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China PP industry shifts toward value-added growth amid continued capacity expansion

Shandong (JLC), June 4, 2026 -- China's PP industry remains in an expansion cycle in recent years, with the focus gradually shifting from capacity growth to product upgrading.

06-04-2026 11:41:06

China’s April EVA market sees strong exports but weak imports

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2026—China’s EVA market indicated a pattern of high output, shrinking imports and surging exports in April. Strong exports against subdued imports became the core feature in Ap

05-26-2026 16:31:13

China’s PP import market undergoes structural shift

Shandong (JLC), May 22, 2026—China's polypropylene (PP) import market from 2025 to 2026 saw total import volumes fall year on year, while average import prices peaked and then declined.

05-22-2026 17:36:00

China’s EVA market sees supply constraints in Apr-May

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026—China’s EVA market has been experiencing periodic supply constraints amid concentrated unit maintenance domestically and falling imports in April-May.

04-14-2026 17:34:30

National regulations to promote development of standardization of recycled plastic industry

Ecological and Environmental Code to promote development of standardization of recycled plastic industry

03-19-2026 10:37:53

6.46 million mt/yr new PE capacity to come on stream in 2026

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026 – A total of 6.46 million mt/yr new PE capacity would come on stream in 2026. Therefore, China PE capacity will total at 46.31 million mt/yr by the end of the year.

03-05-2026 14:09:56

5.95 million mt/yr new PP granule capacity to come on stream in 2026

Shandong (JLC), February 11, 2026 – A total of 16 PP granule units with total capacity of 5.95 million mt/yr would come on stream in 2026. In this way, China total PP granule capacity would reach 54.9

02-11-2026 09:05:07

CPE industry to face 0.20 mln mt/yr capacity addition in 2026

Shandong (JLC), January 28, 2026 – A total of 0.20 million mt/yr new chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) capacity might be released in 2026. In this way, China CPE capacity might total at 2.3945 million mt

01-28-2026 10:51:36

Capacity expansion encounters weakening demand in EVA industry

Shandong (JLC), November 19, 2025—Against the backdrop of the continuous expansion of EVA capacity, demand for EVA, however, is falling, especially in the shoe industry both at home and abroad.

11-19-2025 15:59:18

Sinopec exports HDPE to Australia, New Zealand for first time

Guangzhou (JLC), November 18, 2025--Sinopec sent a shipment of customized high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to Australia and New Zealand, marking its first entry into the two country’s HDPE markets.

11-18-2025 16:45:45

China PVC industry faces transformation under the 15th Five-Year Plan

Shandong (JLC), October 29, 2025- During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period(2026-2030), China’s PVC industry will shift from expansion to optimization, emphasizing low-carbon production, demand diversi

10-29-2025 17:07:19

PP spot prices struggle for gains amid mixed drivers

Shandong (JLC), September 18, 2025--China's PP spot prices in early September fell short of the expected rally, due to entwined drivers and hinders.

09-18-2025 15:23:52

340,000 mt/yr new BOPP capacity to come on stream since Sep 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025 – After 210,000 mt/yr BOPP capacity released after entering into the second half of 2025, another seven BOPP units with total capacity of 340,000 mt/yr would come on

09-17-2025 14:32:45

China PVC market struggles in peak season amid bearish fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), September 15, 2025— China’s PVC market remains under pressure during this traditional peak season, depressed by ample supply and muted demand.

09-15-2025 14:53:53

China PE prices to see rises on stronger demand

PE prices are expected to see rises in the future, but the increase may be constrained by the fundamentals. The supply is likely to rise, but the growth of demand may be limited.

08-20-2025 10:59:42

Aug PE industry operating rate to increase, HDPE output to see largest rise

08-13-2025 17:35:51

High PE supply leads to price war, structural conflict

The growth of PE capacity wil raise PE supply further, and the high supply will spur the price war and structural suply-demand conflict.

04-30-2025 15:55:49

China’s ABS industry operating rate remains high on favorable margins

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2025—Despite tariff fluctuations and weakening demand, China’s ABS producers maintained high operating rates supported by healthy profitability.

04-17-2025 17:46:30

US Administration imposes sanctions on Luqing Petrochemical

03-26-2025 17:56:03

China PP industry suffers pressure of oversupply

China PP capacity rose fast, but the downstream demand saw insufficient increase. The oversupply pressure weighed on the PP market more significantly

03-11-2025 18:06:13

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