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China ethyl acetate firms on unit turnarounds, cost hikes, margin squeeze

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2026—China's ethyl acetate prices have firmed in July, underpinned by scheduled unit turnarounds, cost support from rising acetic acid prices, and producers' reluctance to sell

07-08-2026 15:05:01

China polyester chip margins whipsaw by cost swing, supply shifts and weak demand

Driven by production cost volatility from the U.S.-Iran conflict, China’s polyester chip margins oscillated between brief profits and sustained losses amid output adjustments and weak demand.

06-25-2026 09:24:15

Margins of propylene production techniques diverge in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 24, 2026—In the first half of 2026, margins of major propylene production techniques diverged evidently. Among them, margins of steam cracking and methanol-to-olefin enterprises s

06-24-2026 17:12:51

China DOP margin squeeze persists amid intensifying cost pressure

Shandong (JLC), June 16, 2026—Constrained by diverging feedstock trends and its own supply-demand dynamics, China’s DOP industry faces persistent margin pressure with limited price fluctuations; as bo

06-16-2026 13:41:36

Margins of China’s DOP producers improve on lower production cost

Shandong (JLC), October 29, 2025--In October 2025, the margins of China’s DOP producers gradually improved, mainly driven by the lower production cost.

10-30-2025 10:43:23

Analysis on margins of two butanone production processes in 2025

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2025—The production margins of China’s two major processes in butanone production remained unfavorable. The weakening fundamentals of butanone weighed on its market prices

10-28-2025 17:16:44

Weakness in DOP market weighs on production margins

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2025—Recently, China’s DOP market has steered into the declining channel, with the production margin of DOP producers shrinking. From March 1 to 17, the theoretical productio

03-19-2025 15:58:35

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

China DOP margins climb on muted costs

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2024--China DOP industry margins has been enlarged underpinned by the decrease in feedstock octanol prices, which has also driven up the capacity utilization rate of DOP m

12-12-2024 10:51:00

Toluene, MX margins down in Aug

Shandong (JLC), September 2, 2024--Production margins of toluene and MX both dropped in past days of the month, as drops in prices of the two products were larger than those in feedstock prices.

09-02-2024 13:03:00

PSF production margin drop in Q1 2024

Shandong (JLC), April 16, 2024--The price of polyester staple fiber (PSF) showed an uptrend in the first quarter of 2024 amid firm feedstock prices.

04-16-2024 15:16:59

PX margins move lower in Q1

Shandong (JLC), March 21, 2024--Production margins of PX producers moved lower and nearly retreated to the cost line in past days of the first quarter in the year.

03-21-2024 17:10:28

China DOP industry margins turn positive on low costs

Shandong (JLC), March 20, 2024—China’s DOP industry margins recovered amid lower costs.

03-20-2024 13:55:41

Margins of propylene industry chain show mixed trends in Q3

Shandong (JLC), October 12, 2023--Production margins of propylene and industry chain products showed mixed trends in the third quarter of the year.

10-12-2023 16:22:06

DOTP industry margins rise in Aug but fall in Sep

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2023—China DOTP industry margins averaged CNY215/mt in August but fell to minus CNY83/mt in September.

09-20-2023 17:42:14

Toluene disproportionation margins fluctuate on spread changes

Shandong (JLC), August 29, 2023--Toluene disproportionation margins fluctuated on account of benzene-toluene spread changes.

08-29-2023 08:39:46

China polyester filament margins to rise in H1 2023

Shandong (JLC), August 24, 2023--In the second half of 2023, the polyester feedstock market showed a narrow upward trend, and the polyester filament market also started to rebound. The focus of market

08-24-2023 10:04:00

Overall margins of propylene by diverse process negative

Shandong (JLC), August 23, 2023--Production margins of propylene produced by different process were basically negative in past days this year, excepted margins of PDH-based propylene that were positiv

08-23-2023 17:16:42

DOP margins narrow on weak cost support

Shandong (JLC), May 23, 2023---China DOP margins narrowed continuously amid weak cost support in May.

05-23-2023 17:10:40

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