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China calcium carbide prices resume downtrend amid recovering supply, weak demand

Shandong (JLC), October 20, 2026 — China’s calcium carbide prices have retreated from recent highs as supply constraints ease and downstream demand remains subdued.

10-20-2026 11:05:53

China DOP margins recover, but loss risks persist

Shandong (JLC), October 19, 2026 — China’s DOP market recovered from months of losses, but elevated feedstock costs and weak demand continued to pressure margins in October.

10-19-2026 17:38:51

Shanghai completes first bio-methanol bunkering for inland vessel

Guangzhou (JLC), October 19, 2026--Shanghai Port saw the completion of its first bio-methanol bunkering for an inland vessel at Luodong Container Terminal on October 15, Shanghai International Port G

10-19-2026 16:12:52

Polybutadiene prices to move sideways in Oct

Shandong (JLC), October 16, 2026--Polybutadiene prices are expected to move sideways in October.

10-16-2026 16:05:00

Crude stocks at Shandong ports fall for seventh week straight

Guangzhou (JLC), October 15, 2026--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports declined again in the week ending October 15, marking the seventh consecutive week of losses, JLC

10-15-2026 17:52:08

China’s caustic soda market remains subdued in Q1-Q3 amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), October 15, 2026--China’s caustic soda market remained subdued in Q1-Q3 2026 as oversupply persisted.

10-15-2026 17:28:00

Independents' refining margins for imported crude turn negative

Guangzhou (JLC), October 15, 2026--Shandong-based independents' refining margins for imported crude turned negative in mid-October, due to a surge in crude costs.

10-15-2026 13:58:20

Maoming Port sees delivery of 300,000-dwt crude terminal

Guangzhou (JLC), October 14, 2026--After passing the handover acceptance, the 300,000-dwt crude oil terminal in the Bohe New Port Area of Maoming Port was delivered by No. 2 Engineering Co., Ltd. of C

10-14-2026 18:00:08

PetroChina Guangdong starts transporting gasoline via pipeline

Guangzhou (JLC), October 10, 2026--A batch of 5,000 mt of 92-RON gasoline was transported from the initial station of Guangdong Petrochemical’s oil product pipeline to the Da’an oil depot in Huizhou o

10-10-2026 18:52:30

Crude stocks at Shandong ports hit over 65-month low

Guangzhou (JLC), September 30, 2026--The stocks of crude, fuel oil and diluted bitumen at Shandong ports plummeted to the lowest level in more than 65 months in the week ending September 30, JLC’s dat

09-30-2026 19:18:56

China INE crude price retreats amid recovering Saudi oil supply

Guangzhou (JLC), September 29, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) retreated on Tuesday following the resumption of oil exports via the Saudi East-

09-29-2026 19:16:20

Fed rate-hike impact limited as EVA market driven by own fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2026--The Fed's rate hikes posed only a short-term sentiment disturbance, with EVA's outlook still hinging on its own supply-demand balance and PV installation momentum.

09-24-2026 17:22:07

Xiangguosi UGS achieves flexible injection-withdrawal changeovers

Beijing (JLC), September 22, 2026—Xiangguosi underground gas storage (UGS) facility carried out injection-withdrawal changeovers between September 15 and 18.

09-22-2026 17:49:57

Shanxi unconventional gas output hits record high in Jan-Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—In the first eight months of 2026, Shanxi’s unconventional natural gas output reached 13.32 billion cubic meters (bcm), hitting a record high for the period, accordi

09-22-2026 17:38:55

China's vinyl acetate prices retreat marginally after soaring

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026—Despite an increase in vinyl acetate prices from early September, tracking rising feedstock acetic acid prices, the market was facing mounting pressure. From mid-Sep

09-22-2026 17:12:58

DOP prices retreat from high levels on fading positive factors

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2026--In late September, with DOP prices surging to elevated levels, the market's upward momentum gradually faded.

09-22-2026 16:56:50

China's daily bonded bunker exports hit over six-year low in August

Guangzhou (JLC), September 21, 2026--China's bonded bunker fuel exports continued to tumble in August, with the daily volume hitting a low since March 2020.

09-21-2026 17:16:10

Huajin Aramco receives first crude cargo

Guangzhou (JLC), September 20, 2026--Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Company (HAPCO) unloaded its first cargo of crude oil from a VLCC at its 300,000-dwt crude terminal in Panjin Port on September 10, the

09-20-2026 15:49:02

Fed's first rate hike since 2023 to weigh on China's PVC market

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2026--Fed rate hike is expected to weigh on China’s PVC market via eroded cost support, softening export demand and compressed margins.

09-18-2026 17:27:02

China Gas signs 20-year LNG SPA with Venture Global

Beijing (JLC), September 18, 2026—China Gas inked long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Venture Global, the company announced on September 14.

09-18-2026 13:51:06

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