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China PX losses set to ease after prolonged slump in 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 25, 2025—China's PX industry was mostly unprofitable throughout 2025, with losses seen during most of the year. The only exception occurred in May and June.

09-25-2025 17:19:27

Up/downstream strength fails to break toluene market deadlock

A market stalemate persisted for toluene as support from firm upstream markets was offset by ample domestic supply and cautious trader sentiment, leading to continued sideways consolidation.

09-25-2025 09:50:40

China butadiene market fails to strengthen in H1 Sep on thin demand

Shandong (JLC), September 25, 2025--In early-to-mid September, China’s butadiene market failed to gain the expected momentum.

09-25-2025 08:50:21

China’s Aug toluene exports keep rising on year

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2025—China’s toluene exports totaled 79,587.07 mt in August 2025, a rise of 79.19% year on year and an increase of 20.23% month on month.

09-24-2025 17:40:07

BASF Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project achieves mechanical completion of 1 mln mt/yr ethylene unit

BASF Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project celebrated the mechanical completion of its 1 million mt/yr ethylene unit on the morning of August 31, 2025, marking a milestone in the progression toward the full-

09-22-2025 09:18:38

China’s POM market sees high operating rates, muted demand

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025--China’s POM plants ran at consistently high operating rates at 83%, underscoring robust production capacity. Yet the industry was simultaneously grappling with tepi

09-17-2025 16:08:14

Operating rate of China’s styrene unit plunges, while that of main downstream producers increases

The operating rate of China’s styrene unit plunged due to the shutdown of some main units, while the operating rate of main downstream producers, EPS, ABS and PS, increased in different degree.

09-16-2025 17:17:53

China PTA operating rate and output analysis for Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2025--In August, China’s PTA units ran on average at 75.6% of name-plate capacity, 4.28 percentage points lower than in July, with the output at 6.09 million mt.

09-16-2025 16:05:24

Xizhong Island's first 10,000-dwt terminal opens for business

Guangzhou (JLC), September 12, 2025--A liquid terminal at Dalian Changxing Island (Xizhong Island) Petrochemical Industrial Base saw the completion of its first cargo unloading on September 10.

09-12-2025 18:16:04

China propylene market facing weak price trend

The East China propylene market weakened, pressured by sluggish downstream demand and a continuous influx of low-priced Shandong cargoes.

09-12-2025 16:30:29

PetroChina Jilin brings 1.2 mln mt/yr ethylene plant online

Guangzhou (JLC), September 4, 2025--PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical's 1.2 million mt/yr ethylene plant produced on-specification products on August 31, indicating s successfully startup.

09-04-2025 19:07:34

CNOOC Daxie starts qualified production at refining-chemical project

Guangzhou (JLC), August 26, 2025--CNOOC Ningbo Daxie Petrochemical has recently produced a batch of qualified polyethylene at its refining and chemical integration project in Zhejiang, the company sai

08-26-2025 18:29:41

July sees PE imports and exports swing back up after June slump

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2025--China imported 1.107 million mt of polyethylene (PE) in July 2025 according to the General Administration of Customs, up 15.40% month on month and down 14.79% year on

08-26-2025 17:25:57

China’s octanol market price shows weakness on rising supply

Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2025--Against the backdrop of the rising supply but marginal increase in demand, China’s octanol market price will move downward in a short run.

08-20-2025 17:16:03

China PVC prices edge lower lacking any bullish drivers

Shandong (JLC), August 12, 2025--Last week a brief rebound quickly faded as the move found no support from underlying supply-demand fundamentals, and PVC prices moved down slightly.

08-12-2025 10:42:00

Jul PTA operating rate & output both ascend on month

Shandong (JLC), August 8, 2025--Domestic PTA plants' operating rates and output both nudged up in July, as some units resumed normal operation and a new unit came online.

08-08-2025 00:00:00

China's PET bottle chip exports down on rising freight

Shandong (JLC), July 30, 2025--China exported 545,500 mt of PET bottle chip in June 2025 at an average price of $772/mt, a month-on-month decrease of 73,500 mt yet a 2.56% rise compared with June 2024

07-30-2025 16:27:00

China acrylonitrile prices to rise after falling in H2 2025

China’s acrylonitrile prices are more likely to rise after declining in the second half of 2025 in view of cost and fundamental changes.

07-25-2025 17:42:05

China’s Jun PVC imports edge higher, exports plunge

Shandong (JLC), July 24, 2025--China’s imports of PVC powder remained low despite a month-on-month increase in June 2025, as the domestic market continued to grapple with oversupply and persistently w

07-24-2025 14:17:00

China’s PET fiber chip exports sustain rising in May

Shandong (JLC), July 17, 2025--In May 2025, PET fiber chip exports showed strong momentum, with both month-on-month and year-on-year volumes posting impressive gains.

07-17-2025 11:34:00

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