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2019 international methanol operating rate lower than 2018

Shandong (JLC), December 23, 2019--The international methanol unit operating rate read around 73.36%, lower than that in 2018.

12-23-2019 14:40:28

Methanol main downstream industry analysis, 2018 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--Status of methanol main downstream industries were mixed in 2018, affected by capacity growth, run rates and margins.

01-31-2019 16:45:24

Methanol main downstream industry analysis, 2018 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--Status of methanol main downstream industries were mixed in 2018, affected by capacity growth, run rates and margins.

01-31-2019 16:42:18

China methanol imports rise in Dec 2018

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--China methanol imports rose by 23.66% MoM to 717,200 mt in December 2018，according to the data from the General Administration of Customs of PRC.

01-31-2019 15:08:00

China polyolefin market overview, 2018

Shandong (JLC), January 22, 2019--LLDPE prices in 2018 moved downwards compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, but the low point stayed basically unchanged from 2017.

01-22-2019 14:39:15

China methanol to gasoline (MTG) project list, 2018

According to JLC, at present, the total capacity of China MTG read 1.63 million mt/yr. Thereinto, the MTG capacity rose by 400,000 mt/yr in 2016.

01-17-2019 15:09:11

China coal-based MEG unit list, 2018

here are 19 coal-based MEG plants in China at present. Thereinto, groups of Henan Coal Industry and Yangmei Group accounted for the largest capacity proportion.

01-17-2019 15:03:22

Review of China methanol units status in 2018 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 16, 2019--China methanol producers kept phasing out the outdated capacity and relocating production, amid environment protection and the supply side reform.

01-16-2019 14:07:05

Review of China methanol units status in 2018 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 15, 2019--China methanol producers kept phasing out the outdated capacity and relocating production, amid environment protection and the supply side reform.

01-15-2019 14:28:54

China MTBE Market Review in 2018

Shandong (JLC), January 10, 2019--China MTBE price saw great fluctuations in 2018, and the overall price range was higher than that in 2017. The price decreased after increasing three times in 2018 and the average transaction price from January to November 2018 was CNY6,111/mt, up by 17.36% YoY.

01-10-2019 17:24:25

Analysis of China methanol imports in 2018 (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 9, 2019--With the massive commissioning of MTO units in China, China has become the largest producing and consuming country, and accounts for more than 50% of both the total output and consumption of the world.

01-09-2019 17:21:01

Analysis of China methanol imports in 2018 (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 9, 2019--With the massive commissioning of MTO units in China, China has become the largest producing and consuming country for methanol, and accounts for more than 50% of both the total output and consumption of the world.

01-09-2019 17:16:54

Global methanol units review of 2018

Shandong (JLC), December 13, 2018--According to JLC data, up to the end of 2018, the global methanol capacity grew to over 143 million mt/yr, with that in China, Middle East and America accounting for the most, which are abundant in coal and natural gas.

12-13-2018 10:14:31

China methanol capacity read 85 mln mt in 2018, inspections become tougher

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2018--Up to Nov 30, China methanol capacity rose by 5.46% to 84.775 million mt/yr in 2018.

12-12-2018 08:17:03

Utilization rate analysis for epoxy resin industrial chain for 2018

The utilization rate of China epoxy resin industry sustained low around 45%-50% in 2018, under the restriction of the pro-environment inspections. Most plants directly sold products to contract customers, thus tradable goods were limited in the market.

11-26-2018 16:46:28

Q4 2018 methanol supply side prediction

Since early August when methanol futures most traded contract shifting into MA1901, the methanol market has been bullish all the time, though there were some downturns several times in the period.

08-23-2018 16:13:31

China methanol market forecast, Q4 2018

China methanol futures movement attracted the attention of investors and spot traders recently. During end July and early August, China methanol market suffered oversupply, caused by the CTO unit overhauls and low run rates of formaldehyde and MTBE units.

08-21-2018 08:31:08

2018 semi-annual methanol data report

Port inventories were stable at low levels in 2018 and many international newly-added projects were put off from starting up. Units in Iran, New Zealand and other international units took maintenance in March to May.

08-16-2018 09:56:38

Profits analysis of China's acetic acid industry chain in Q2 2018 (Part 3)

Shandong (JLC), July 18, 2018--Introduction: Profits of China’s acetic acid industry chain were good in Q2 2018. Thereinto, the acetic acid was profiteering, but the downstream products suffered meager profit. Some products even lost profit in April and May.

08-13-2018 16:07:47

Profits analysis of China's acetic acid industry chain in Q2 2018 (Part 2)

Shandong (JLC), July 18, 2018--Introduction: Profits of China’s acetic acid industry chain were good in Q2 2018. Thereinto, the acetic acid was profiteering, but the downstream products suffered meager profit. Some products even lost profit in April and May.

08-13-2018 16:02:01

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