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China PP maintenance loss hits new high in April

Shandong (JLC), April 27, 2026—China’s PP maintenance loss surged to a record 1.3103 million mt in April, up 228,400 mt month on month, due to multiple factors.

04-28-2026 16:34:55

POE to play important role in new energy market

The polyolefin elastomer (POE) consumption is rising given its outstanding performance in producing high-end cables and wires, especially those used in new energy market.

04-08-2026 14:23:59

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

LDPE prices fall on start-up of ExxonMobil’s new unit

China LDPE prices stayed in a downward trend in light of both higher domestic output and increased imports.

12-11-2025 10:41:12

Newly-added units push up domestic EVA capacity to 3.80 mln mt/yr

Shandong (JLC), December 10, 2025—On December 5, a capacity of 300,000 mt/yr EVA unit at Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical and a capacity of 200,000 mt/yr EVA unit at Levima Green (Shandong) New Materials

12-10-2025 17:39:29

6.13 mln mt/yr new PP capacity to be released in 2026

Shandong (JLC), December 10, 2025 – A total of 6.13 million mt/yr new PP capacity is expected to be put into production in 2026, according to data from JLC. In this way, China PP capacity might exceed

12-10-2025 10:59:43

7.43 million mt/yr new PP capacity to hit China's market in 2026

Shandong (JLC), September 24, 2025--An additional annual capacity of 7.43 million mt is expected to start up in the Chinese PP market in 2026.

09-24-2025 15:25:24

China PP production to hit record high in Sep on new capacity additions

China's September PP production is expected to reach a new high, driven by capacity ramp-ups and restarts of previously idled units, despite planned maintenance at a few facilities.

09-18-2025 14:30:34

China to add 425,000 mt/yr new bulk polymerization ABS capacity since Q3 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025 – Two bulk polymerization ABS units with total capacity of 425,000 mt/yr would be put into production since quarter 3, 2025, based on survey of JLC. In this way, Chi

09-17-2025 14:15:49

Newly-added capacity weighs on China’s PP prices

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2025--China polypropylene (PP) prices have continued declining broadly since 2021 due to supply growth and demand sluggishness.

09-11-2025 16:06:00

0.40 mln mt/yr new POE capacity to be released since Sep 30, 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 11, 2025 – After the commissioning of the 0.10 million mt/yr POE unit of Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong on September 4, another three POE units with total capacity of 0.40 million

09-11-2025 15:47:44

Macro News Benefits PE Market

China's PE market is bolstered by supportive macro policies, driving demand ahead of the peak season. The latest China-US trade agreement has injected optimism into bulk commodity markets, while const

08-21-2025 11:08:16

China PP exports reached new high in Mar

04-29-2025 18:07:26

USA’s new tariff policy weighs on China PE market

New tariff policies issued by the US Administration will depress PE market further, which has already suffered weak fundamentals.

04-10-2025 18:04:36

LDPE prices further fall on start-up of Wanhua Chemical’s new unit

LDPE prices decreased further currently as the start-up of new unit at Wanhua Chemical in Shandong raised the overall LDPE supply.

01-16-2025 16:20:41

Analysis of China newly-added PP units in Q1 and Q2 2024

Shandong (JLC), March 27, 2024--The capacity of newly-added PP units in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 totaled 350kt/yr and that in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 was estimated to reach 2.45 mln mt/y

03-27-2024 11:50:33

Newly-added PP capacity to hit 15.93 mln in 2024

Shandong (JLC), November 16, 2023--China PP producers are anticipated to continue to expand capacity in 2024, with the newly-added capacity possibly at 15.93 million mt/yr.

11-16-2023 15:22:36

China newly-added PP capacity hit a five-year high

Shandong (JLC), November 15, 2023—China's PP production capacity continued to rise, with the newly-added PP capacity mainly clustered in the consumption regions.

11-15-2023 16:25:11

PP powder prices stalemate again, hard to gain new ground

Shandong (JLC), October 31, 2023-- China PP powder prices were bogged down in a stalemate moving into October on account of the flat downstream demand and thin profits of PP powder.

10-31-2023 14:21:06

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