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Hydrogenated benzene downstream plants’ margins fall on high costs

Shandong (JLC), January 10, 2025—China hydrogenated benzene downstream producers’ margins declined due to heavy cost pressure.

01-10-2025 16:12:05

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude turn negative

Guangzhou (JLC), January 9, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude turned negative in the week to January 8, dampened by rising crude costs.

01-09-2025 14:27:43

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude plunge

Guangzhou (JLC), January 2, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude plunged in the week to January 1, 2025, as crude costs increased and sales revenue declined.

01-02-2025 17:36:39

Obvious increases in PP capaicty in North China attract market attention

12-31-2024 18:03:57

China's PP Powder Market Review in Q4

Shandong (JLC), December 26, 2024--In Q4 of 2024, the spot price of PP powder in China broadly held stable amid cost support but slack demand.

12-27-2024 10:17:22

2024 Regular Butyl Rubber Market Review

Shandong (JLC), December 27, 2024--In 2024, the spot price of domestically-produced regular butyl rubber and imported butyl rubber showed divergent trends given different market conditions.

12-27-2024 00:00:00

PSF industry chain margins review in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 26, 2024--Theoretical margins of polyester staple fiber (PSF) in 2024 showed ups and downs, marking an increase on a year-on-year comparison.

12-26-2024 16:32:48

Independents find lower crude refining margins in late Dec

Guangzhou (JLC), December 26, 2024--Shandong-based independents found lower refining margins for imported crude in late December, because of falling sales revenue.

12-26-2024 15:17:21

Carbon black market prices down on weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), December 19, 2024--In the first half of December, the carbon black market prices trended downwards, undermined by falling costs and subdued demand.

12-20-2024 17:30:56

Alkylate margins rally in H1 December amid higher product prices

Beijing (JLC), December 20, 2024--As of December 15, margins of alkylate units in Shandong averaged minus CNY470/mt, up by 27.07% compared with the average margin in the second half of November.

12-20-2024 16:12:37

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreat

Guangzhou (JLC), December 19, 2024--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreated this week, due to a rally in crude costs, despite a slight increase in sales revenue.

12-19-2024 14:25:58

Synthetic ammonia market lackluster on weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), December 18, 2024--Synthetic ammonia market was lackluster on the whole in the past days of December, pressured by weak fundamentals, in spite of maintenance in southwest China.

12-18-2024 18:31:00

China BPA industry sees capacity expansion and margin losses in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 17, 2024—In 2024, China’s BPA industry saw continuous expansion of capacity and production margin losses weighed by tepid supply-demand fundamentals and high production costs,

12-17-2024 12:00:22

Synthetic ammonia market prices down on the whole

Shandong (JLC), December 16, 2024--Synthetic ammonia market prices declined on the whole in the week during December 6-12, undermined by weak fundamentals and downward neighboring market.

12-16-2024 17:53:49

China DOP margins climb on muted costs

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2024--China DOP industry margins has been enlarged underpinned by the decrease in feedstock octanol prices, which has also driven up the capacity utilization rate of DOP m

12-12-2024 10:51:00

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude turn positive

Guangzhou (JLC), December 11, 2024--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude turned positive this week, after ten consecutive negative weeks, as crude costs slid and downstream

12-11-2024 18:56:15

Shandong independents' run rates up on better margins

Guangzhou (JLC), December 11, 2024--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates rose slightly in the week to December 11 as refining margins improved further.

12-11-2024 18:49:12

Independents’ crude refining margins rise again

Guangzhou (JLC), December 5, 2024--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins rose again in early December, thanks to slipping costs and growing sales revenue.

12-05-2024 14:08:30

Shandong independents' run rates up on improving margins

Guangzhou (JLC), December 4, 2024--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates rose modestly in the week to December 4 as refining margins improved further amid strengthening product prices.

12-04-2024 17:57:46

China’s first large Mark III type LNG carrier departs from Binhai

Beijing (JLC), December 4, 2024--“AL SHELILA”, China’s first large-sized LNG carrier equipped with the Mark III Flex membrane tank, set out on its first international voyage from Binhai to Singapore.

12-04-2024 17:11:21

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