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East China caustic soda price in downward fluctuation

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2026—Entering April, the uptrend in East China caustic soda prices has come to an end, amid weakness in supply-demand fundamentals.

04-16-2026 15:44:10

PSF market fluctuates upward amid cost support in Q1 2026

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026--In Q1 2026, the polyester staple fiber (PSF) market exhibited an overall fluctuating upward trend. However, downstream buyers showed limited capacity to chase higher pr

04-14-2026 13:45:17

China INE crude plunges after Trump signals end of Iran war in weeks

Guangzhou (JLC), April 1, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) plummeted on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the conflict in Iran coul

04-01-2026 19:05:28

INE crude rises amid worries about further escalation in Middle East War

Guangzhou (JLC), March 30, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) increased further on Monday following news that the United States may launch ground

03-30-2026 18:27:38

EPS market seesaws as war rally unravels‌

Shandong (JLC), March 18, 2026--China’s EPS prices surged before plunging as war concerns shifted to ceasefire hopes.

03-18-2026 17:53:31

China’s PP price trends two weeks after US-Iran war

Shandong (JLC), March 18, 2026--Two weeks into the US-Iran war, China’s polypropylene (PP) market exhibited a trajectory of rapid surge, subsequent pullback, and eventual high-level consolidation, dri

03-18-2026 14:36:48

China INE crude surges amid mounting war risks in Middle East

Guangzhou (JLC), February 24, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) rose sharply on Tuesday, as there was little indication of de-escalation in the s

02-24-2026 18:47:16

Asian ethylene prices continue downward trend in January

Shandong (JLC), February 11, 2026—Asian ethylene prices continued to decline throughout January 2026, and this downward trend is expected to persist in February.

02-11-2026 17:36:27

China INE crude price rises further as trade war risk eases

Guangzhou (JLC), January 22, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) extended gains on Thursday amid easing concerns over a potential US-Europe trade w

01-22-2026 19:31:33

Polyether prices face downward pressure soon

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2025--Polyether prices are projected to decline in the short term, pressured by weakened cost support, rising supply and muted demand.

10-21-2025 17:01:00

China MEG prices fluctuate due to tug-of-war between supply and demand

China MEG prices continued to fall in the East China market, as a result of both the expectations of supply expansion and the somewhat sluggish demand, keeping market sentiment s

09-18-2025 09:12:39

China PP expansion intensifies oversupply and price wars

Shandong (JLC), August 14, 2025--Years of continuous expansion have left China’s polypropylene (PP) industry facing an increasingly lopsided market.

08-14-2025 16:56:02

China calcium carbide prices rebound on tighter supply, warmer demand

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2025—China’s calcium carbide prices staged a rebound in early August 2025, primarily bolstered by tightened supply and relatively warmer demand.

08-12-2025 20:56:34

China urea prices set to sustain the downward trend

Shandong (JLC), Jun 5, 2025--China urea prices are set to sustain the downward trend next week on tepid demand.

06-05-2025 17:14:00

First bonded LNG warehouse in Zhoushan comes into use

Guangzhou (JLC), May 27, 2025--A batch of LNG was successfully unloaded into the 160,000-cubic-meter bonded storage tank at ENN (Zhoushan) LNG Terminal on May 25, marking that the first bonded LNG wa

05-27-2025 18:52:11

Shanghai Port moves towards regular methanol bunkering

Guangzhou (JLC), May 14, 2025--Shanghai Port saw a ship-to-ship methanol bunkering operation on May 11, with the bunkering volume setting a new record, marking a further step in the port’s regular me

05-14-2025 17:30:49

High PE supply leads to price war, structural conflict

The growth of PE capacity wil raise PE supply further, and the high supply will spur the price war and structural suply-demand conflict.

04-30-2025 15:55:49

China’s DOP prices spiral downwards on thin demand

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2025— China’s DOP spot prices from January to mid-April averaged lower by 24%—26% year on year, mainly undermined by weak demand.

04-16-2025 17:57:58

What does China’s energy market face amid escalating trade war?

Guangzhou (JLC), April 11, 2025--As the trade war between the United States (U.S.) and China keeps escalating, more attention has been drawn to the Chinese market. What does its energy market face?

04-11-2025 18:50:22

Toluene price in South China falls after rising in Q1 and to go downwards in Q2

Shandong (JLC), April 10, 2025—In the first quarter of 2025, toluene market price in South China fell after rising. While in the second quarter of 2025, amid the rise in toluene supply, tepid downstre

04-10-2025 15:05:17

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