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China’s MTBE exports drop in May

Beijing (JLC), June 26, 2024--China exported 227,200 mt of MTBE in May, down by 19.37% month on month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

06-26-2024 17:54:00

China's MTBE market to weaken in Q4

Guangzhou (JLC), October 18, 2023--China's MTBE prices are likely to retreat in the fourth quarter of 2023 (Q4) because of limited demand amid a traditional off-season.

10-18-2023 16:15:45

China's fuel consumption extends rises in September

Guangzhou (JLC), October 16, 2023--China's gasoline and diesel consumption went up again in September 2023 due to different factors.

10-16-2023 17:24:22

China announces consumption tax on alkylates, mixed aromatics

Guangzhou (JLC), June 30, 2023--China has imposed a consumption tax on alkylates (isooctane), an important component for blended gasoline, as from June 30, 2023.

06-30-2023 22:53:42

China's MTBE prices to rise on stronger fundamentals in Q3

Guangzhou (JLC), June 28, 2023--China's MTBE market is expected to strengthen in the third quarter of 2023 (Q3), driven by more demand and less supply.

06-28-2023 19:13:51

China's MTBE exports plunge on lower supply in May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 25, 2023--China's MTBE exports slumped month on month in May 2023 as domestic supply further shrank.

06-25-2023 19:07:08

China's MTBE exports leap 92.40% on month in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 26, 2023--China's MTBE exports jumped month on month in April 2023, which could be attributed to slow domestic demand and fair export margins.

05-26-2023 17:43:40

China mixed aromatics market drops in Mar on multiple factors

Guangzhou (JLC), March 28, 2023--China's mixed aromatics market fell in March 2023, owing to lower feedstock costs and sluggish demand.

03-28-2023 18:35:54

China’s MTBE exports surge in first two months

Guangzhou (JLC), March 23, 2023--China recorded a sharp surge in its MTBE exports in the first two months of this year, because of better export margins and delayed customs declaration of some cargoe

03-23-2023 18:58:59

China alkylate market down on lower costs in Mar

Guangzhou (JLC), March 23, 2023--China's alkylate market displayed an overall downtrend in March 2023 as feedstock costs moved lower, and also because of sluggish demand.

03-23-2023 18:24:07

China MTBE market rises on stronger demand, less supply in H1 Mar

Guangzhou (JLC), March 16, 2023—China's MTBE market continued to go up in the first half of March, due to increasing demand and tightening supply.

03-16-2023 18:45:02

China MTBE market weak on the whole in H1 Feb

Beijing (JLC), February 17, 2023--China MTBE prices dropped after an increase in the first half of February, and the overall market was weak.

02-17-2023 17:28:14

China’s MTBE exports soar in Dec

Guangzhou (JLC), January 31, 2023--China’s MTBE exports soared sharply in December 2022, as domestic supply increased while domestic demand stayed lackluster.

01-31-2023 16:40:55

China records another slump in MTBE exports in November

Guangzhou (JLC), January 4, 2023--China recorded another month-on-month slump in its MTBE exports in November, as domestic supply extended declines and export margins were relatively poor.

01-04-2023 18:03:24

China tallies sharp plunge in MTBE exports in Oct

Guangzhou (JLC), November 29, 2022--China tallied a steep month-on-month plunge in its MTBE exports in October, as the export arbitrage window was still closed and domestic MTBE supply decreased furth

11-29-2022 20:00:20

China MTBE prices move up in Nov on high cost, bullish exports

Beijing (JLC), November 17, 2022--China MTBE prices fluctuated upwards in November 2022, as the production cost increased and arbitrage window for the export reopened, despite weak gasoline demand.

11-17-2022 16:02:43

Margins at China MTBE units rise in Nov amid more exports

Margins for MTBE production in China moved up in Nov 2022, as the export arbitrage window opened, which helped to ease supply overhang due to the COVID-19 resurgence and thus drove up MTBE prices.

11-11-2022 14:12:58

Margins at China alkylation units retreat after rises in Nov

Margins at China alkylation units fell back after reaching a high level in November 2022 as the price of etherified butane, feedstock of the units, rebounded while those of alkylate oil receded.

11-10-2022 14:01:56

China's MTBE exports set new record high in Sept

Guangzhou (JLC), October 26, 2022--China’s MTBE exports jumped further and hit another all-time high in September, as domestic MTBE and gasoline demand continued to shrink amid mounting virus resurgen

10-27-2022 11:57:46

Margins at China alkylation units grow sharply in Oct

Theoretical margins at China alkylation units widened sharply in October, as the price decrease in etherified butane, the units’ feedstock, was bigger than that in alkylate oil, the units’ product.

10-20-2022 18:28:18

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