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Shandong independents' feedstock unloading rebounds in July

Guangzhou (JLC), August 6, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners and traders' feedstock unloading rebounded month on month in July, though it was still relatively low.

08-06-2026 16:16:44

Independents' refining margins for imported crude turn positive

Guangzhou (JLC), August 6, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude turned positive in early August, as crude costs dropped rapidly and sales revenue increased.

08-06-2026 16:05:40

Shandong independents' run rates rally in early August

Guangzhou (JLC), August 5, 2026--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates rebounded in the week ending August 5, JLC’s data shows.

08-05-2026 19:06:34

Liaoning Jincheng Petrochemical exports MTBE for first time

Guangzhou (JLC), August 4, 2026--Liaoning Jincheng Petrochemical exported its first batch of MTBE by sea recently, the company said on its WeChat platform on August 2.

08-04-2026 18:49:57

PetroChina Yunnan’s monthly jet fuel sales top 200,000 mt

Guangzhou (JLC), August 4, 2026--PetroChina Yunnan Petrochemical’s jet fuel sales passed the 200,000 mt mark in July 2026, an upsurge of over 20% from the same month last year, PetroChina announced on

08-04-2026 15:07:29

China INE crude price edges down amid expected US-Iran talks

Guangzhou (JLC), August 3, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) inched lower amid expectations of negotiations between the United States and Iran.

08-03-2026 19:05:38

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds

Beijing (JLC), August 3, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 69.34% in the week to July 30, up 3.53 percentage points compared with the week to July 23, JLC’s data showed.

08-03-2026 17:12:58

Sinopec Jinan starts export of lubricant base oil processed with supplied materials

Guangzhou (JLC), August 3, 2026--Sinopec Jinan Refining & Chemical completed the loading and dispatch of its first batch of high-viscosity Group II No. 10 lubricant base oil in late July, destined for

08-03-2026 17:01:37

Independents' refining margins for imported crude weaken

Guangzhou (JLC), July 30, 2026--Shandong-based independent refiners' refining margins for imported crude weakened in late July, as crude costs rose more significantly than sales revenue.

07-30-2026 15:55:54

Shandong independents' run rates retreat

Guangzhou (JLC), July 29, 2026--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates retreated in the week ending July 29, JLC’s data shows.

07-29-2026 18:59:43

New crude tanks for SDIC Yangpu T1 tank farm topped out

Guangzhou (JLC), July 29, 2026--SDIC Oil & Gas Terminal Yangpu Co., Ltd. recently topped out four 100,000-cbm crude storage tanks as part of the expansion project of the SDIC Yangpu T1 tank farm.

07-29-2026 17:05:34

Aug PP weakness to persist as supply rises, demand remains subdued

Shandong (JLC), July 29, 2026--China’s PP market is expected to remain constrained by rising supply and weak demand in August, with spot prices stuck in a weak range-bound pattern lacking rebound mome

07-29-2026 16:55:54

PE prices retreat after losing cost support

The PE prices retreated due to weak fundamentals in China, after the cost-side support was depressed by lower crude oil price.

07-29-2026 16:26:37

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

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 PE prices driven up by higher cost despite off-season

China PE quotations showed an uptrend in July, which is in the conventional off-season, as the high cost prevailed over weak demand.

07-28-2026 16:34:35

Zhoushan-Ningbo submarine pipeline project comes under construction

Guangzhou (JLC), July 27, 2026--China's first long-distance cross-sea pipeline project for chemicals, the Zhoushan-Ningbo submarine pipeline project, has recently come under construction, the Zhousha

07-27-2026 18:02:24

PetroChina Sichuan’s crude runs top 100 mln mt

Guangzhou (JLC), July 27, 2026--PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical’s cumulative crude oil throughput has exceeded 100 million mt as of July 23, 2026, PetroChina announced on its official news website on

07-27-2026 16:40:20

China’s PDH unit operating rate goes down

Beijing (JLC), July 27, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 65.84% in the week to July 23, down 4.39 percentage points compared with the week to July 16, JLC’s data showed.

07-27-2026 15:40:53

Dushanzi Petchem starts up China's first full-chain green ethylene project

Guangzhou (JLC), July 23, 2026--PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical commissioned China's first full-chain green, low-carbon ethylene project on July 16, the company announced via its WeChat account.

07-23-2026 18:59:28

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