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China PE prices retreat from highs on cost support, weak demand

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026--Prices across China’s PE varieties pulled back, as costs still underpinned the market while downstream demand struggled to recover.

09-23-2026 16:42:32

China PP market stay supported by costs and turnarounds

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—China’s PP market stays supported by rising feedstock costs and maintenance-driven supply losses across South, East and North China, although downstream buyers resis

09-22-2026 17:38:03

China PE prices surge in H1 Sep on multiple supports

China PE prices surged in the first half of September, supported by the geopolitical tension, intensive maintenance, and market sentiment.

09-17-2026 17:27:20

China’s PA6 prices firm on strong feedstock support

Shandong (JLC), September 10, 2026—Supply constraints of caprolactam due to the consistently rises in listed prices of benzene last week, boosted its prices, while downstream enterprises mainly purcha

09-10-2026 17:33:38

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 PP prices rise in August as supply tightness and costs support

Shandong (JLC), August 27, 2026—China’s PP prices fluctuated higher in August on supply tightness and cost support. September may see further slight gains, though unit restarts and hand-to-mouth

08-27-2026 16:03:19

Recycled PET prices rise in late Aug on support of cost and demand

Prices of recycled PET rose after keeping stable in August.

08-27-2026 14:57:05

China PP trade enters historic reversal on surging exports and shrinking imports

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2026—China’s PP trade is undergoing a structural shift in 20226, as surging exports and weakening imports reverse the long-standing pattern in which imports far exceeded

08-20-2026 17:29:15

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

PP powder prices rise on multiple supports

08-13-2026 15:33:08

China PE imports plunge in H1 2026

China PE imports fell greatly in the first half of 2026, which was mainly caused by the geopolitical changes in the Middle East.

08-13-2026 14:02:36

PE prices retreat after losing cost support

The PE prices retreated due to weak fundamentals in China, after the cost-side support was depressed by lower crude oil price.

07-29-2026 16:26:37

August maintenance to tighten China coal-based PP supply, but support seen fleeting into H2

Shandong (JLC), July 28, 2026—China’s coal-based PP supply is expected to tighten in August on maintenance, providing temporary support, but gains will be capped by weak fundamentals in H2.

07-28-2026 15:12:42

China POE imports further fall in Jun

China polyolefin elastomer (POE) imports showed a further decline in June, 2026.

07-23-2026 14:07:33

China PP prices surge in Jul on robust cost support

Shandong (JLC), July 22, 2026--China PP prices surged in July on robust cost support. The crude oil-PP price correlation index climbed to 0.85 in 2026 amid crude volatility and tightening supply.

07-22-2026 17:48:25

China PE prices rise on multiple support, to keep high in the near future

07-15-2026 16:30:33

China PP imports fall, with structural divergence across product categories

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2026--During Jan-May 2026, China’s PP import market was characterized by shrinking volumes and widening structural divergence across product categories.

06-24-2026 09:58:06

EU’s anti-dumping probe into Chinese PBAT to drag down China’s PBAT exports

Shandong (JLC), June 9, 2026 – In early June 2026, the European Commission (EU) officially launched an anti-dumping investigation into PBAT originating in China. Affected by this, China’s PBAT expor

06-09-2026 11:01:05

China PP exports surge in April

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2026—China’s PP exports surged in April, driven by widening domestic-overseas price spreads, bearish domestic fundamentals, and improving overseas demand.

05-27-2026 16:20:52

China PVC market gains cost support after Shanxi mining incident

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2026—China’s PVC market is expected to receive a near-term boost following a coal mining accident in Shanxi, which may tighten feedstock supply and lift production costs.

05-26-2026 17:21:14

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