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China PFY prices to fall back in late May

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026--China’s polyester filament yarn (PFY) prices are set to decline amid peak inventories and weak demand, unless downstream orders pick up.

04-22-2026 17:31:35

China Sep textile and apparel exports decline on weak global demand and growing competition

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2025—In September, China’s textile and apparel exports totaled $24.42 billion, down 1.4% year on year.

10-20-2025 16:58:21

Hengli tops the chart of global PTA capacity

Guangzhou (JLC), July 20, 2023 – Hengli Petrochemical (Huizhou) has achieved full operation at its PTA project located in the Huizhou Industrial Park, which houses two PTA production units.

07-20-2023 18:50:34

Gas-based methanol units shut down later than expected

12-09-2021 17:02:59

MMA unit shutdown list caused by logistics ban

The operating rate of China MMA market was low at 47.78% as of February 10, 2020. This low operating rate was caused by the logistics ban triggered by the new coronavirus. Many MMA plants reduced operating rates or shut down to cope with the new coronavirus.

02-10-2020 16:34:33

400,000 mt/yr coke-oven-gas-based methanol project to be built in Qujing

Shandong (JLC), December 9, 2019--The signing ceremony of a 400,000 mt/yr coke-oven-gas-based methanol project and Yunnan Bulk Commodity Trading Center project was held in Zhanyi Restrict, Qujing City, Yunan Province on December 2.

12-09-2019 10:03:46

Global methanol market suffers pressure from geopolitics and weak demand (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), October 30, 2019--Since 2018, the global methanol market has been suffering pressure from geopolitics, declines in China’s MTO unit operating rates and declines in the demand from China’s methanol fuel industry.

10-30-2019 14:18:00

Global methanol market suffers pressure from geopolitics and weak demand (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), October 30, 2019--Since 2018, the global methanol market has been suffering pressure from geopolitics, declines in China’s MTO unit operating rates and declines in the demand from China’s methanol fuel industry.

10-30-2019 14:14:54

Methanol flows backwards to inland due to price spread

Shandong (JLC), October 22, 2019--Methanol has been flowing backwards from ports to inland recently as methanol prices in inland were firm while those at ports were lower affected by fallen futures prices.

10-22-2019 14:15:04

Global methanol prices rise over varied factors (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), October 8, 2019--Methanol prices in China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the US rebounded in September, especially rose greatly around mid-September. However, reasons of price rises in these areas were varied.

10-08-2019 15:43:39

Global methanol prices rise over varied factors (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), October 8, 2019--Methanol prices in China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the US rebounded in September, especially rose greatly around mid-September. However, reasons of price rises in these areas were varied.

10-08-2019 15:41:04

Inner Mongolia Zhongran Energy’s coal-based methanol unit to restart on Risun’s investment

Shandong (JLC), August 28, 2019--Inner Mongolia Zhongran Energy’s one coal-based methanol project would restart with the investment of China Risun.

08-28-2019 15:53:50

Cassava-based ethanol output declines amid high costs

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2019--Cassava-based ethanol output hit the record low in the first quarter of 2019 (Q1, 2019) since 2014 amid rising costs, and was predicted to continue declining in the first half of 2019.

04-09-2019 08:25:55

Methanol-fueled battery project passes the acceptance

Shandong (JLC), February 12, 2019--Recently, the methanol-fueled battery project had passed the acceptance, according to the chief expert of the project.

02-12-2019 16:08:19

The 100,000mt/yr coal-based MEG project at Yanchang Petroleum to start up in June 2019

Up to now, Yanchang Petroleum Refining & Chemical (hereafter refered to as Yanchang Petroleum for short) had finished 80% constrocution work of its 100,000 mt/yr coal-based MEG project.

01-21-2019 16:10:20

China to continue ensure coal supply-demand balance in 2019

Sino-U.S. trade friction will dampen upstream energy markets such as the coal market in 2019.

01-17-2019 15:15:57

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

The world biggest methanol hydrogen fuel battery production base starts construction

Shandong (JLC), January 17, 2019--Recently, the foundation ceremony of the 200,000 sets/yr hydrogen fuel production base with investment fund of around CNY3 billions was held in Cixi, Ningbo ,and it was the first hydrogen fuel battery production base with methanol as filling medium in the world.

01-17-2019 14:50:45

NG-based methanol units eye shutdown

Shandong (JLC), December 13, 2018--As of December 12, some natural-gas-based methanol units in Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Sichuan and Chongqing halted with capacity involved at around 4 million mt/yr.

12-13-2018 17:17:10

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

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