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China's DMF market hits three-year high in Q3 before retreating

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026--China’s DMF market rallied sharply in Q3 2026 before pulling back, with prices breaking above CNY6,000/mt to hit a three-year high.

09-24-2026 19:29:00

China PE market sees high prices, but weak fundamentals

China PE prices stayed at high levels underpinned by high cost, but the market fundamentals were weak.

09-24-2026 17:37:54

China PE prices retreat from highs on cost support, weak demand

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026--Prices across China’s PE varieties pulled back, as costs still underpinned the market while downstream demand struggled to recover.

09-23-2026 16:42:32

Sep PE market underpinned by high cost, slightly high production losses

The key conflict in China PE market is the tension between higher-supply prediction and seasonal demand changes currently. Meanwhile, changes in crude oil prices will exert important influences on Chi

09-23-2026 15:53:13

Shanxi unconventional gas output hits record high in Jan-Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—In the first eight months of 2026, Shanxi’s unconventional natural gas output reached 13.32 billion cubic meters (bcm), hitting a record high for the period, accordi

09-22-2026 17:38:55

DOP prices retreat from high levels on fading positive factors

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026--In late September, with DOP prices surging to elevated levels, the market's upward momentum gradually faded.

09-22-2026 16:56:50

China’s asphalt exports hit decade high and imports grow in Aug

Beijing (JLC), September 22, 2026—China’s asphalt exports soared by 205.03% month on month and by 161.47% year on year to 211,337 mt in August, according to the General Administration of Customs of th

09-22-2026 15:23:48

POM sees higher price but lower margin on high cost

The surge in methanol price directly drove up the production cost of polyoxymethylene (POM), and this made POM get both higher prices and lower margins, leading to a stronger tension in spot market.

09-17-2026 17:53:48

Scrap tire market higher in early Sep, but faces downward pressure

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026—As of September 15, the scrap tire price overall showed a rise followed by a decline. Prices of various products moved noticeably higher, while downward pressure gra

09-17-2026 17:20:52

S China PP production and sales both high with severe market competition

PP capacity surged in South China in recent years, and the local supply increased accordingly. The market competition between local and cross-regional PP goods showed signs of escalation.

09-16-2026 17:33:28

PTA range-bound at highs as cost support offsets weak demand

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--PTA prices remained range-bound at high levels, as firm crude oil and PX cost support was offset by weakening supply-demand dynamics, leaving the market in intense

09-16-2026 14:50:43

MX prices surge to a new high for the year

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2026—China MX prices surged sharply in recent days, hitting a new year-to-date high.

09-16-2026 11:10:18

S China PP operating rate sees slow growth amid high-cost pressure

In 2026, the overall operating rate of PP plants in South China was lower than last year, and showed slow growth after April.

09-15-2026 17:25:34

China plasticizer prices surge toward yearly highs on robust cost support

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026--Since early September, China's plasticizer market has rallied across the board, with prices up around CNY1,000/mt.

09-15-2026 17:17:31

China's August crude runs hit five-month high

Guangzhou (JLC), September 15, 2026--China's crude throughput climbed to a five-month high in August 2026, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

09-15-2026 15:15:47

PE rises to yearly highs on cost support, weak demand caps further gains

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026--China’s PE spot prices climbed to their highest levels of the year, supported by volatile-but-firm crude oil and periodic tightness in supply, with the spot-futures

09-15-2026 14:49:45

China's EPDM prices to rebound slightly on higher cost, tight supply

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2026--China's EPDM prices are expected to rebound only slightly in September on firmer costs and selective supply tightness, with ample inventories and imports capping th

09-11-2026 16:57:23

PP powder prices higher on solid propylene price

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2026—The tense situation in the Middle East has been pushing up international crude oil prices, while propylene prices retreated before rising in September 2-9, and PP fu

09-11-2026 12:00:32

China’s DOP market prices hit highs since May

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026--China's DOP market extended rises, with prices in South and East China successively breaking through the CNY10,000/mt threshold, hitting new highs since May 2026.

09-10-2026 16:18:33

China PE prices rise amid high cost, bullish fundamentals

09-09-2026 11:57:57

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