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China's PX industry faces capacity expansion bottleneck

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2025-After the high-speed commissioning period of PX capacity from 2021 to 2023, the PX industry entered a capacity expansion bottleneck phase from 2024 to 2025. There wer

02-18-2025 14:45:00

Highlights in China’s styrene industry in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2024--The styrene industry in China witnessed numerous significant changes in 2024.

12-12-2024 15:16:47

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

China Mar benzene industry operating rate and output down

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2024—The overall operating rate and output of benzene industry in March showed a downtrend amid intensive unit maintenance.

04-09-2024 17:16:17

China styrene industry operating rate, output down in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2024—China’s styrene industry’s operating rate and output both declined in February.

03-12-2024 14:16:00

DOP industry’s profits on upturn, backed by falling feedstock prices

Shandong (JLC), November 8, 2023—DOP industry saw bumper profits and remained on the upturn track, backed by the falling prices of feedstock octanol and o-xylene-based phthalic anhydride (OX-based PA)

11-08-2023 08:22:38

Styrene industry operating rate shows mixed trend

Shandong (JLC), May 30, 2023--Styrene industry operating rate showed mixed trend lately, with the operating rate of styrene, ABS and PS sectors down, while that of EPS industry inching up.

05-30-2023 09:44:37

High production cost depress operation of hydrogenated benzene industry

Many hydrogenated benzene unit shut down for maintenance amid poor profits, as the prices fell but the production cost was relatively high.

08-18-2022 16:46:52

PX industry to eye improvement under new standard

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2022--China PX industry will see further development under the new standard of energy conservation and carbon reduction.

02-18-2022 16:54:17

Highlights in China styrene industry in 1H 2021 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), July 12, 2021--In the first half of 2021, China’s styrene market underwent huge changes. The following summarized the events of China’s styrene industry in 1H 2021:

07-12-2021 17:01:01

Highlights in China styrene industry in 1H 2021 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), July 12, 2021--In the first half of 2021, China’s styrene market underwent huge changes. The following summarized the events of China’s styrene industry in 1H 2021:

07-12-2021 16:52:37

Benzene industry chain profits weaken

In the short-term, the recovery of styrene profits will take some time. The trend of other downstream products is gradually similar to that of pure benzene, and the overall industrial chain profit is expected to stabilize.

06-05-2020 17:27:42

Jiangsu’s industry policy may further impact PA market

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2020--On May 10, Jiangsu government published a notice on the issuance of Jiangsu chemical industry structural adjustment restrictions, elimination and prohibition catalogue (2020 version.

05-20-2020 09:17:51

PA prices extend drops amid weak industry chain market

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2020--Phthalic anhydride (PA) prices tracked a downtrend in late April as both upstream and downstream product prices moved downward.

04-22-2020 15:18:12

China aromatics industry chain market to be dim over Apr 20-24

The overall aromatics industry chain market is expected to be lukewarm in the week ended April 24, largely as a result of very slack crude market and waning demand.

04-21-2020 13:45:14

Aromatics industry chain market to be slack over Mar 23-27

Shandong (JLC), March 25, 2020--The overall aromatics industry chain market is predicted to be lukewarm in the following days as a result of the lack of bullish factors.

03-25-2020 15:11:39

Aromatics industry chain to be lackluster in short run

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2020--Prices of overall aromatics industry chain products are expected to moved down in the following days, largely because of global virus spread and crashing crude futures prices, JLC data predicts.

03-17-2020 15:19:45

OX posting prices slump on weak industry chain market

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2020--Ortho xylene (OX) posting prices plummeted on March 10 due to slack demand and downward feedstock prices as a result of plunges in crude futures prices.

03-11-2020 13:43:33

Acrylonitrile industry may face oversupply in 2020

Shandong (JLC), January 21, 2020--In 2020, acrilonitrile market in China will face the oversupply as the new units will start up intensively and the downstream demand will grow slowly.

01-21-2020 15:24:02

Falling DOP prices drag down industry chain profit

Shandong (JLC), November 18, 2019--Di octyle phthalate (DOP) market extended lackluster as a whole in the first half of November, which pulled down profits of industry chain products.

11-18-2019 15:49:31

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