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China's DMF prices move sideways after falling in early Jul

Shandong (JLC), July 14, 2026--China's DMF prices moved sideways in early July after late-June declines, as feedstock costs rebounded but demand stayed slack.

07-14-2026 15:04:00

China DOP prices tumble on weak fundamentals, falling feedstock costs

Shandong (JLC), July 9, 2026—China’s DOP prices tumbled from mid-June, weighed by limited cost-side support and persistently weak fundamentals.

07-09-2026 17:37:06

China MEG prices fall amid prospects of US-Iran ceasefire

Shandong (JLC), June 18, 2026 – China MEG prices fell and were expected to decrease in the short term, amid prospects of a US-Iran ceasefire. As of June 16, the spot MEG price was CNY4,455/mt in East

06-18-2026 10:35:47

Asian PTA market price weakens on falling PX price and bleak demand

Shandong (JLC), May 28, 2026—In May, Asian PTA market trended lower, weighed by lukewarm demand and weakening feedstock costs. During the current lull in terminal industry, lackluster purchasing dampe

05-28-2026 11:39:47

China’s MEG market prices fall on weak demand

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2026—From Mach to mid-May, China’s monoethylene glycol (MEG) market prices increased before falling. MEG prices increased firstly, bolstered by both the surging production co

05-21-2026 15:22:52

China DOTP prices fall in early-to-mid May

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2026—China’s DOTP prices fell further in early-to-mid May, weighed down by persistently softening feedstock costs and weak downstream demand.

05-21-2026 11:53:38

Asian PX unit operating rate fall sharply on supply disruptions

Shandong (JLC), April 23, 2026--Crude supply disruptions drove Asian PX operating rates sharply lower, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

04-23-2026 16:30:54

China PFY prices to fall back in late May

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026--China’s polyester filament yarn (PFY) prices are set to decline amid peak inventories and weak demand, unless downstream orders pick up.

04-22-2026 17:31:35

PDH unit operating rate falls below 60%

Shandong (JLC), April 1, 2026 – After a rebound in early stage on improving profit amid geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, operating rates of PDH units began to decrease and even fell below 60%

04-01-2026 13:52:02

South China styrene stocks to fall again after holiday rebound

Shandong (JLC), February 26, 2026—Although styrene inventories in South China rebounded sharply after the Spring Festival holiday (February 15-23) due to waning demand, port stocks are expected to dra

02-26-2026 15:02:39

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

China’s Oct sulfuric acid exports fall, imports shrink

Shandong (JLC), November 27, 2025--In October 2025, China's sulfuric acid trade exhibited a clear pattern of declining exports and prices, alongside a sharp contraction in imports.

11-27-2025 11:31:14

China propylene prices fall on bearish fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), October 30, 2025-After the National Day holiday (Oct 1-8), China’s propylene market entered a downward trend under mounting supply pressure. As of October 29, 2025, mainstream prices i

10-30-2025 17:29:01

China’s Sep bottle-grade PET exports fall MoM, but rise YoY

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2025--China exported 467,700 mt of bottle-grade PET in September 2025, a month-on-month decrease of 53,000 mt but a year-on-year increase of 7.44%.

10-28-2025 11:16:52

China’s Aug bottle-grade PET exports fall

Shandong (JLC), September 25, 2025--China exported 520,700 mt of bottle-grade PET in August 2025, down by 58,900 mt month on month and 10.15% year on year, with an average price at $788.7934/mt.

09-25-2025 14:34:56

POY output to fall on supply-side structural adjustment

China Polyester Pre-Oriented Yarn (POY) output saw declines due to the supply-side structural reform.

09-17-2025 16:56:53

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

China’s VAC prices fall on supply surplus and weak demand

Shandong (JLC), August 21, 2025--China vinyl acetate (VAC) prices have been falling since late July amid oversupply and waning demand.

08-21-2025 15:38:22

China acrylonitrile prices to rise after falling in H2 2025

China’s acrylonitrile prices are more likely to rise after declining in the second half of 2025 in view of cost and fundamental changes.

07-25-2025 17:42:05

Jun butadiene imports rise, exports fall on month

Shandong (JLC), July 23, 2025--China's butadiene imports rose by 19.4% month on month, while exports declined by 99.76% month on month.

07-23-2025 18:00:00

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