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Middle East tensions lift costs to keep PE volatile at highs

Shandong (JLC), March 24, 2026--Escalating Middle East tensions drove up crude oil costs, coupled with tightening supply and weak demand, trapping the polyethylene (PE) market in a high-level volatili

03-24-2026 10:20:50

China NBR prices surge on geopolitical tensions and soaring costs

Escalating Middle East tensions boosted crude oil and feedstock prices, significantly lifting China’s NBR prices, which then prompted suppliers to hike offers and squeezed downstream margins.

03-17-2026 14:54:05

China acrylonitrile prices see explosive rally on tight supply, firm costs

Shandong (JLC), March 16, 2026--China acrylonitrile prices spiked to CNY10,500-11,000/mt over the past week amid solid cost support and mounting expectations of supply contraction.

03-16-2026 17:44:10

China polyester yarn steady as Mideast tensions lift costs, demand lags

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2026—The Israel-Iran conflict has transmitted cost-push pressures to China's polyester yarn sector via rising crude oil prices, driving a stable yet strengthening market, tho

03-11-2026 14:07:17

Geopolitical tensions, soaring costs drive PFY prices higher

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026—Geopolitical tensions pushed crude and feedstock costs higher, driving up polyester filament yarn (PFY) prices.

03-05-2026 15:43:30

Geopolitical risks lift polyester chip costs, while demand lags

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026--Middle East tensions boosted crude oil prices and polyester chip costs, but weak demand weighed on the market.

03-05-2026 11:01:20

China’s DOTP market falls amid softening costs and tepid demand

Shandong (JLC), February 10, 2026--China’s DOTP prices declined on weak feedstock costs and muted downstream demand ahead of Lunar New Year.

02-10-2026 17:19:00

Independents' crude refining margins surge on lower costs, higher revenue

Guangzhou (JLC), November 13, 2025--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins surged in the week to November 12, because of lower crude costs and higher sales revenue.

11-13-2025 16:10:45

China PE prices slide on bearish fundamentals, falling costs

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2025-China’s PE market came under heavy pressure in October as oversupply, muted demand, and falling feedstock prices dampened sentiment, leaving the market short of upward

10-20-2025 15:23:56

Independents' crude refining margins improve amid lower costs

Guangzhou (JLC), October 10, 2025--Shandong-based independent refiners' crude refining margins improved in the week to October 8, because of a decline in crude costs.

10-10-2025 19:23:43

China’s propane inflows up in Aug on lower costs and larger demand

Beijing (JLC), September 25, 2025—China’s propane imports reached 2.56 million mt in August 2025, which expanded by 1.79% month on month and 4.76% year on year, data from GACC indicated.

09-25-2025 14:30:06

China’s PU slurry prices move sideways on weak costs and slack demand

Recently, China’s PU slurry prices showed a stable trend on the whole because of the weak cost-side support and slack downstream demand.

09-18-2025 10:00:20

Independents' crude refining margins surge amid lower costs

Guangzhou (JLC), September 11, 2025--Shandong-based independents' refining margins for imported crude surged in the week ending September 10, because of falling crude costs, despite slightly lower sal

09-11-2025 16:47:22

China DOP prices fall on weak costs, bearish fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2025—China DOP prices extended declines in early September, falling to multi-year lows amid sliding feedstock costs and bearish fundamentals.

09-11-2025 16:36:13

Independents’ crude refining margins surge as costs plunge

Guangzhou (JLC), May 7, 2025--Shandong-based independents saw a surge in their crude refining margins in early May, thanks to a plunge in crude costs, despite a decline in sales revenue.

05-07-2025 18:44:41

Independents’ crude refining margins soar again as costs decrease

Guangzhou (JLC), April 17, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins soared again in the middle of April, bolstered by a further plunge in crude costs.

04-17-2025 11:39:37

Independents’ crude refining margins surge as costs tumble

Guangzhou (JLC), April 9, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins surged in the week to April 9, due to a slump in crude costs, despite a decline in their sales revenue.

04-09-2025 18:57:19

Independents’ crude refining margins plunge on surging costs

Guangzhou (JLC), April 3, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins plunged in early April as crude costs surged, despite a rise in their sales revenue.

04-03-2025 17:07:14

Independents’ crude refining margins surge as costs decrease

Guangzhou (JLC), March 6, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins surged in early March, driven up by a further decrease in crude costs, despite lower sales revenue.

03-06-2025 11:55:14

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

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