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Overall styrene downstream industry operating rate up

Shandong (JLC), August 22, 2024--The operating rate of EPS, ABS and PS, the major three downstream products of styrene rose on the whole in the past week.

08-22-2024 09:57:53

Styrene downstream units operating rates fall

Shandong (JLC), July 23, 2024—The operating rates of styrene downstream EPS, ABS and PS units declined.

07-23-2024 17:27:02

China styrene downstream profits show signs of upturn

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2024—Downstream producers of styrene industry suffered from narrowing losses recently.

04-24-2024 15:03:00

Surging benzene prices threaten downstream profits

Shandong (JLC), January 23, 2024-China benzene prices witnessed an upsurge amid tailwinds from expanding demand and low inventory, posing a threat to downstream profits.

01-23-2024 15:03:00

Styrene key downstream producers see profit shrinkage

Shandong (JLC), August 29, 2023--The profit space of styrene main downstream enterprises has tended to narrow since the third quarter, and gradually turned from profit to loss, particularly for PS ent

08-29-2023 17:19:00

China styrene downstream run rates change little

Shandong (JLC), November 25, 2022--Domestic styrene downstream industries’ operating rates were basically stable this week ended on November 24.

11-25-2022 16:34:00

Styrene downstream operations analysis

Shandong (JLC), October 25, 2022--Moving into the fourth quarter of 2022, domestic styrene key downstream industries saw mixed changes in run rates.

10-25-2022 17:16:40

Benzene, downstream unit capacity to rise in Q4

Shandong (JLC), September 28, 2022--China benzene and downstream unit capacity is anticipated to increase in the fourth quarter this year when some benzene and downstream producers will bring online t

09-28-2022 15:43:05

Styrene downstream profit analysis

Shandong (JLC), August 24, 2022--Domestic styrene downstream products profits improved somewhat recently with styrene prices weaker, but were expected to continue to decline in the near future amid li

08-24-2022 16:48:09

Styrene and downstream industries’ operating rates analysis

Shandong (JLC), May 31, 2022--Domestic styrene industry's operating rates saw a steep fall in the week over May 20-26, while styrene downstream industries' operating rates were mixed.

05-31-2022 15:34:33

Benzene downstream run rates show mixed trend

Shandong (JLC), June 23, 2021--The operating rate of benzene downstream units showed mixed changes due to unit restart and turnarounds.

06-23-2021 14:12:59

China’s acetone prices rise along with downstream gains

Shandong (JLC), February 25, 2021--China’s acetone market prices moved higher in tandem with downstream gains, but its market fundamentals remained weak.

02-25-2021 11:42:32

Styrene downstream operating rate up in June

The operating rates of EPS, ABS and PS producers, three main downstream sector of styrene, increased vigorously in June on account of large volume of orders.

06-16-2020 14:07:36

Market status of styrene and key downstream industries in Q1 2020 (Part III)

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2020--China’s styrene market was oversupplied though producers maintained low unit operating rates in the first quarter of 2020 and the key downstream industries in addition to EPS and SBR basically saw slower restarts from previous years.

04-08-2020 16:50:24

Market status of styrene and key downstream industries in Q1 2020 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2020--China’s styrene market was oversupplied though producers maintained low unit operating rates in the first quarter of 2020 and the key downstream industries in addition to EPS and SBR basically saw slower restarts from previous years.

04-08-2020 16:45:45

Market status of styrene and key downstream industries in Q1 2020 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2020--China’s styrene market was oversupplied though producers maintained low unit operating rates in the first quarter of 2020 and the key downstream industries in addition to EPS and SBR basically saw slower restarts from previous years

04-08-2020 16:43:20

Styrene downstream demand thin on low operating rates

Shandong (JLC), February 25, 2020--China’s styrene downstream demand was slack as a whole as styrene and its downstream industrial chain enterprises saw a rarely intensive reduction in output and their unit operating rate declined greatly compared with that in the previous year.

02-25-2020 16:53:48

Downstream profits improve on fall styrene prices

Shandong (JLC), November 20, 2019--The styrene market price dropped significantly under weak fundamentals and cost pressure, but it benefited downstream users.

11-20-2019 17:29:48

OX plants’ price cuts fail to save downstream losses

China’s state-owned Sinopec planned to lower listing prices of ortho-xylene (OX) by CNY300/mt to CNY5,900/mt on June 7, but this did not pull OX downstream producers from losses, according to JLC research.

06-06-2019 17:34:17

Bullish policies in downstream industry of OX

Entering 2019, the OX price was stable. In spite of the increased crude price and the tightened supply, the price of OX could hardly vibrate because of the weak demand.

03-15-2019 10:22:19

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