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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

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

China’s benzene operating rate and output analysis in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 3, 2026--In February 2026, the operating rate of China’s benzene industry stood at 81.53%, up 2.95 percentage points month on month and slightly up 0.41 percentage points year on

03-03-2026 16:16:37

Rising operating rates drive PE supply growth

Shandong (JLC), February 11, 2026--China’s Polyethylene (PE) unit operating rates steadily recovered to 86.34%, with overall supply scale maintaining high-level operations.

02-11-2026 17:36:00

Styrene operating rate declines, while downstream sectors see increase

Post-holiday turnarounds at some plants pushed styrene operating rates lower, while EPS, ABS and PS plants all ramped up to varying degrees.

10-22-2025 13:41:16

China’s DOP market sees downtrend and lower operating rate

Shandong (JLC), October 16, 2025--Over October 9-14, China’s DOP market prices edged down considering the slack demand and weak cost-side support.

10-16-2025 17:43:41

China’s POM market sees high operating rates, muted demand

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025--China’s POM plants ran at consistently high operating rates at 83%, underscoring robust production capacity. Yet the industry was simultaneously grappling with tepi

09-17-2025 16:08:14

Operating rate of China’s styrene unit plunges, while that of main downstream producers increases

The operating rate of China’s styrene unit plunged due to the shutdown of some main units, while the operating rate of main downstream producers, EPS, ABS and PS, increased in different degree.

09-16-2025 17:17:53

China PTA operating rate and output analysis for Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2025--In August, China’s PTA units ran on average at 75.6% of name-plate capacity, 4.28 percentage points lower than in July, with the output at 6.09 million mt.

09-16-2025 16:05:24

Jul PTA operating rate & output both ascend on month

Shandong (JLC), August 8, 2025--Domestic PTA plants' operating rates and output both nudged up in July, as some units resumed normal operation and a new unit came online.

08-08-2025 00:00:00

China PSF operating rate rises, profit declines

Shandong (JLC), Jun 19, 2025--In the first half of 2025, the polyester staple fiber (PSF) industry showed an uptrend in operating rates, but profits declined significantly.

06-19-2025 16:05:00

China PFY operating rate keeps high in H1 2025

Shandong (JLC), Jun 18, 2025--In the first half of 2025, the polyester filament yarn (PFY) industry maintained a high operating rate, with an average operating rate consistently above 88%, an increase

06-18-2025 17:04:00

China PTA operating rate and output analysis in May

Shandong (JLC), Jun 18, 2025--The average monthly operating rate of domestic PTA in May was maintained at around 72.95%, and the domestic PTA output in May was approximately 5.89 million mt.

06-18-2025 11:52:00

China's styrene operating rates plummets on intensive production cuts

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2025--China’s styrene monomer industry saw a significant decline in operating rates in April 2025, with output also shrinking accordingly.

05-20-2025 10:52:00

Despite lower operating rates, China’s styrene output rises in March

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2025—China’s styrene units’ operating rates inched down in March, while the output rose due to more natural days.

04-15-2025 17:31:39

Styrene unit operating rate keeps high in Feb amid fewer overhauls

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2025—Domestic styrene industry operating rates remained high amid falling maintenance, while styrene output edged down in view of fewer natural days in February.

03-11-2025 16:34:33

China MEG units operating rate slips in Feb

Shandong (JLC), February 28, 2025—The operating rate of China’s MEG units edged down in February due to unit maintenance.

02-28-2025 10:27:56

Styrene unit operating rate up in Jan amid falling turnarounds

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2025--China styrene unit operating rate increased in January, as the off-line units declined, and most units ran steadily.

02-18-2025 09:50:27

Oct styrene output rises, despite lower operating rates

Shandong (JLC), November 13, 2024—Although the operating rate in the styrene industry inched down, styrene output increased in October due to newly-added capacity and one more natural day than Septemb

11-13-2024 17:33:19

Oct PTA output to rise on high operating rates

Shandong（JLC）, October 31, 2024—China’s PTA units operating rates remained high in October, which led to rising monthly output.

10-31-2024 16:46:20

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