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Chinese PO market firm in early Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026--Chinese PO market stayed firm in early April on firm feedstock costs, tight supply and robust export demand.

04-14-2026 14:38:02

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’s PO prices in high volatility following feedstock movements

Shandong (JLC), March 18, 2026—China’s propylene oxide (PO) market prices were in high volatility, mainly following its feedstock propylene market.

03-18-2026 17:32:20

China’s DMF prices surge on geopolitics, then ease on soft demand

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2026--China DMF prices soared recently on firmer cost support and improving demand amid escalating geopolitical tensions, though a short-term pullback is expected.

03-17-2026 16:25:19

Polyether product prices surge on geopolitical tension

Polyether product prices surge in early March, affeced by the geopolitical tension in the Middle East region.

03-12-2026 16:01:31

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 PO prices continuously hit new highs amid accident shrinking supply

Shandong (JLC), November 20, 2025 – China propylene oxide (PO) market price continuously hit new highs in mid-November, mainly because of accident shrinking supply. On November 19, Shandong PO EXW pri

11-20-2025 10:19:00

Polyether prices face downward pressure soon

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2025--Polyether prices are projected to decline in the short term, pressured by weakened cost support, rising supply and muted demand.

10-21-2025 17:01:00

China PO prices rise on tight supply

China propylene oxide (PO) prices rose after the National Day holiday (October 1-8)due to the support of tight supply, but went range-bound soon.

10-15-2025 16:18:49

China’s Jan-Aug PO imports drop on year

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2025—China’s cumulative propylene oxide (PO) imports remained at a low position at around 91,900 mt in January-August 2025, witnessing a decline of 85,800 mt or 48.28% fr

09-24-2025 16:57:04

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 PO prices rise after dipping

Shandong (JLC), September 18, 2025—In mid-September, China’s propylene oxide (PO) market price rose after dipping, bolstered by the improvement in supply-demand fundamentals and firm feedstock prices.

09-18-2025 16:04:57

China’s PO prices dip after rising

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2025—China’s propyleneoxide (PO) market price dipped after rising in the first half of September. Earlier this month, the EXW offers of PO in Shandong market were pegged

09-11-2025 17:09:54

China’s Jul polyether exports rise

Shandong (JLC), August 27, 2025--China’s exports of other polyether in primary forms were pegged at 232,728 mt, a rise of 5.96% month on month and rocketing by 53.42% year on year.

08-27-2025 14:25:25

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

Will polyether prices gain momentum as demand awaits trigger?

Shandong (JLC), August 18, 2025—China’s polyether market is currently underpinned by cost-driven rebound expectations and tight supply (especially in South China), but weak demand and high inventory w

08-18-2025 11:11:00

China PO margins plunge in H1 2025

Shandong (JLC), July 25, 2025--In H1 2025, the margin of PO produced by chlorohydrin process plummeted to minus CNY520/mt, down 346.44% from H1 in 2024 and 664.95% from H2 2024.

07-25-2025 16:52:08

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

Adipic acid prices fall as cost support wanes

Shandong (JLC), April 9--China’s adipic acid prices were dragged down by weakened cost support on April 8.

04-09-2025 10:08:00

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