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Jul PE supply rises on unit restarts while spot prices stay elevated

Shandong (JLC), July 28, 2026--China’s polyethylene (PE) supply rose month-on-month in July as maintenance units restarted, while spot prices stayed elevated and range-bound tracking upstream costs.

07-28-2026 16:50:51

China SBS prices to consolidate at mid-to-high levels in Jul

Shandong (JLC), July 23, 2026 – China SBS prices are expected to consolidate at mid-to-high levels in July, amid cost support, increasing supply and weak demand.

07-23-2026 09:58:32

China polyether prices to fluctuate at relatively low levels in H2 2026

Shandong (JLC), July 22, 2026 – China polyether prices may fluctuate at relatively low levels in the second half of 2026 (H2 2026), in consideration of relatively weak fundamentals and weakening impac

07-22-2026 08:57:10

New battery tax policy to have limited impact on NEV industry

Guangzhou (JLC), July 21, 2026--China will phase in adjustments to its consumption tax policy on batteries from September 1 this year, which will lead to a moderate increase in battery costs for new e

07-21-2026 15:42:05

Domestic fuel prices rebound after seven consecutive drops

Guangzhou (JLC), July 17, 2026--China's wholesale gasoline and diesel prices rebounded in the middle of July, after dropping for seven consecutive weeks, as international crude prices surged and dome

07-17-2026 18:00:50

Safety inspections sweep shoe industry and weigh on EVA market briefly

Shandong (JLC), July 15, 2026—The recent fire accident in Jinjiang, Fujian has drawn high attention to safety production in the shoe material and shoe industries, and thus factories in East China and

07-15-2026 09:17:03

China's fuel prices extend falls, seventh week in a row

Guangzhou (JLC), July 10, 2026--China's wholesale gasoline and diesel prices extended falls in the week to July 10, the seventh week in a row, dragged down by weakening demand.

07-10-2026 17:01:30

Tight supply to bolster China’s EVA market in Jul, yet oversupply dims Aug outlook

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2026--China’s EVA market is expected to trade sideways with a slight upward bias in July, as tight supply offsets weak cost fundamentals and sluggish downstream demand.

07-08-2026 16:48:51

China’s MX market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 30, 2026—In H1 2026, China’s MX market experienced sharp volatility, largely dictated by geopolitical tensions.

06-30-2026 16:32:29

China EPS prices retreat to pre-US-Iran tensions levels in Q2 after hitting record highs

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026--China EPS market tumbled down from record peaks in Q2 2026, with prices gradually returning to pre-conflict levels amid fading cost support and sluggish demand.

06-25-2026 17:45:37

China’s HPEG & TPEG market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026—In the first half of 2026, China’s HPEG & TPEG market stabilized firstly, surged afterwards and then retreated, and prices traded with a high-low spread of CNY4,000/mt.

06-25-2026 17:22:50

Historic reversal in Asia PE spreads and trade flow reshaping in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026--In H1 2026, Asian polyethylene (PE) price spread saw a historic reversal, with CFR China persistently trading at a discount to CFR Southeast Asia.

06-25-2026 16:46:40

International MX market review in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2026—During the first half of 2026, MX prices in Asia, the U.S. and Europe fluctuated upwards firstly and then indicated divergent trends in the latter half of the period.

06-24-2026 15:37:56

PetroChina Fujian LNG terminal achieves 66.57% completion

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2026—PetroChina completed 66.57% of the construction of its Fujian LNG terminal, the company announced on June 10.

06-18-2026 17:42:00

CNOOC achieves major breakthrough in DPC technology

Guangzhou (JLC), June 16, 2026--Recently, CNOOC successfully concluded a long-period industrial trial run of direct petroleum to chemicals technology at Zhongjie Petrochemical's FCC unit.

06-16-2026 18:19:17

Shandong independents' run rates slip for seventh straight week

Guangzhou (JLC), June 10, 2026--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates fell further in the week ending June 10, the seventh consecutive week of drops, JLC’s data shows.

06-10-2026 19:20:00

China hydrogenated benzene prices to go range-bound at relatively weak levels in Jun

Shandong (JLC), June 4, 2026 – China hydrogenated benzene prices are expected to go range-bound at relatively weak levels in June, amid slight changes in supply, a decrease in demand and falling crude

06-04-2026 14:05:12

CNOOC's Kenli 10-2 oilfield Phase-1 development project starts running

Guangzhou (JLC), May 29, 2026--CNOOC's Phase-1 development project for Kenli 10-2 oilfield cluster, China's largest offshore shallow-layer lithologic oilfield, became fully operational recently, Peopl

05-29-2026 18:30:18

China’s April EVA market sees strong exports but weak imports

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2026—China’s EVA market indicated a pattern of high output, shrinking imports and surging exports in April. Strong exports against subdued imports became the core feature in Ap

05-26-2026 16:31:13

Tarim phase II ethylene project achieves mechanical completion

Shandong (JLC), May 22, 2026--PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company announced that mechanical completion has been reached for its Tarim 1.2 million mt/yr phase II ethylene project and associated g

05-22-2026 15:24:49

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