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China’s PDH unit operating rate drops further

Beijing (JLC), April 27, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 51.50% in the week to April 23, down 5.61 percentage points compared with the week to April 16.

04-27-2026 17:53:57

China’s LNG imports rally in March

Beijing (JLC), April 22, 2026—China imported about 3.95 million (mln) mt of LNG in March 2026, an uptick of 3.43% month on month but a slump of 19.23% year on year, according to data from GACC.

04-22-2026 15:49:17

China’s PDH unit operating rate moves down

Beijing (JLC), April 20, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 57.11% in the week to April 16, down 2.77 percentage points compared with the week to April 9.

04-20-2026 17:38:40

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds slightly

Beijing (JLC), April 13, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 59.32% in the week to April 9, up 0.16 percentage points compared with the week to April 2, JLC’s data showed.

04-13-2026 17:10:10

China’s first 180,000 cbm LNG carrier completed

Beijing (JLC), April 9, 2026—China completed construction of its largest domestically-built LNG carrier on April 8, according to market sources.

04-09-2026 15:17:53

China’s PDH unit operating rate slips

Beijing (JLC), April 7, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 58.12% in the week to April 2, down 5.25 percentage points compared with the week to March 26, JLC’s data showed.

04-07-2026 17:45:06

China’s LNG imports in Jan-Feb inch up

Beijing (JLC), March 24, 2026--China imported around 10.53 million (mln) mt of LNG in the first two months of 2026, a year-on-year uptick of 0.10%, data from GACC showed.

03-24-2026 17:39:16

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds

Beijing (JLC), March 23, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 67.05% in the week to March 19, up 3.52 percentage points compared with the week to March 12, JLC’s data showed.

03-23-2026 17:41:08

China’s PDH unit operating rate moves down

Beijing (JLC), March 16, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 63.53% in the week to March 12, down 1.22 percentage points compared with the week to March 5.

03-16-2026 17:48:07

China’s PDH unit operating rate rises

Beijing (JLC), March 9, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 64.74% in the week to March 5, up 1.09 percentage points compared with the period during February 13-26.

03-09-2026 17:41:07

PipeChina starts construction of three gas pipelines

Beijing (JLC), March 9, 2026—PipeChina kicked off construction of three natural gas pipelines in central and eastern China on February 28, the company said on its WeChat platform.

03-09-2026 08:56:40

Closure of Strait of Hormuz stirs concerns over China’s LNG imports

Shandong (JLC), March 6, 2026—The recent tension in the Middle East and the consequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the LNG prices to soar.

03-06-2026 17:55:00

China’s PDH unit operating rate slips

Beijing (JLC), March 2, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 63.65% during February 13-26, down 1.70 percentage points compared with the week to February 12.

03-02-2026 16:53:22

Supply of PetroChina Hutubi UGS hits new high

Beijing (JLC), February 14, 2026—As of February 14, the withdrawal volume of PetroChina’s Hutubi underground gas storage facility in the 2025-2026 heating season exceeded 2.8 billion cubic meters.

02-14-2026 17:38:00

China’s PDH unit operating rate rises

Beijing (JLC), February 14, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 63.35% in the week ending February 12 (Thursday), up 3.64 percentage points week on week, JLC’s data showed.

02-14-2026 14:26:00

China’s PDH unit operating rate inches up

Beijing (JLC), February 9, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 61.71% in the week ending February 5 (Thursday), up 0.49 percentage points week on week, JLC’s data showed.

02-09-2026 17:28:53

China’s LNG supply dips 0.2% in January

Beijing (JLC), February 9, 2026—In January 2026, LNG supply in China’s spot market edged down by 0.2% month on month to 6.25 billion cubic meters (bcm).

02-09-2026 17:11:55

PipeChina Nanshan LNG Terminal enters final commissioning stage

Beijing (JLC), February 3, 2026—PipeChina’s Longkou Nanshan LNG Terminal phase I entered the final stage of commissioning recently and will come online in mid-2026, market sources reported.

02-03-2026 15:59:52

China’s PDH unit operating rate rebounds

Beijing (JLC), February 2, 2026--The overall operating rate of China’s PDH units averaged 61.22% in the week ending January 29 (Thursday), up 0.46 percentage points week on week, JLC’s data showed.

02-02-2026 17:15:21

China’s ethane imports climb in 2025

Beijing (JLC), January 28, 2026--China’s ethane imports totaled 5.95 mln mt in 2025, up 7.36% year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).

01-30-2026 10:21:29

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