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Yulong Island brings phase-I refining project online

Shandong (JLC), September 26, 2024--Yulong Island phase-I 10 mln mt/yr refining project (II series) was put into operation on September 25, an important step for Yantai petrochemical industry structur

09-26-2024 14:34:48

China MX market prices move sideways after climbing in February

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2024—The domestic MX market prices climbed in early February, but the upward momentum slowed down in the latter half amid downstream resistance and inventory pressure.

03-12-2024 17:13:18

International styrene markets broadly firm up

Shandong (JLC), March 27, 2023--Styrene market prices in Asia, Europe and the US eyed an upward trend broadly this week over March 17-23, mainly due to the planned or unexpected closure of styrene uni

03-27-2023 17:24:00

February benzene unit operating rate up on month

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2023--The operating rate of benzene producers increased in February, largely because of the restart of previously idled units.

03-17-2023 17:17:10

Styrene market eases at home and abroad

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2022--East China’s styrene market prices saw a steep fall this week ended on October 27, and prices in Asia and Europe markets decreased also, due to collapsed cost and wea

10-28-2022 16:23:00

Styrene market analysis at home and abroad in September

Shandong (JLC), October 12, 2022--Chinese styrene market prices stayed high underpinned by good fundamentals, but Asian styrene market prices went range-bound on tepid demand.

10-12-2022 16:28:35

Jiujiang Petrochemical brings online aromatics complex

Shandong (JLC), June 20, 2022--Sinopec brought online one 890,000 mt/yr aromatics complex at its subsidiary Jiujiang Petrochemical on June 8, and the complex achieved on-specification products, market

06-20-2022 17:40:39

Hualu-Hengsheng brings online its caprolactam unit in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2021--Shandong Hualu-Hengsheng Chemical (hereinafter referred to as Hualu-Hengsheng) in Dezhou, Shandong put its caprolactam and matching units into operation in October, according to news posted on the company’s website.

10-14-2021 14:55:02

China’s MX prices likely to move sideways in February

MX prices are likely to move sideways in February as downstream demand drops but the product supply is tight.

02-04-2021 11:34:57

PX unit operating rate stable over February 28-March 5

Shandong (JLC), March 9, 2020--China paraxylene (PX) unit operating rate stayed unchanged at 70.77% in the week over February 28-March 5, as no additional units underwent turnarounds.

03-09-2020 17:42:27

China MX prices move up over February 28-March 5.

Shandong (JLC), March 9, 2020--China mixed xylene (MX) prices increased as a whole in the week over February 28-March 5 spurred by growth in crude futures prices, as OPEC further cut output and the Fed lowered interest rates. In addition, the panic caused by virus spread abroad eased slightly.

03-09-2020 17:36:52

China MX prices down over February 21-27

Shandong (JLC), February 28, 2020--The overall mixed xylene (MX) prices traced a downtrend in the week over February 21-27 due to supply glut and falling crude futures prices.

02-28-2020 15:38:48

MX prices vibrate upwards amid growing demand

Shandong (JLC), April 11, 2019--Domestic mixed xylene (MX) prices fluctuated upwards in the week ended April 11, mainly because of improved demand from oil blenders.

04-12-2019 09:44:48

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

DOP market remains stable after spring break

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2019--Domestic DOP prices kept stable after the Spring Festival holiday as downstream users did not return to the market though firm prices of octanol boosted DOP prices in some regions.

02-18-2019 17:14:44

MEG: Hard to find breakthroughs

The launch of the MEG futures will bring speculation opportunities and the G20 summit and the OPEC meeting might bring some good news for the fringe market. Thus, China’s MEG price is expected to first sustain range-bound in the short run.

11-28-2018 14:10:00

China PX market aims to break through import dependence

Hengli Petrochemical built an integrated refining chemical project, with a total capacity of 20 million mt/yr. It has two sets of PX units with capacity both at 2.25 million/yr.

06-28-2018 09:14:00

China styrene market can hardly make breakthrough in January

01-12-2018 10:40:27

Brief introduction of offshore styrene units’ maintenance plans, 2018

12-14-2017 09:27:50

Brief interpretation on benzene supply and demand in H2 2016

As for supply and demand side in the second half of 2016, the benzene market should focus on the volumes and costs of imports and the influence of downstream profits on production demand.

07-21-2016 16:32:52

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