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China PE prices surge in H1 Sep on multiple supports

China PE prices surged in the first half of September, supported by the geopolitical tension, intensive maintenance, and market sentiment.

09-17-2026 17:27:20

Industrial naphthalene prices soar in H1 Sept

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2026—China’s industrial naphthalene prices have been on an uptrend since early September, surging beyond CNY1,000/mt, hitting a year-to-date high, driven by supportive el

09-17-2026 16:53:42

Unrecoverable H1 supply shortfall underpins PP market outlook

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--Maintenance and production cuts tightened PP supply in H1, but restarts and Q4 new capacity additions are set to ease supply tightness.

09-16-2026 16:52:26

China’s PSF industry saw diverging performance amid market weakness in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--China’s PSF industry remained weak in H1 2026, with diverging performance across producers.

09-16-2026 16:06:22

PetroChina's net profit soars 22.0% in H1 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), August 31, 2026--PetroChina's net profit surged by 22.0% year on year in the first half (H1) of this year, according to the company's semi-annual report for 2026.

08-31-2026 15:46:50

Sinopec's net profit surges 19.3% in H1 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), August 25, 2026--Sinopec's net profit attributable to its shareholders leapt by 19.3% year on year in the first half (H1) of 2026, thanks to better oil refining margins, according to

08-25-2026 16:37:40

China PE imports plunge in H1 2026

China PE imports fell greatly in the first half of 2026, which was mainly caused by the geopolitical changes in the Middle East.

08-13-2026 14:02:36

DOP production declines in H1 2026 amid persistent operating constraints

Shandong (JLC), August 13, 2026--China’s DOP output totaled 687,800 mt in H1 2026, down 4.47% YoY, as tepid demand and poor producer margins continued to weigh on operations.

08-13-2026 10:20:35

Qinzhou port's petrochemical terminal throughput leaps 41.5% in H1

Guangzhou (JLC), August 11, 2026--Qinzhou port's cargo throughput at its petrochemical terminal jumped by 41.5% year on year in the first half (H1) of 2026, China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone said

08-11-2026 16:00:31

China's apparent fuel oil consumption plunges in H1

Guangzhou (JLC), August 3, 2026--China's apparent consumption of fuel oil plunged in the first half of this year, due to multiple factors.

08-03-2026 18:40:21

Singapore's bunker fuel sales increase in H1 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), July 29, 2026--Singapore's bunker fuel sales increased in the first half (H1) of 2026, according to the data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

07-29-2026 19:23:15

China’s toluene exports rise in H1 2026 amid multiple bullish driving factors

Shandong (JLC), July 29, 2026—In the first half of 2026, China exported about 820,784.91 mt of toluene, surging by 123.24% year on year, driven by tightening supply in Asia due to feedstock supply con

07-29-2026 16:56:22

Sinopec's crude runs drop 5.6% in H1 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), July 28, 2026--Sinopec refined 113.31 million mt of crude oil in the first half (H1) of 2026, a fall of 5.6% from H1 2025, according to Sinopec.

07-28-2026 18:04:12

Daqing Refining & Chemical runs refinery at 96.27% of capacity in H1

Guangzhou (JLC), July 28, 2026--PetroChina Daqing Refining & Chemical ran its refinery at 96.27% of capacity in the first half (H1) of 2026, according to its crude runs in the period.

07-28-2026 17:55:35

China imports crude from fewer sources in H1

Guangzhou (JLC), July 23, 2026--China imported crude from only 35 countries and regions in the first half (H1) of this year, down from 45 in the same period of time in 2025, according to the data from

07-23-2026 18:56:47

Geopolitical shifts send China EPDM prices from surge to slump in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), July 23, 2026—China’s EPDM prices surged from late February on geopolitical supply shocks, before reversing course from late April as weak fundamentals triggered a sharp correction.

07-23-2026 16:58:12

China PP maintenance loss hits a multi-year high in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), July 21, 2026—China’s PP maintenance loss hit a multi-year high of 6.4165 mln mt in the first half of the year, with operating rates hovering around 60%.

07-21-2026 08:39:20

PE market shows uptrend in H1 Jul on high cost, with fluctuations caused by weak fundamentals

China PE market showed an uptrend as a whole in the first half of July, 2026, but there were fluctuations caused by the game between weak fundamentals and production cost

07-16-2026 15:09:19

China's GDP grows 4.7% in H1 2026

Guangzhou (JLC), July 15, 2026--China's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 69.57 trillion yuan (about 10.24 trillion US dollars) in the first half (H1) of 2026, growing by 4.7% year on year, ac

07-15-2026 18:26:04

China PP market: H1 supply contraction intensifies while H2 capacity surge looms

Shandong (JLC), July 9, 2026—In China, H1 2026 saw polypropylene (PP) consumption, operating rates, and output fall due to unit turnarounds, a new-capacity hiatus, and weak demand; H2 capacity additio

07-09-2026 16:58:23

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