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China’s LPG imports fall in Sept

Beijing (JLC), October 23, 2026—LPG inflows to China amounted to 2.19 million mt in September, down 21.34% month on month and 27.92% year on year, data from GACC show.

10-23-2026 13:38:18

Bottle-grade PET fall from highs as cost support meets sluggish demand

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2026--China’s bottle-grade PET market traced a trajectory of retreat from high levels and wide volatility.

10-21-2026 17:22:54

China’s medium temperature coal tar prices stabilize before falling

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2026 – After surging to a year-to-date high in September, China’s medium temperature coal tar prices stabilized before falling in early-to-mid October.

10-21-2026 16:58:42

China’s DMF price may continue to fall in the short run

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026—After a slight pickup, the domestic DMF market has been trending downward, falling by more than CNY300/mt since the end of China's National Day holiday (October 1–7).

10-20-2026 16:42:00

China's MEG prices continue to fall on recovering supply and weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026--China's MEG prices continued to fall after the National Day holiday (October 1-7), pressured by recovering supply and weak demand.

10-20-2026 14:53:36

Crude stocks at Shandong ports fall for seventh week straight

Guangzhou (JLC), October 15, 2026--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports declined again in the week ending October 15, marking the seventh consecutive week of losses, JLC

10-15-2026 17:52:08

Shandong independents' run rates fall further in mid-October

Guangzhou (JLC), October 14, 2026--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates extended losses in the week ending October 14, JLC’s data shows.

10-14-2026 18:50:44

EPDM prices to rise first and then fall in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2026--China’s EPDM prices are expected to rise first and then fall in October, following a slight rebound in September, as high feedstock costs support offers

10-14-2026 16:02:14

China’s sulphur prices fall after the National Day holiday

Shandong (JLC), October 14, 2026 – China’s sulphur prices moved down after the National Day holiday (October 1-7, 2026), because of sluggish downstream demand, rising port inventories and falling inte

10-14-2026 10:41:14

China’s PDH unit operating rate continues to fall

Beijing (JLC), October 12, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 63.45% between September 28 and October 8, down 5.98 percentage points compared with the week to September 24.

10-12-2026 17:38:15

China's gasoline and diesel prices fall in early October

Guangzhou (JLC), October 9, 2026--China's wholesale gasoline and diesel prices fell in the week to October 9, tracking a drop in international crude prices.

10-09-2026 18:37:25

China polyester yarn prices fall in Sep on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 8, 2026--China polyester yarn prices fell in September. While cost support remained solid, weak end-user demand squeezed spinning margins and pushed most yarn mills into losses

10-08-2026 17:57:06

China INE crude price continues to fall

Guangzhou (JLC), September 30, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) dropped further on Wednesday after Qatar said contacts are ongoing to bridge dif

09-30-2026 19:22:09

Shandong independents' run rates fall further

Guangzhou (JLC), September 23, 2026--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates declined further in the week ending September 23, JLC’s data shows.

09-24-2026 14:13:06

China SBS prices to fall in Q4

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026 – China’s SBS prices may fall in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2026, mainly owing to expectations of an increase in supply, a decrease in production costs and limited i

09-24-2026 11:24:40

China’s recycled PET prices fall slightly in late Sept

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026—After rising consistently for about one month, recycled PET market prices weakened in late September, dragged down by multiple negative elements, such as falling pro

09-23-2026 15:37:31

China’s sulfuric acid exports collapse under ban, imports surge on domestic shortfall

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026--China’s sulfuric acid exports nearly vanished in August 2026 under the export ban, while imports jumped as domestic supply fell short of demand.

09-23-2026 14:29:45

China’s recycled PP prices rise before falling

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026 – China’s recycled PP prices rose in early September, driven by expectations of good demand amid the conventional peak season, enlarging PP-recycled PP price spread

09-23-2026 10:06:41

China’s PDH unit operating rate falls

Beijing (JLC), September 21, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 73.51% in the week to September 17, down 2.65 percentage points compared with the week to September 10.

09-21-2026 16:15:43

South China toluene prices fall after soaring in Sept

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2026—South China toluene market prices rose strongly in the first half of September, propped up by higher international crude oil prices and toluene supply constraints in

09-20-2026 16:08:18

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