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Styrene unit operating rate keeps high in Feb amid fewer overhauls

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2025—Domestic styrene industry operating rates remained high amid falling maintenance, while styrene output edged down in view of fewer natural days in February.

03-11-2025 16:34:33

Jul styrene supply and apparent consumption both fall on year

Shandong (JLC), July 31, 2024—China styrene supply and apparent consumption in July both saw a year-on-year decrease.

07-31-2024 16:06:19

Mar styrene unit operating rate, output both down on month

Shandong (JLC), May 6, 2024--Styrene unit operating rate and output both dropped in March on a month-on-month comparison, as some producers cut production or shut units down unexpectedly.

05-06-2024 11:42:15

Styrene market expected to be firm in Q2

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2024--Styrene market is anticipated to be firm in the second quarter this year, thanks to favorable fundamentals.

04-15-2024 15:38:10

China styrene industry operating rate, output down in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 12, 2024—China’s styrene industry’s operating rate and output both declined in February.

03-12-2024 14:16:00

Styrene unit operating rate, output both up in Jan

Shandong (JLC), February 22, 2024--Styrene unit operating rate and output both increased in January, as some previously off-line units resumed production.

02-22-2024 17:15:50

Styrene unit operating rate, output both down in Dec

Shandong (JLC), Jan 23, 2024--Styrene unit operating rate and output both dropped in December, as some units underwent turnarounds.

01-23-2024 15:04:41

Styrene unit operating rate, output both down in Nov

Shandong (JLC), December 21, 2023--Styrene unit operating rate and output both dropped in November, as Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical and Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical shut units down in end-Novemb

12-21-2023 15:55:34

China styrene prices fall on thin buying

Shandong (JLC), November 27, 2023--Domestic styrene market prices showed a downtrend in general in the week over November 17-23, broadly due to unimproved demand and because of the falling futures pri

11-27-2023 17:27:00

Styrene unit operating rate, output both up in Sept

Shandong (JLC), October 18, 2023--Styrene unit operating rate and output both increased in September, largely because of producers who conducted maintenance dropped.

10-18-2023 08:57:58

Styrene prices extend uptrend on favorable fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), July 20, 2023--Styrene prices continued to increase in past days of July, largely on account of tightened supply together with improving downstream demand.

07-20-2023 17:23:41

Styrene unit shutdowns fail to boost S China market

Shandong (JLC), May 30, 2023--Styrene market in south China remained lukewarm in late May due to high inventory and dim demand, though unit shutdowns tightened the product supply temporarily.

05-30-2023 08:29:16

International styrene markets broadly firm up

Shandong (JLC), March 27, 2023--Styrene market prices in Asia, Europe and the US eyed an upward trend broadly this week over March 17-23, mainly due to the planned or unexpected closure of styrene uni

03-27-2023 17:24:00

China styrene unit operating rate down in Feb

Shandong (JLC), March 13, 2023--Styrene unit operating rate moved down in February when producers including Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical and Risun conducted turnarounds.

03-13-2023 16:46:57

Global styrene flow eyes variation on capacity change

Shandong (JLC), November 22, 2022--The global styrene flow changed during 2021-2022 when China styrene capacity underwent faster expansion while more styrene units in Europe and the US suspended prod

11-22-2022 11:10:48

Styrene market eases at home and abroad

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2022--East China’s styrene market prices saw a steep fall this week ended on October 27, and prices in Asia and Europe markets decreased also, due to collapsed cost and wea

10-28-2022 16:23:00

Styrene market analysis at home and abroad in September

Shandong (JLC), October 12, 2022--Chinese styrene market prices stayed high underpinned by good fundamentals, but Asian styrene market prices went range-bound on tepid demand.

10-12-2022 16:28:35

China styrene capacity distribution pattern analysis

Shandong (JLC), September 20, 2022--With domestic styrene capacity releasing, domestic styrene capacity distribution pattern saw notable changes, particularly for South China.

09-20-2022 15:56:05

China styrene capacity distribution

Shandong (JLC), August 25, 2022--China’s overall styrene capacity totaled 17.449 million mt/yr as of August 24, 2022, and was mainly distributed in East China, North China and South China, JLC data sh

08-25-2022 16:38:30

China's PG prices to keep downtrend on bearish factors in Jul 9-15

Shandong (JLC), July 13, 2022--China's propylene glycol (PG) prices will maintain falling in July 9-15 amid weaker cost support, sufficient supply and weak domestic demand, JLC estimated.

07-13-2022 08:34:42

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