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Air pollution undermines methanol industrial chain operations

Shandong (JLC), December 28, 2023—The severe air pollution weighed on the operating rate of methanol units in Hebei, Henan and Shandong, as well as its downstream sectors.

12-28-2023 17:02:51

China VAC capacity to reach 3.69 million mt/yr in 2023

Shandong (JLC), November 28, 2023—China VAC (vinyl acetate) capacity will rise by 890,000 mt/yr to 3.69 million mt/yr in 2023.

11-28-2023 17:27:36

Guangdong methanol prices fluctuate in Jan-May on mixed factors

Shandong (JLC), May 17, 2023—Guangdong methanol prices retreated after rising in the first quarter of 2023 and went range-bound afterwards.

05-17-2023 17:26:34

VAC prices to sustain the downward amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), March 21, 2023--China's vinyl acetate (VAC) prices will extend the downtrend in the short term amid bearish fundamentals, JLC estimates.

03-21-2023 09:01:00

Methanol industry chain prices mix in early March

Shandong (JLC), March 15, 2023—Methanol industry chain products prices were mixed in March, among which, the prices of methanol diversified by regions and those of most downstream products declined, e

03-15-2023 17:49:03

Methanol prices fall in Nov on mixed factors

Shandong (JLC), December 8, 2022—Methanol prices showed a downtrend in November amid weak fundamentals.

12-09-2022 17:41:58

China methanol prices diversify in mid-Nov

Shandong (JLC), November 22, 2022—China’s methanol prices diversified, with port methanol prices higher than inland regions.

11-22-2022 17:27:40

Methanol inventory falls on limited arrivals

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2022—China methanol inventory declined amid limited port shiploads arrivals, which underpinned port methanol prices.

10-14-2022 11:34:49

China methanol prices show mixed changes

China domestic methanol market fell after rising as a whole in mid-September, though some markets saw mixed changes.

09-22-2022 18:44:59

Southwest China methanol supply undermined by power rationing

Shandong (JLC), August 18, 2022--Methanol supply in Southwest China plunged in the first half of August as the expansion of power rationing caused by persist hot weather forced some producers have to

08-18-2022 14:20:29

Tianjin Bohai Chemical commissions phase-I MTO unit

Shandong (JLC), June 15, 2022--Tianjin Bohai Chemical conducted a successful trial run at its phase-I 1.8 million mt/yr methanol-fed olefin (MTO) unit on June 12 and achieved on-specification product

06-15-2022 17:19:37

PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical exports MTBE for first time

A shipment of 3,500 mt of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) left the refinery of PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical on May 10, ready for export.

05-19-2022 19:16:50

China synthetic ammonia prices inch up amid tight supply and healthy demand

Shandong (JLC), January 11, 2021--China’s synthetic ammonia prices move up amid tight supply and healthy demand, after the New Year's holiday (January 1-3, 2022).

01-12-2022 16:28:46

JLC Main Chemical Products Fundamentals (October 18-22)

JLC Main Chemical Products Fundamentals (October 18-22), including methanol, MEG, PTA and styrene.

10-29-2021 16:24:22

JLC China Chemical Products Weekly Price Change List (Oct 18-Oct 22)

This week from October 18 to October 22, among 130 kinds of chemical products monitored by JLC, prices of 62 varieties rose, those of 17 varieties remained stable, and those of 51 varieties decreased, with increase rate reading 47.69% and decline rate reading 39.23 %.

10-27-2021 16:42:57

Urea operating rates slip on natural gas limitation

Shandong (JLC), October 25, 2021--The overall operating rate in China urea industry slipped in the week over October 16-22, broadly due to natural gas limitation and because the urea units in Henan and Xinjiang provinces saw concentrated maintenance.

10-25-2021 15:58:40

China phosphatic fertilizer markets mixed

Shandong (JLC), May 12, 2021--China’s monoammonium phosphate (MAP) market was firm buoyed by high feedstock prices, while diammonium phosphate (DAP) market prices fell amid limited trades and poor exports.

05-12-2021 17:22:40

China melamine exports analysis in Q1 2021

Shandong (JLC), April 29, 2021--According to data from General Administration of Customs of PRC, China exported 103,000 mt of melamine during January-March 2021 (Q1, 2021), with an increase of 11.83% versus 921,000 mt in the same period last year.

04-29-2021 15:27:41

Domestic ammonia prices mixed on different supply situations

Shandong (JLC), April 26, 2021--Domestic ammonia market prices presented different directions in North China and South China due to mixed supply situations.

04-26-2021 15:09:50

China melamine industry operating rates down 0.68% on week

Shandong (JLC), April 20, 2021--The average operating rate in the domestic melamine industry read 68.82% in the week over April 10-16, down 0.68 percentage points week on week.

04-20-2021 16:31:53

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