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China SBS prices to fall in Q4

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026 – China’s SBS prices may fall in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2026, mainly owing to expectations of an increase in supply, a decrease in production costs and limited i

09-24-2026 11:24:40

China’s recycled PP prices rise before falling

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026 – China’s recycled PP prices rose in early September, driven by expectations of good demand amid the conventional peak season, enlarging PP-recycled PP price spread

09-23-2026 10:06:41

China’s DMC prices see a rapid pullback after surging

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026 – China’s dimethyl carbonate (DMC) prices surged in early September amid tight spot supply and rising propylene oxide (PO) prices, but saw a rapid decrease in mid-to

09-22-2026 17:01:39

China’s UPR prices rise before a slight pullback

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2026 – China’s unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) prices had been moving higher since early September but fell back on September 18, with these movements mainly driven by

09-20-2026 10:03:00

China methanol imports to move down in Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026 – China methanol import volume may move down to around 730,000-750,000 mt in August, because the shipping quantity in July was expected to decrease. However, the dec

09-16-2026 13:43:42

China PP output to up by 1.04% MoM in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2026 – China PP output may stand at about 3.20 mln mt in September, up by 1.04% month on month, mainly because of an increase in overall operating rate, though the output

09-15-2026 09:58:19

China BOPET prices to go range-bound in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026 – China BOPET prices are expected to go range-bound in September, amid the interplay of bullish and bearish factors. The prevailing prices for 12μ general-purpose BO

09-10-2026 09:58:33

ABS prices surge in early Sep on soaring costs and falling supply

Shandong (JLC), September 9, 2026 – China ABS prices surged in early September, mainly owing to soaring costs amid the US-Iran tensions and falling supply. As of September 8, mainstream ABS quotes in

09-09-2026 10:31:24

Pakistan’s provisional anti-dumping duties to have limited impact on China’s soda ash exports

Shandong (JLC), September 8, 2026 – The National Tariff Commission of Pakistan issued Notice No. ADC75, making an affirmative preliminary anti-dumping determination on soda ash originating in or impor

09-08-2026 17:11:11

China BDO prices rise steadily amid many bullish factors

Shandong (JLC), August 27, 2026 – China spot BDO prices rose steadily, mainly due to tightening supply, rigid demand from PTMEG and PBT sectors and expected improvement in demand from PBAT industry.

08-27-2026 14:04:06

China SBS prices rise slowly

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026 – China SBS prices rose slowly from August 1 to August 24, mainly supported by rising costs, despite an increase in SBS supply and limited improvement in demand.

08-26-2026 09:22:51

China acetic acid prices to fluctuate at highs in Sep

Shandong (JLC), August 25, 2026 – China acetic acid prices are expected to fluctuate at highs in September, supported by improving demand and high methanol prices, despite increasing supply.

08-25-2026 15:27:57

India’s anti‑subsidy probe into Chinese PVC to drag down China’s PVC exports

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2026 – On August 18, the Indian Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) issued a notification initiating an anti‑subsidy investigation into suspension PVC resin origina

08-19-2026 17:09:56

China HDPE market to face loose fundamentals in H2 2026

Shandong (JLC), August 13, 2026 – China HDPE market may face loose fundamentals in the second half of 2026 (H2 2026), mainly owing to commissioning of new HDPE units and limited improvement in downstr

08-13-2026 11:00:05

China spot TDI prices go up amid shrinking supply

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2026 – China spot TDI prices went up recently, as the spot supply shrank due to maintenance or operating rate cuts of domestic and overseas TDI units and toluene prices move

08-12-2026 13:54:56

China POM prices fall due to sufficient supply and soft demand

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2026 – China POM prices fell recently, owing to sufficient supply and soft demand. News that some producers cut their EXW prices by CNY 200-400/mt was heard in the market. I

08-12-2026 10:14:31

China benzene output down by 6.49% MoM in Jul

Shandong (JLC), August 5, 2026 – China benzene output stood at about 1.5319 mln mt in July, down by about 6.49% month on month and down by 15.4% year on year, mainly due to a large decrease in operati

08-05-2026 17:17:41

China’s PTA market to face tight supply-demand balance in H2 2026

Shandong (JLC), August 5, 2026 – The supply‑demand pattern in China’s PTA industry is projected to gradually move from a structural surplus to a tight balance in the second half (H2) of 2026, driven b

08-05-2026 08:30:00

China SBS prices to consolidate at mid-to-high levels in Jul

Shandong (JLC), July 23, 2026 – China SBS prices are expected to consolidate at mid-to-high levels in July, amid cost support, increasing supply and weak demand.

07-23-2026 09:58:32

China polyether prices to fluctuate at relatively low levels in H2 2026

Shandong (JLC), July 22, 2026 – China polyether prices may fluctuate at relatively low levels in the second half of 2026 (H2 2026), in consideration of relatively weak fundamentals and weakening impac

07-22-2026 08:57:10

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