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China’s industrial profits up 4.3% yoy in Q1

Guangzhou (JLC), April 28, 2024 – Profits of China's major industrial firms increased 4.3% year on year in the first quarter of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

04-28-2024 17:33:52

China styrene downstream profits show signs of upturn

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2024—Downstream producers of styrene industry suffered from narrowing losses recently.

04-24-2024 15:03:00

China Q1 DOP industry profits analysis

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2024—In the first quarter this year, China’s DOP industry survived on meager profits amid the competition between cost and demand, while the severe losses of naphthalene-base

04-17-2024 14:44:56

China AS industry profits surge in Q1

Shandong (JLC), March 27, 2024—China’s acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer (AS) industry saw surging profits amid rising cost and shrinking supply in the first quarter of 2024.

03-27-2024 16:13:42

PetroChina’s net profit up 8.3% in 2023, hitting record high

Guangzhou (JLC), March 26, 2024--PetroChina’s net profit increased 8.3% year on year to a record high in 2023, because of rising sales of oil products and natural gas.

03-26-2024 15:35:06

EVA Q1 profits down 76.8% Y-o-Y

Shandong (JLC), March 21, 2024—China’s ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) industry saw decreasing profits on account of the rising cost, expanding supply, and dim demand in the first quarter of 2024, despite t

03-21-2024 14:50:45

USD STR20 theoretical processing profit losses expand against high-priced feedstock

Shandong (JLC), March 14, 2024—Latex prices rose as output has tightened amid the off-peak season in SEA production areas, which expanded the theoretical processing profit losses of USD STR20.

03-14-2024 00:00:00

China DBP industry profits analysis

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2024—From a short term view, China’s dibutyl phthalate (DBP) industry will continue enjoying considerable profits on the back of the wide price spread between DBP and feedsto

03-12-2024 16:49:55

China SBS cost and profit analysis in 2023

Shandong (JLC), February 29, 2024—In 2023, China dry SBS cost was at CNY11,354/mt, and the margin was at CNY576/mt, while the cost of domestic oil-extended SBS read CNY11,514/mt.

02-29-2024 16:01:20

China’s refining sector reaps higher profits in 2023

Guangzhou (JLC), February 21, 2024 – Oil refining profits in China surged last year, while the upstream sector and the chemical sector saw a decline in profits, Sinopec reported on February 21.

02-21-2024 19:05:56

Surging benzene prices threaten downstream profits

Shandong (JLC), January 23, 2024-China benzene prices witnessed an upsurge amid tailwinds from expanding demand and low inventory, posing a threat to downstream profits.

01-23-2024 15:03:00

DOTP industry profits analysis

Shandong (JLC), January 11, 2024—China’s dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) industry profits were suffering pressure from high cost and dim demand, struggling with a gloomy outlook.

01-11-2024 17:39:18

Retail profits of gasoline and diesel diverge in 2023

Guangzhou (JLC), January 5, 2024 – The retail-wholesale spread, a gauge of retail profits for fuel at the pump, performed differently for gasoline and diesel in 2023.

01-05-2024 17:59:47

China DBP industry profits analysis

Shandong (JLC), December 21, 2023—China’s dibutyl phthalate (DBP) industry saw a profit contraction since December, owing to ascending cost and shrinking demand. In light of the above, the short-term

12-21-2023 15:40:32

China EVA profit slips YOY while operating rate sees an uptick

Shandong (JLC), November 29, 2023—China ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) profit slipped in November on account of shrinking demand and expanding supply.

11-29-2023 16:48:03

China PBR profits moderate in 2023

Shandong (JLC), November 23, 2022—Spanning from May to mid-October, China polybutadiene rubber (PBR) profit maintained a sound momentum amid tailwinds from hiking butadiene rubber futures while the ri

11-23-2023 15:28:05

China MA industry profit analysis

11-16-2023 14:19:40

Hydrogenated benzene downstream profits improve on low costs

Shandong (JLC), November 10, 2023—Hydrogenated benzene downstream products profit grew as feedstock prices declined rapidly and more downstream units underwent maintenance.

11-13-2023 17:04:22

DOP industry’s profits on upturn, backed by falling feedstock prices

Shandong (JLC), November 8, 2023—DOP industry saw bumper profits and remained on the upturn track, backed by the falling prices of feedstock octanol and o-xylene-based phthalic anhydride (OX-based PA)

11-08-2023 08:22:38

China PP industry profit analysis in Sep

China PP prices fell after rising in September, and the monthly average price rose by 6% month on month. But the profits of oil-based, methanol-based and PDH-based PP plants were poor generally.

09-28-2023 17:04:20

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