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China DOP margins recover, but loss risks persist

Shandong (JLC), October 19, 2026 — China’s DOP market recovered from months of losses, but elevated feedstock costs and weak demand continued to pressure margins in October.

10-19-2026 17:38:51

PET bottle chip market swings sharply in March on geopolitical risks

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026--Middle East tensions, supply constraints, and downstream caution drove wild PET bottle chip price swings in March.

04-14-2026 16:51:06

Geopolitical risks lift polyester chip costs, while demand lags

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026--Middle East tensions boosted crude oil prices and polyester chip costs, but weak demand weighed on the market.

03-05-2026 11:01:20

Styrene steady amid geopolitical upheaval, supply risks contained

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026—While geopolitical tensions boost crude and related costs, the direct supply impact on styrene is minimal given limited imports; the market is thus set for a firm yet ran

03-05-2026 08:26:33

Middle East conflict risks Chinese MEG supply

Shandong (JLC), March 2, 2026--The Chinese MEG industry faces a double threat from the conflict in the Middle East: cost pressure and direct supply disruption risks.

03-02-2026 17:24:45

Extreme cold hits the U.S., raising supply risks across global chemical markets

Shandong (JLC), February 3, 2026-The U.S. accounts for a substantial share of global production across key petrochemicals, including olefins, methanol, acetic acid, MDI, and TDI. Recently, an extreme

02-03-2026 11:59:11

Forthcoming risks in methanol market due to logistics changes (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), December 28, 2018--In Q4, 2018, China methanol market trend was unsatisfactory as a whole due to the changes in the macro environment and crude oil price.

12-28-2018 17:09:19

Forthcoming risks in methanol market due to logistics changes (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), December 28, 2018--In Q4, 2018, China methanol market trend was unsatisfactory as a whole due to the changes in the macro environment and crude oil price.

12-28-2018 13:42:53

Methanol: threatening risks summary

Formaldehyde, DME and acetic acid industries enjoyed good profit while methanol to propylene producers who purchased methanol from the market suffered profit loss. In September, MTO-PP producers suffered a profit loss of CNY 1,009/mt.

10-11-2018 09:40:14

MEG market to stop rising for enhanced risks

MEG price would stop rising paces amid high port inventory, though entering April, domestic MEG price tracked an uptrend continually, and even jumped to CNY8,700/mt on April 20th.

04-26-2018 17:07:42

MA prices see ups and downs throughout 2017, risks seen towards year-end

China maleic anhydride (MA) market vibrated significantly throughout 2017, with prices remaining above CNY7,500/mt and far higher than the year-ago level.

11-23-2017 15:58:41

MEG: the surging market breeds risks

05-25-2017 17:39:56

Propylene: risks hide in the stability

05-17-2017 17:13:28

Risks in methanol market

After the Spring Festival holiday (January 27th-Feburay 3rd), tight supply in international market pushed up methanol price. Amid opening arbitrage, batch methanol was transported from inland to East China through tanker cars, ships and railways, easing sales pressure of plants in inland market.

02-21-2017 16:44:16

Short-term risks in methanol futures market

Methanol futures price grows from CNY1,920/mt to CNY2,289/mt, up by 19%, which is out of expectation of many marketers. Methanol supply and demand fail to move significantly. The following factors lead to this round of price growth.

10-19-2016 14:08:25

How to resolve risks of urea industry?

The first half of 2016 has witnessed unprecedented risks in China’s urea industry. Suffering a “cliff-like drop”, the urea industry began to follow the steps of steel and coal industries gradually.

07-26-2016 14:43:27

The renaissance of coal-chemical industry needs to avoid risks

National Energy Administration recently delivered a Project Plan on Clean and Efficient Utilization of Coal, clearly suggesting “the overall promotion of modern coal-chemical industry development”.

05-21-2015 10:53:36

Potential risks for methanol industry

Crude price vs. methanol price Currently, crude oil price seems to have no close correlation with methanol price.

03-23-2015 16:07:20

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