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Yanchang to put Yulin crude tank farm into use in late June

Guangzhou (JLC), May 23, 2025--Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum plans to put its Yulin crude oil tank farm into operation on June 20, the company said on its website recently.

05-23-2025 18:40:01

China’s Apr natural latex imports up on year

Shandong (JLC), May 22, 2025—China’s imports of natural latex reached 37,100 mt in April 2025, down by 2.88% month on month but surging by 93.62% year on year. In January-April 2025, China’s cumulativ

05-22-2025 14:23:34

Urea prices to move sideways at higher levels in mid-to-late May

Shandong (JLC), May 15, 2025—China urea prices are anticipated to move sideways within a higher range in the second half of May, fueled by surging expectations for urea exports and increasing demand.

05-15-2025 11:28:59

China INE crude price extends losses as tariff-related worries persist

Guangzhou (JLC), April 30, 2025--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) decreased further on Wednesday after the US consumer confidence plummeted in April a

04-30-2025 16:48:48

Rising capacity escalates oversupply pressure in PP market

04-29-2025 17:38:53

China butyl acrylate exports and imports down in Mar

Shandong (JLC), April 29, 2025--In March, the imports of butyl acrylate decreased by 32.93% month on month, and the exports decreased by 32.89% month on month.

04-29-2025 00:00:00

Independents’ crude refining margins retreat in late April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 25, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreated in late April, as imported crude costs rallied and independents’ sales revenue decreased.

04-25-2025 11:11:55

China’s March natural latex imports decline on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2025--China’s natural latex imports decreased by 15.03% month on month (MoM) and 5.01% year on year (YoY) to 38,200 mt in March 2025, hitting a five-year low.

04-24-2025 15:46:05

China's MTBE market declines in H1 April, unlikely to rebound in late April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 23, 2025--China's MTBE prices declined in the first half of April (H1) 2025, and are not expected to rebound late this month when sales pressure remains.

04-23-2025 18:43:08

Natural latex price rallies after tumbling

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2025—After the Chinese New Year, demand for natural latex remained lukewarm. Furthermore, following U.S. President Trump's tariff unveiling, the natural latex price plunged i

04-17-2025 10:47:23

China butyl acrylate exports up but imports down in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 27, 2025—In February, the imports of butyl acrylate decreased by 7.18% compared to the previous month, but the exports increased by 0.73% compared to the previous month.

03-27-2025 00:00:00

China’s natural latex imports up in Jan-Feb YoY

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2025—China’s imports of natural latex totaled 78,900 mt in January-February 2025, up by 9.31% year on year. Among which, China’s imports of natural latex in January reached 3

03-26-2025 16:25:02

2024 China’s natural latex imports down on year

Shandong (JLC), January 23, 2025—China’s imports of natural latex totaled 52,000 mt in December 2024, up by 39.46% month on month and up by 7.04% year on year. And China’s cumulative imports of natura

01-23-2025 10:19:21

Domestic fuel prices still mixed in late December

Guangzhou (JLC), December 27, 2024--China’s wholesale fuel prices were still mixed in late December, because of divergent demand.

12-27-2024 18:15:17

Crude stocks at Shandong ports largely steady in late December

Guangzhou (JLC), December 27, 2024--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports became largely stable in the week to December 26, JLC's data shows.

12-27-2024 15:25:44

State-owned refinery run rates inch up in late December

Beijing (JLC), December 27, 2024--Chinese state-owned oil refineries' run rates gained in the week to December 25 (Wednesday), JLC’s data shows.

12-27-2024 10:19:14

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

Shandong independents' run rates inch down in late December

Guangzhou (JLC), December 25, 2024--Shandong independent refiners' operating rates edged down in the week to December 25, with a couple of refiners cutting their throughput modestly.

12-25-2024 18:18:29

Jan-Nov China natural latex imports down on year

Shandong (JLC), December 24, 2024—China’s imports of natural latex totaled 37,300 mt in November 2024, up by 16.14% month on month but down by 14.79% year on year. And China’s cumulative imports of na

12-24-2024 17:40:34

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

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