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MA export growth to decelerate on better domestic demand

Shandong (JLC), February 15, 2023--China's MA (maleic anhydride) export volume will go on rising, but the growth rate may slow down.

02-15-2023 14:12:51

Domestic TDI prices increase on tight supply

Shandong (JLC), January 11, 2022--China’s toluene diisocyanate (TDI) market prices surged buoyed by tight supply of TDI owing to TDI unit-shutdowns and postponed restart-plans.

01-12-2022 15:13:22

China’s July toluene imports plunge on ample domestic supply

Shandong (JLC), August 31, 2021--Chinese toluene imports moved down in July, largely because importers’ buying interest was slashed by sufficient domestic supply and dim downstream demand.

08-31-2021 14:50:00

Domestic styrene market review in March

Shandong (JLC), April 8, 2021--China’s styrene market prices saw a steep fall in March, in response to weak fundamentals and a plunge in styrene futures prices.

04-08-2021 17:37:52

Domestic spot and futures markets remain weak on slump in crude price

Domestic prices of futures and spot goods maintained downward trend impacted by the decrease in WTI price and US stocks.

04-22-2020 17:29:51

Domestic benzene Dec market forecast

Shandong (JLC), December 10 , 2019--China benzene market prices will stay firm in the first half of December but will inch down in the second half of December. Market players should mainly pay attention on the spread between international and China prices, and startups of the new units.

12-10-2019 17:30:01

Prices of domestic ethanol see-saw

The domestic ethanol market see-sawed in the week ended August 16. The domestic ethanol market price was CNY5,380/mt at the beginning of the week, up by 0.19% month on month and down by 3.45% year on year.

08-20-2019 17:21:03

MX export arbitrage window reopens on higher domestic prices

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2019--The arbitrage window of mixed xylene (MX) between China and the international market opened again in theory in the first half of August, as domestic MX prices moved higher but international prices stayed falling.

08-19-2019 15:27:34

Domestic PX prices go range-bound

On August 7, the PX commodity index was 56.00, the same as yesterday, down by 45.31% than the highest point in the calculation of 102.40 points (February 28, 2013), and up by 22.94% than the lowest point of 45.55 on February 15, 2016.

08-08-2019 15:30:27

Domestic phthalic anhydride market price decline

Recently, the domestic phthalic anhydride market price declined slightly, and the phthalic anhydride market in East China remained weak.

06-26-2019 11:52:37

Domestic benzene market movement

Sinopec and some domestic independent benzene refineries increased their prices, and the price of imported benzene increased. The losses of international benzene price and domestic benzene price reduced.

06-19-2019 09:26:05

Domestic-international MX price spread narrows

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2018--FOB South Korea and CFR Taiwan China isomer-MX prices both vibrated downwards in these days, while domestic MX price moved higher, making the spread between them narrow.

09-20-2018 16:09:07

Analysis on 2017 China arbitrage activities between domestic and international market

The whole arbitrage activities between domestic and international market was weak in 2017, affected by the imbalance between supply and demand, though the arbitrage window had opened at most of the time.

11-28-2017 18:00:40

Domestic aromatics market still looks weak

Today, domestic aromatics market is insipid as a whole and transaction activity is capped under a wait-and-see market sentiment. Toluene market continued adjusting narrowly while purchases for xylene have grown despite small trading volume.

07-11-2016 10:34:56

Analysis on domestic Q1 toluene import in 2016

China’s Q1 toluene import totaled 171,900mt in 2016 with an average price of $600/mt, falling down by 9.72% MoM and by 18.31% YoY. Therein, toluene import in March was 99,900mt, reaching a new high since May 2014, increasing by 180% MoM and by 11% YoY and the import price was averaged at $584/mt.

04-27-2016 17:11:09

Daxie Petchem created high value-added industrial chain, a new force to domestic aromatics

After Liaoning Baolai Chemical put newly-built aromatics project into production in 2016, domestic aromatics industry is about to welcome a new force again.

04-18-2016 17:43:43

Probing into the fundamental causes for slumped domestic toluene

Recently, domestic toluene market entered into a clear adjustment period, with the price moving down from CNY5,050-5,100mt to CNY4,770-4,780mt rapidly (in East China), or down by 5.91%. There are two major causes for the rapidly slumped toluene market.

03-22-2016 11:38:51

Influences of “Haze”, a highlighted topic in NPC&CPPCC, on domestic aromatics industry

"Haze", the familiar word, became one of the targets of public criticisms again in the fourth session of 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

03-14-2016 17:36:34

Benzene price gains strength from both domestic and global markets

After two month’s adjustment, domestic benzene market showed a rising signal in late February and the price increased by around CNY100/mt-CNY150/mt after the festival.

02-25-2016 15:49:22

Technological acquisition powers domestic petrochemical companies

Restricted by economic slowdown and industrial transformation, China petrochemical products witness an obvious slowdown in demand.

09-21-2015 09:26:54

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