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Middle East truce tempers polyether, but near-term outlook still upbeat

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2026—Although the temporary ceasefire in the Middle East has somewhat dampened bullish sentiment in the polyether market, the short duration of the truce, persistently tight p

04-09-2026 15:38:59

China TDI prices rebound on shrinking supply

Shandong (JLC), March 24, 2026—After falling for about a week since March 10, China TDI prices rebounded in mid-to-late March, mainly because of shrinking supply, rising cost and rigid replenishment d

03-24-2026 09:59:31

About 1.34 million mt/yr new PO capacity to come on stream in 2026

Shandong (JLC), February 11, 2026 – After commissioning of the 0.27 million mt/yr propylene oxide (PO) unit of PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical and the 0.30 million mt/yr PO unit of Levima Advanced Ma

02-11-2026 13:44:52

China DMF market to go range-bound in 2026 amid soft fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), February 5, 2026-China’s domestic DMF market is expected to go range-bound at relatively low levels throughout 2026, with prevailing prices hovering around CNY 4,000/mt. Against the ba

02-05-2026 09:37:11

1.22 mln mt/yr new polyether capacity to be released since Oct 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2025 – After release of 0.32 million mt/yr polyether capacity by September 2025, another 1.22 million mt/yr new polyether capacity would be put into operation since Octob

09-24-2025 15:51:16

China’s aniline price rebounds

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025—From mid-August, China’s aniline market was stuck at low levels, primarily moving sideways, amid need-to basis downstream demand, despite fluctuations in the feedsto

09-17-2025 11:35:23

China TDI prices rebound after steep fall, demand concerns linger

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2025—Currently, China's TDI market stabilizes with a modest rebound driven by low prices and inventory replenishment, yet weak end-user demand caps upside potential, like

09-11-2025 14:47:12

China polymeric MDI prices rise before edging down in August

In early August, China’s polymeric MDI prices rose due to tighter supply, while the prices edged down around mid-August.

08-20-2025 17:28:54

China’s May PO exports bolstered by overseas shutdowns

Shandong (JLC), Jun 25, 2025--China experienced a surge in propylene oxide (PO) exports in May 2025, fueled by supply tightness from South Korean unit shutdowns.

06-25-2025 14:40:43

Crude-driven sentiment boosts PO market

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2025--In recent days, though surging crude oil prices boosted the propylene oxide (PO) market confidence, PO plants were reluctant to prop up prices amid the soft downstream d

06-18-2025 10:19:25

Jan-Feb polyether imports and exports show opposite trends

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2025—In January, China’s polyether imports decreased month on month (MoM) and polyether exports increased MoM, but the opposite was true in February, when imports rose and ex

03-26-2025 17:36:06

China DMF prices go range-bound in H1 2024

Shandong (JLC), June 19, 2024--China DMF market prices went range-bound in the first half of 2024. DMF prices in Jiangsu market ranged between CNY4,600-5,000/mt in the first half of 2024. As of June 1

06-19-2024 17:07:37

China BDO import and export analysis in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 23, 2024—the total import volume of BDO in April 2024 was 7,334 mt, with an import value of $18.5036 million, and an average price of $2,523/mt, according to data from the General

05-23-2024 00:00:00

China DMF prices go range-bound

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2024--China DMF prices climbed up moving into April, but the uptrend was limited.

04-23-2024 16:18:48

China PMDI prices decline after rising in Q1 and to go range-bound in Q2 2024

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2024--China polymeric MDI (PMDI) price declined after rising in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. And it is expected to go range-bound in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.

04-17-2024 15:22:11

China BDO market prices move sideways in 1H 2023

Shandong (JLC), July 3, 2023--China BDO market prices moved sideways in the first half of 2023, as BDO supply decreased after rising, but downstream demand was unimproved.

07-03-2023 00:00:00

China TDI prices bottom out on tight supply

Shandong (JLC), April 13, 2023--Domestic TDI market prices bottomed out from early April and rose fast in recent days broadly due to the tight supply.

04-13-2023 17:31:49

China MDI prices to go range-bound

Shandong (JLC), March 21, 2023--Domestic MDI market prices are expected to go range-bound by the end of March, on the back of cost and policy-side supports, but undermined by slow demand recovery.

03-21-2023 16:17:00

China DMF prices keep stable on average supply, dim demand

Shandong (JLC), March 9, 2023—China’s DMF prices remained steady amid stalemated supply-demand fundamentals.

03-09-2023 11:02:55

China TDI prices down on bearish factors

Shandong (JLC), February 17, 2023--China TDI prices inched down in mid-February on the back of relatively tepid demand and bearish sentiment.

02-17-2023 00:00:00

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