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PSF industry scales up production cuts on continuous losses

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2026--Polyester staple fiber (PSF) industry stepped up production cuts faced with persistent losses. High feedstock costs could not be fully passed downstream, keeping th

09-17-2026 11:07:12

China’s PSF industry saw diverging performance amid market weakness in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), September 16, 2026--China’s PSF industry remained weak in H1 2026, with diverging performance across producers.

09-16-2026 16:06:22

PTA industry sees lower social inventory and widening basis

Shandong (JLC), August 26, 2026—In China, PTA supply remained tight due to relatively low operating rates, which reached as low as 51.08% on August 8, amid concentrated unit maintenance and production

08-26-2026 14:54:20

China butanone industry profit analysis for the first half of 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 17, 2026--In H1 2026, China's butanone industry demonstrated robust overall profitability. Mainstream n-butene-based process producers maintained high profit margins with signific

06-17-2026 15:38:18

China’s PTA industry shifts from expansion to quality

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2026--Between 2021 and 2025, China’s PTA industry witnessed sustained capacity growth coupled with the removal of obsolete units.

03-26-2026 17:28:37

China PP industry completes five-year transformation from net importer to global supply hub

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026—From 2021 to 2025, China's polypropylene (PP) industry underwent a historic reversal from net importer to self-sufficient and outward-oriented supplier driven by a capaci

03-05-2026 15:26:54

China’s PFY industry transitions from expansion to value growth in 2021-2030

Shandong (JLC), January 15, 2026--In 2021-2025, China’s PFY capacity expanded steadily, though momentum gradually faded. From 2026 onward, growth will slow further as the industry prioritizes quality.

01-15-2026 11:02:36

China PP industry shifts to high-end amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2025—China's PP (polypropylene) industry is transitioning from homogeneous competition to high-end, structural oversupply, driven by capacity expansion and demand upgrading

10-27-2025 13:04:00

China's PX industry faces capacity expansion bottleneck

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2025-After the high-speed commissioning period of PX capacity from 2021 to 2023, the PX industry entered a capacity expansion bottleneck phase from 2024 to 2025. There wer

02-18-2025 14:45:00

China DOP industry gains more profits from Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 15, 2025--China DOP industry profits significantly improved starting from December 2024. The average profit in Shandong and East China regions was at CNY200-300/mt, which was b

01-15-2025 11:13:00

PSF industry chain margins review in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 26, 2024--Theoretical margins of polyester staple fiber (PSF) in 2024 showed ups and downs, marking an increase on a year-on-year comparison.

12-26-2024 16:32:48

China BPA industry sees capacity expansion and margin losses in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 17, 2024—In 2024, China’s BPA industry saw continuous expansion of capacity and production margin losses weighed by tepid supply-demand fundamentals and high production costs,

12-17-2024 12:00:22

Highlights in China’s styrene industry in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2024--The styrene industry in China witnessed numerous significant changes in 2024.

12-12-2024 15:16:47

Major Events in DOP Industry in 2024

Shandong (JLC), Dec 10, 2024--In 2024, several significant changes occurred in the DOP Industry.

12-10-2024 16:45:47

Major Events in the Butanol and Octanol Industry in 2024

Shandong (JLC), November 28, 2024--In 2024, several significant changes occurred in China's butanol and octanol industries.

12-02-2024 15:34:38

Overall styrene downstream industry operating rate up

Shandong (JLC), August 22, 2024--The operating rate of EPS, ABS and PS, the major three downstream products of styrene rose on the whole in the past week.

08-22-2024 09:57:53

China DOP industry profits narrow

Shandong (JLC), May 22, 2024—Since May, the profit in the domestic DOP industry has significantly narrowed, leading to occasional losses.

05-22-2024 16:56:11

China DBP industry profits abundant

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2024—China’s dibutyl phthalate (DBP) industry has maintained a relatively robust and stable profitability situation. Using the Shandong and Hebei markets as examples, since Apr

05-21-2024 00:00:00

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 PTA industry operating rate and output up

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2024--The operating rate of PTA industry remained at a high level in the first quarter of 2024 amid robust downstream demand and recovering macro-economy.

04-16-2024 14:51:00

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