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China acrylonitrile imports, exports run counter to each other over Jan-Feb 2023

Shandong (JLC), March 30, 2023--China’s acrylonitrile imports rose in January-February 2023 due to shrinkage in domestic supply, but the exports decreased caused by waning foreign demand.

03-30-2023 17:14:00

China weekly PTA unit run rate down on tepid demand

Shandong (JLC), September 6, 2022--The weekly PTA unit operating rate in China moved down between the end of August and the opening of September, as persistently tepid demand caused increasing produc

09-06-2022 17:35:19

Polyester sector run rate dragged by power rationing

Shandong (JLC), July 19, 2022--Polyester producers in east China had to cut operating rates lately in a response to the government’s power rationing policy.

07-19-2022 15:30:23

China PTA run rate at 76% on maintenance

05-18-2022 10:46:02

Polyester unit run rate down in late April

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2022--Operating rates of China polyester producers moved down in late April amid production cut and weaker demand.

04-24-2022 10:56:49

China's Nov methanol run rate down on unit shutdown

Shandong (JLC), December 8, 2021--Operating rates of domestic methanol producers dropped in November, as some units in Southwest China suspended operation in end-November.

12-08-2021 14:12:03

China’s methanol unit run rate up on unit restarts in August

Shandong (JLC), September 6, 2021--The operating rate of Chinese methanol producers increased in August as the restarts of previously idled units outpaced capacity loss resulting from unit maintenance.

09-06-2021 13:47:48

China’s methanol unit run rate down on turnarounds

Shandong (JLC), August 9, 2021--Operating rates of Chinese methanol producers went down in July, largely because of unit maintenance.

08-09-2021 16:21:17

China’s methanol unit run rate down in May

Shandong (JLC), June 7, 2021--The operating rate of Chinese methanol producers moved down in May, due to unit turnarounds and brief shutdown of some units.

06-07-2021 11:24:45

Methanol prices to rebound in medium-to-long run

Shandong (JLC), November 19, 2019--Methanol prices will rebound in medium-to-long run as both the international and domestic supply will decline, methanol producers’ profits have slumped, and downstream users will launch replenishment for the Spring Festival (January 25, 2020).

11-19-2019 17:22:18

SW China methanol unit run rates rise during Jan-May

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2019--Utilization rates of Southwest China’s methanol producers averaged 44.98% in the first five months of this year, up by 16.07 percentage points year on year, according to data from JLC.

06-18-2019 13:50:07

Methanol run rates move up in Southwest China (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), June 12, 2019--Run rates in methanol industry in Southwest China went up as a whole since the Spring Festival holiday (February 4-February 10, 2019).

06-12-2019 16:33:42

Methanol run rates move up in Southwest China (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), June 12, 2019--Run rates in methanol industry in Southwest China went up as a whole since the Spring Festival holiday (February 4-February 10, 2019).

06-12-2019 16:29:40

Methanol and downstream run rates are mixed （Part II)

Shandong (JLC), April 18, 2019--Run rates in MTO industry rose slightly, but those in acetic acid and DME industry dropped, mainly due to regular unit maintenance. Besides, some formaldehyde units were shut down amid safety inspections.

04-18-2019 09:03:54

Methanol and downstream run rates are mixed （Part I)

Shandong (JLC), April 18, 2019--Run rates in MTO industry rose slightly, but those in acetic acid and DME industry dropped, mainly due to regular unit maintenance. Besides, some formaldehyde units were shut down amid safety inspections.

04-18-2019 08:57:11

Methanol run rate stays high despite unit maintenance

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2019--Run rates in China methanol industry remained at high levels of 70%-73% since early 2019 despite pro-environment inspections, load reduction and unit failures.

03-26-2019 11:28:21

China methanol industry run rates in 2016-2019

Shandong (JLC), February 27, 2019--According to maintenance activities in petrochemical producers, run rate in methanol industry always slips from the second quarter to the third quarter and alternative period between third and fourth quarter.

02-27-2019 08:33:23

Methanol prices to be mixed in the short run

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2019--Methanol prices may be mixed in the short run, affected by port inventory, demand resumption and unit maintenance.

02-18-2019 14:11:28

Methanol and downstream run rates forecast (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--Methanol run rate may drop after rising in the first quarter of 2019, but run rates in some methanol downstream industry will be mixed.

01-31-2019 14:44:06

Methanol and downstream run rates forecast (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), January 31, 2019--Methanol run rate may drop after rising in the first quarter of 2019, but run rates in some methanol downstream industry will be mixed.

01-31-2019 14:38:33

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