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Formaldehyde prices up in Q1 on high feedstock prices, firm demand

Shandong (JLC), April 20--In the first half of 2021, China formaldehyde prices moved up tracking the uptrend in feedstock methanol prices and rising demand from downstream plate plants.

04-20-2021 14:53:40

China Jan-Feb methanol import & export statistics

Shandong (JLC), March 30--From January to February 2021, China imported a total of 1.667 mln mt of methanol and exported 42,300 mt of methanol.

03-30-2021 16:54:04

China March methanol market strong on intensive unit maintenance

It is estimated that China methanol price will decline in the first half of March amid ample supply but rise in the second half given the intensive unit maintenance.

03-09-2021 11:13:52

China methanol supply shows mixed changes in March

Looking forward, on the supply front, market insiders should pay attention to the game between newly-added or restarted units and the coming spring maintenance.

02-22-2021 15:01:23

China methanol market overview in Jan and forecast for Feb

In January 2021, China methanol price dropped after rising, with the port market stronger than the inland market. By the end of January, China methanol price index closed at 2,247, down 108 points or 4.59% month on month.

02-05-2021 11:46:17

Top 5 organic chemical products in import volume, 2020

Among all organic chemical products, PX, methanol, ethylene glycol, styrene and propylene were the top five products in import volume in 2020.

01-28-2021 16:20:38

International methanol shortage supports China's port prices

Shandong (JLC), January 13, 2021--As of early January 2021, the average operating rate of international methanol enterprises reduced to 63%, down by 15 percentage points from November 2020.

01-13-2021 14:10:04

China methanol unit operation status, December 2020

01-08-2021 08:59:36

China methanol market review, December 2020

In December, China methanol prices first soared to a year-high and then inched down. On December 24, methanol price in East China rose to CNY2,620/mt, and that in Northwest China rose to CNY2,260/mt,both hitting a new high in the year.

01-08-2021 08:40:03

Methanol Industrial Chain margins Analysis, 2020

In 2020, the downstream production margins expanded as the price of feedstock methanol further moved down, especially in olefin and DMF industries.

12-29-2020 14:42:36

China methanol market overview, 2020

In 2020, China methanol price showed an U-shaped trend on the whole.

12-29-2020 14:34:20

International methanol unit turnarounds in early Dec, 2020

International methanol supply remained tight in early December due to unit maintenance, supporting the continuous upward trend of methanol price. The specific unit turnsrounds are as follows.

12-11-2020 09:10:08

SC methanol imports & inventory in Nov 2020

China’s methanol imports will be around 1.1-1.15 mln mt in November 2020, down by 100,000-150,000 mt month on month, mainly due to less-than-expected restart of international units as well as unit shutdowns in Iran, Saudi Arabia and America.

12-09-2020 09:04:56

China methanol industrial chain market review, October 2020

In October 2020, China methanol market prices inched down after surging.

11-11-2020 09:15:22

S China’s September methanol imports inch up

According to JLC’s statistics, the methanol imports in South China are assessed at 1.1-1.15 mln mt in September 2020, up 50,000-100,000 mt month on month. The major suppliers in September were still Saudi Arabia, Iran and New Zealand.

09-29-2020 10:57:49

Methanol supply to increase notably amid high operating rate

As of September 17, the operating rate in China methanol industry climbed to 75.39%, hitting a year-to-date high again.

09-21-2020 08:59:28

Methanol market analysis in early September

Early this month, methanol price first kept rising and then plunged due to the plummet in oil prices.

09-11-2020 16:16:04

August methanol operating rate analysis

The operating rate of methanol enterprises in August 2020 read 72.33%, up 9 percentage points month on month. Decreased unit maintenance and the intensive restart of some units which shut down before led to an significant increase in methanol supply.

09-03-2020 15:40:03

MEG price to fell down on rising supply

MEG prices will face downward trend after surging to a new high underpinned by foreign units maintenance and rising futures, mainly caused by a lack of substantial destocking and less than expected imports shrinkage.

08-12-2020 09:38:35

July methanol operating rate analysis

The average operating rate in China’s methanol industry in July read 63.33%, down 2.66 percentage points month on month. Market fundamentals remained bearish as the unit maintenance period extended due to upstream unit turnarounds and the delay in unit restart.

08-10-2020 17:20:14

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