the demand from gasoline blending and PX, but turned downward by the end of the month

04-28-2022 14:38:32

China styrene prices rally after slipping in April

Shandong (JLC), May 8, 2021--East China’s styrene market prices slipped in the first-half April, but rallied remarkably in the second half, broadly along with downstream buying.

05-08-2021 17:16:17

East, south toluene prices show mixed trend during April 9-15

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2021--Toluene prices in east China climbed up in the week to April 15 amid improving fundamental, but those in south China moved down as local supply was ample and dowsntream demand remained slack.

04-16-2021 17:25:30

China’s butanone exports up 68.11% in April

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2020--China exported 23,592.34 mt of butanone in April, down 47.25% month on month, but up 68.11% year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

05-26-2020 17:10:44

Butanone prices surge in April on upward crude market

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2020--China butanone prices rose strongly in the first half of April and the rally in East China hit CNY900-1,000/mt as crude futures prices crashed as well as acetone prices.

04-16-2020 10:50:16

China’s April OX imports plunge 99.8%

Shandong (JLC), May 30, 2019--China’s ortho-xylene (OX) imports dropped greatly in April 2019, largely affected by growing supply and weakening demand.

05-30-2019 17:40:48

S.China MX market supply tightens in April

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2019--Mixed xylene (MX) supply in South China became tight in April as some local petrochemical producers put limited goods in the market.

04-23-2019 16:20:58

Toluene industry chain prices go up during April 8-April 11

Shandong (JLC), April 12, 2019--Prices of toluene industry chain products vibrated upwards in the week ending April 11 amid bullish factors.

04-12-2019 15:28:35

China toluene prices likely to vibrate upwards in April

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2019--China toluene prices will probably vibrate upwards in the second half of April due to tight supply and stable demand.

04-08-2019 14:21:54

More Asian toluene to be delivered to US Gulf in April

More toluene is estimated to be delivered from Asia to the U.S. Gulf in April 2019, with the open arbitrage window and the fire in Deer Park, Texas considered, according to JLC.

03-26-2019 14:48:36

S.China toluene supply rises in early April

From end-March to early April, toluene inventory at South China’s main ports jumped to 11,000-13,000 mt amid more cargo arrivals.

04-17-2018 17:53:29

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