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China’s fuel oil imports tumble in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 19, 2025--China recorded a year-on-year plunge in its fuel oil imports in April, as domestic refiners’ buying interest was dampened by higher import costs.

05-19-2025 18:04:02

China's April naphtha imports stay close to seven-month high

Guangzhou (JLC), May 19, 2025--China's naphtha imports were largely stable in April 2025, after hitting a seven-month high in March.

05-19-2025 16:02:50

China’s economy maintains growth in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 19, 2025--China's key economic indicators suggested that the economy maintained steady growth in April, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

05-19-2025 15:32:54

Chinese refineries slash April crude runs on maintenance

Guangzhou (JLC), May 19, 2025--Chinese refineries processed much less crude oil in April 2025 when they entered peak maintenance.

05-19-2025 11:28:11

China’s LSFO output declines further in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 14, 2025--China’s LSFO output declined further in April, as more refineries launched maintenance, also because of still bad production margins.

05-14-2025 17:37:14

China petroleum asphalt output up in April

Beijing (JLC), May 13, 2025--China’s petroleum asphalt output totaled 2.31 million mt in April, expanding by 80,000 mt compared with March and 110,000 mt compared with April 2024.

05-13-2025 17:28:30

China's oil product exports rebound on year in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 13, 2025--Chinese oil companies' oil product exports rebounded year on year in April 2025, according to the preliminary data released by the GACC.

05-13-2025 15:25:17

China records plunge in trade with U.S. in April 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), May 9, 2025--China recorded a year-on-year plunge in its trade with the United States (U.S.) in April 2025, after both countries imposed additional tariffs against each other.

05-09-2025 18:48:15

China's April crude imports retreat from 19-month high

Guangzhou (JLC), May 9, 2025--China's crude imports retreated in April 2025, after hitting a 19-month high in March, data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC) showed on Friday.

05-09-2025 17:27:35

Feedstock unloading for Shandong independents retreats in April

Guangzhou (JLC), May 9, 2025--Shandong-based independent refiners saw a slowdown in their unloading of imported feedstock in April, after a surge in March.

05-09-2025 15:26:14

State-owned refineries' April run rates drop further on maintenance

Guangzhou (JLC), May 8, 2025--Chinese state-owned oil companies' refinery operating rates extended drops in April, because of more refinery maintenance.

05-08-2025 15:39:36

April synthetic ammonia prices depressed on imbalanced fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), April 29, 2025--Synthetic ammonia prices in China remained depressed on imbalanced fundamentals in April 2025.

04-29-2025 17:20:00

Independents’ crude refining margins retreat in late April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 25, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreated in late April, as imported crude costs rallied and independents’ sales revenue decreased.

04-25-2025 11:11:55

China's MTBE market declines in H1 April, unlikely to rebound in late April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 23, 2025--China's MTBE prices declined in the first half of April (H1) 2025, and are not expected to rebound late this month when sales pressure remains.

04-23-2025 18:43:08

China to see year’s largest cut in fuel ceilings on April 18

Guangzhou (JLC), April 17, 2025--China will slash its retail ceilings of gasoline and diesel on April 18, 2025 (Friday), as international crude prices have plunged over the past 10 working days.

04-17-2025 14:13:28

China PE output to vary by variety in April

Shandong(JLC), April 11, 2025—China’s PE output may be mixed in April, with the output of LDPE and HDPE down while that of LLDPE rising.

04-11-2025 17:37:55

Shandong independents’ run rates slip in early April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 2, 2025--Shandong independent refiners’ operating rates slipped in early April, as some refiners’ throughput cuts counteracted other refiners’ boosts.

04-02-2025 18:43:28

China to hike fuel ceilings on April 3

Guangzhou (JLC), April 2, 2025--China will raise its retail ceilings of gasoline and diesel on April 3, 2025 (Thursday), as international crude prices have rebounded over the past 10 working days.

04-02-2025 11:52:11

State-owned refineries’ operating rate to drop on maintenance in April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 1, 2025--State-owned refineries' operating rate is expected to drop further in April, because of more refinery maintenance.

04-01-2025 18:50:36

May styrene supply higher than April

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2024--Styrene supply rose in May on a month-on-month comparison, as the unit operating rate and output both climbed, and the production days increased.

06-18-2024 14:38:53

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