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China’s recycled PET prices fall slightly in late Sept

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026—After rising consistently for about one month, recycled PET market prices weakened in late September, dragged down by multiple negative elements, such as falling pro

09-23-2026 15:37:31

China's vinyl acetate prices retreat marginally after soaring

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—Despite an increase in vinyl acetate prices from early September, tracking rising feedstock acetic acid prices, the market was facing mounting pressure. From mid-Sep

09-22-2026 17:12:58

Analysis on the impact of interest rate hikes on natural rubber market

Shandong (JLC), September 21, 2026—Amid expectations of interest rate hikes, natural rubber futures retreated in mid-September firstly, while with the interest rate hike in place, the bearish factors

09-21-2026 17:10:45

South China toluene prices fall after soaring in Sept

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2026—South China toluene market prices rose strongly in the first half of September, propped up by higher international crude oil prices and toluene supply constraints in

09-20-2026 16:08:18

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

Recycled PET prices rise continuously on multiple positive factors

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026—Entering the traditional peak demand season in September, recycled PET market extended gains from late August, underpinned by multiple positive factors, such as tigh

09-16-2026 17:15:45

China’s PO prices surge in early Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026—China's propylene oxide (PO) market prices have increased significantly, exceeding expectations, tied closely to feedstock propylene prices movements, since heighten

09-16-2026 15:19:12

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 PA6 prices firm on strong feedstock support

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026—Supply constraints of caprolactam due to the consistently rises in listed prices of benzene last week, boosted its prices, while downstream enterprises mainly purcha

09-10-2026 17:33:38

Natural rubber market hot topics Q&A

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026—Natural rubber market has been increasing strongly recently, what are the driving factors and can this trend persist? Here are some questions and answers:

09-10-2026 17:01:19

China’s MAP prices fall on tepid demand

Shandong (JLC), August 27, 2026—In late August, China’s mono ammonium phosphate (MAP) prices extended losses from early August’s decline, and the market was characterized by high production costs, wea

08-27-2026 15:40:55

PTA industry sees lower social inventory and widening basis

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026—In China, PTA supply remained tight due to relatively low operating rates, which reached as low as 51.08% on August 8, amid concentrated unit maintenance and production

08-26-2026 14:54:20

Dark-colored rubber prices in Qingdao strengthen in August

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026—Imported natural rubber market in Qingdao fluctuated upwards in August. As of August 24, near-port and spot offers of STR20 in Qingdao were pegged at $2,345–2,350/mt, r

08-26-2026 11:22:39

POE prices on range-bound move amid higher costs but tepid demand

Shandong (JLC), August 25, 2026—Currently, China’s Polyolefin Elastomer (POE) market is facing bottom support from the cost side, but is dampened by lukewarm downstream demand at the same time, leadin

08-25-2026 17:02:08

China’s butanone prices fluctuate upwards

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2026—Heightened tensions in the Middle East from mid-August sent international crude oil prices higher, and the prices of related aromatics products and C4 raffinate followe

08-20-2026 16:42:55

South China’s toluene prices rise on tight supply and higher crude prices

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2026—South China’s toluene market prices have been on an uptrend since early August, bolstered by spot supply constraints and higher international crude oil prices. As of Au

08-20-2026 15:52:06

Natural latex prices move range-bound amid sluggish latex output growth and weak demand

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2026—In August, during the traditional bumper harvest season, domestic and international tapping process, however, is interrupted by periodic heavy rain, leading to sluggish

08-19-2026 17:39:09

China’s DMC prices on range-bound move

Shandong (JLC), August 13, 2026—From end-July to early August, China’s dimethyl carbonate (DMC) market prices were mainly on a range-bound move, with those in East China loitering at CNY4,125/mt, bols

08-13-2026 17:32:04

China’s SVR 3L inventory drops below 10,000 mt, bottom of the same period previous years

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2026—As of end-July 2026, SVR 3L spot inventories in mainstream warehouses in Shanghai and Ningbo have dropped below 10,000 mt, hitting the bottom level compared with the sa

08-12-2026 14:45:00

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

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