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China n-butanol prices to go range-bound at highs before decreasing in Q2

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2026 – In the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, China n-butanol (normal butanol) market price would go range-bound at highs in short term amid geopolitical conflict in the Middle

04-15-2026 10:14:58

China PE market decline after rising in mid-March

Shandong (JLC), March 24, 2026--China polyethylene (PE) spot market declined after rising in mid-March driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

03-24-2026 14:29:58

China's bonded bunker fuel exports decline in Jan-Feb

Guangzhou (JLC), March 23, 2026--China's bonded bunker fuel exports declined in January-February 2026, amid tightening domestic supply.

03-23-2026 19:10:57

China's bonded bunker fuel imports hit 12-month high in Dec 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), February 2, 2026--China's bonded bunker fuel imports hit a 12-month high in December 2025, mainly due to tightening supply of low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) in the country.

02-02-2026 19:02:00

China’s LNG imports jump in December

Shandong (JLC), January 29, 2026—China imported about 8.48 million (mln) mt of LNG in December 2025, a surge of 23.15% month on month and a rise of 19.94% year on year.

01-29-2026 17:08:27

China’s LPG imports up MoM in Dec 2025

Beijing (JLC), January 28, 2026—LPG inflows to China registered at 3.07 mln mt in December 2025, which grew by 5.62% month on month, data from GACC showed.

01-28-2026 11:58:36

China’s MTBE exports continue to expand in Dec

Beijing (JLC), January 27, 2025—China’s MTBE exports rose further to 737,500 mt in December 2025, the highest monthly level in history, up 17.56% month on month and surging by 196.66% year on year.

01-28-2026 11:49:19

China’s SBS unit operating rate up in Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 27, 2026--In December, the operating rate of SBS producers was 69.87%, up 2.91% month on month and 2.94% year on year.

01-27-2026 16:00:00

China’s LLDPE market set to decline in Feb

Shandong (JLC), January 27, 2026--China’s LLDPE market is likely to fall in February 2026 due to rising supply, tepid demand and uncertain feedstock costs, despite a policy-driven rebound in January.

01-27-2026 13:46:35

China’s asphalt imports slide while exports soar in Dec

Beijing (JLC), January 26, 2026—China imported 383,025 mt of asphalt in December, down 12.5% month on month, but up 79.48% year on year, according to the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (

01-26-2026 09:51:53

China's apparent kerosene consumption slumps on year in December

Guangzhou (JLC), January 22, 2026--China's apparent consumption of kerosene plummeted in December 2025, owing to leaping exports and diving imports.

01-22-2026 18:21:44

China's apparent diesel consumption drops on year in December

Guangzhou (JLC), January 22, 2026--China's apparent consumption of diesel decreased year on year in December 2025, mostly due to skyrocketing exports.

01-22-2026 18:11:52

China's apparent gasoline consumption rises on year in December

Guangzhou (JLC), January 22, 2026--China's apparent consumption of gasoline increased year on year in December 2025, because of growing production and plunging exports.

01-22-2026 18:06:24

Chinese refiners' crude runs continue to drop in December 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), January 19, 2026--Chinese refiners' crude runs continued to drop month on month in December 2025, due to weaker fuel demand, despite less maintenance.

01-19-2026 16:58:53

China’s CPI rallies in December

Beijing (JLC), January 15, 2026—China's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2% month on month in December, against a dip of 0.1% in November, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicat

01-15-2026 11:57:06

China's LSFO output plunges to 12-month low in December 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), January 14, 2026--China’s LSFO output plunged to a 12-month low in December, because of tight export quotas.

01-14-2026 17:37:08

China's crude imports soar to new high in December 2025

Guangzhou (JLC), January 14, 2026--China's crude oil imports surged to a new high in December 2025, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC).

01-14-2026 16:04:03

State-owned refinery run rates drop further in December

Guangzhou (JLC), January 8, 2026--Chinese state-owned oil refineries' run rates continued to fall in December 2025, as three refineries underwent maintenance throughout the month after shutting down s

01-08-2026 15:55:38

China methanol imports to up about 23.46% MoM in Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 8, 2026 – China methanol import volume is predicted to be settled at around 1.75 million mt in December 2025, up about 23.46% month on month, mainly because of relatively high

01-08-2026 11:27:59

Polybutadiene operating rate up in Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 6, 2026--In December, the operating rate of China’s polybutadiene units was 76.21%, up by 3.74 percentage points month on month.

01-06-2026 13:50:13

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