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China PET bottle chip exports rise on growing overseas demand

Shandong (JLC), April 25, 2025--China exported 586,700 mt of PET bottle chip in March 2025 according to the General Administration of Customs of the PRC (GACC), up by 99,100 mt month on month and up b

04-25-2025 15:16:00

PTA & PET capacity expansions fuel both supply and demand growth in H1

Shandong (JLC), Jul 19, 2024—In the first half of 2024, the domestic supply and demand saw simultaneous growth, as PTA and PET capacities came online one after another.

07-19-2024 16:38:24

PTA exports eye notable growth in May

Shandong (JLC), June 28, 2024--PTA exports increased significantly in May, largely because the demand from Turkey rose greatly.

06-28-2024 17:43:03

China PSF market sees growth in output and capacity in 1H 2023

Shandong (JLC), July 20, 2023--Domestic polyester staple fiber (PSF) market saw growths in both capacity and output in the first half of 2023, but it was worth mentioning that the rise in output was l

07-20-2023 16:40:00

PTA prices continue to grow on unit shutdowns

Shandong (JLC), December 14, 2022—China’s PTA prices have shown an uptrend since December 8 amid short supply.

12-14-2022 15:01:39

China PTA capacity to extend growth in Q4

Shandong (JLC), November 22, 2022--China PTA capacity is anticipated to extend growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, as several producers are scheduled to put their units into operation.

11-22-2022 17:18:41

China acrylonitrile supply to keep rising on capacity growth

Shandong (JLC), February 24, 2022--China acrylonitrile supply is anticipated to continue to increase in 2022-2023 as the product capacity will keep rising while downstream demand will increase slowly.

02-24-2022 11:32:41

China MEG capacity to extend growth in 2022

Shandong (JLC), February 21, 2022--China MEG capacity is anticipated to keep rising in 2022 as several producers will bring online their units.

02-21-2022 16:02:07

E China methanol prices eye growth in August

Shandong (JLC), August 17, 2021--Methanol prices in east China went up after a drop in the first half of August buoyed by rising demand and high foreign prices.

08-17-2021 17:36:29

China CTO capacity growth slows down in 2020

The capacity growth of China’s coal-to-olefin (CTO) industry slowed in 2020. It declined from the 22% in 2019 to the 5.84% in 2020, JLC data shows.

02-18-2021 15:12:05

MTO capacity grows by over 40% annually (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2019--The average annual growth rate in China ‘s methanol-to-olefins (MTO) capacity reached 41.4% in the past ten years.

12-25-2019 11:23:55

MTO capacity grows by over 40% annually (Part I)

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2019--The average annual growth rate in China ‘s methanol-to-olefins (MTO) capacity reached 41.4% in the past ten years.

12-25-2019 11:18:40

Methanol arrivals from Europe may grow later

Since 2017, against not recovering olefin demand in China market, disappearing bullish news, downward price movement of products in methanol industry chain and crude oil, methanol price in China, the United States and Northwest Europe fell rapidly after surging in February and March.

05-16-2017 10:58:36

Methanol price may continue growing

In early December, methanol price in China grew significantly. By December 5th, methanol price in Northwest China was closed at CNY2,260-2,280/mt, up CNY210/mt from November 30th. Methanol price in Shandong was CNY2,250-2,620/mt, up CNY150/mt from November 30th.

12-07-2016 17:00:14

Methanol import volume at northern ports will still grow

As main methanol-to-olefin projects at ports need mounting volume of imported methanol since H2 2013, more methanol from Northwest China are shipped to southern China via ports in northern China.

11-28-2016 17:44:14

Butyl acetate price may rebound amid price growth of acetic acid

According to monitored data, acetic acid price in China market moved upward generally from October 9th to October 20th.

10-21-2016 17:26:20

Methanol price in Shanxi grows considerably amid units’ maintenance

Introduction: methanol price moves upward greatly in China market after the National Day Holiday (October 1st-October 7th). Driven by price growth in Shandong market, methanol prices in Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Henan and Shanxi also grow accordingly.

10-12-2016 09:39:57

Amid much bullish news, methanol price in China market grows significantly

Introduction: methanol price in China market grows after significantly after the National Day Holiday with that in Northwest China up by CNY105/mt, that in Shandong up by CNY160/mt and up CNY170/mt in East China. Many positive factors push up methanol price in early October.

10-11-2016 15:05:27

Methanol price after the National Day Holiday grows

After the National Day Holiday (October 1st-October 7th), methanol spot price in China market grows generally, up CNY40-150/mt from that before October 1st. Inquiries during and after the Holiday grow, because downstream end users do not replenish so much before the Holiday.

10-10-2016 11:23:32

Methanol supply grows continuously in China

Since 2016, methanol futures price moved upward generally, up from CNY1,700/mt in 215 to CNY2,100/mt, then fluctuating around CNY1,900-2,100/mt. The future methanol market is worthy of expecting.

09-22-2016 15:04:06

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