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China's ABS, EPS, PS show divergent profitability amid slipping styrene prices

Shandong (JLC), May 19, 2026—Recently, retreating styrene prices have eased cost pressures for downstream sectors, yet ABS remained trapped in losses due to supply-demand headwinds, while EPS hovered

05-19-2026 11:04:33

China urea market diverges as futures rally contrasts with stable spot prices

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2026--China’s urea spot market remained stable amid steady industrial demand and policy controls, while futures prices surged on external sentiment, creating a diverge.

04-28-2026 17:00:15

Feedstock disruptions drive sharp regional divergence in China PP output

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2026—Amid feedstock disruptions, China’s PP output showed a sharp regional divergence.

04-17-2026 17:23:57

China PP operating rates diverge sharply on geopolitical conflicts in Mar

Shandong (JLC), April 13, 2026—In March, the operating rates of China’s PP units across different process routes diverged significantly, primarily due to feedstock disruptions in the Middle East.

04-13-2026 14:40:30

China agricultural film sees intensifying regional divergence amid weak demand and soft cost

Shandong (JLC), November 19, 2025—Recently, China's agricultural film sector showed regional divergence, since shrinking demand in North China lowered operating rates, while South China saw uptick in

11-19-2025 17:26:45

State-owned refiners’ gasoline and diesel production to diverge in May

Guangzhou (JLC), May 6, 2025--Stated-owned refiners plan to increase their production of diesel and gasoline in May, after drops in two consecutive months, also because of growing demand.

05-06-2025 17:49:08

Domestic oil product output to drop in March, demand to diverge

Guangzhou (JLC), March 3, 2025--Chinese refiners are likely to cut their output of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in March 2025, because of more refinery maintenance, while fuel demand diverges.

03-03-2025 16:49:20

Road fuel consumption diverges in Jan-Nov

Guangzhou (JLC), December 11, 2024 – China’s gasoline consumption grew year on year while diesel consumption fell in January-November 2024, pointing to a mixed picture in China’s road fuel demand.

12-11-2024 18:51:24

Domestic gasoline and diesel demand diverge in Jan-Jul 2024

Guangzhou (JLC), August 12, 2024--Domestic gasoline demand grew further in the first seven months of 2024 as travel increased, while diesel demand shrank significantly.

08-12-2024 18:05:52

Sinopec and PetroChina likely to see divergent crude throughput in H2 2024

Guangzhou (JLC), August 7, 2024--Sinopec is expected raise its crude throughput by 1.78% in the second half (H2) of 2024, while PetroChina is likely to cut its throughput.

08-07-2024 16:02:20

PS prices divergent amid output cuts and expansion

Shandong (JLC), Jul 23, 2024—Since end-June, China’s general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS) prices have shown diverging trends due to the output cuts and expansion.

07-23-2024 16:16:00

Domestic gasoline and diesel prices diverge in June

Guangzhou (JLC), July 2, 2024--Road fuel prices diverged in June, with gasoline prices dipping and diesel prices going up, mainly because of divergent production.

07-02-2024 19:01:15

Divergent demand for gasoline and diesel to persist in July

Guangzhou (JLC), July 2, 2024 – China is likely to see seasonally strong demand for gasoline this month, boosted by summer travel and car air conditioning, while diesel demand is likely to wane.

07-02-2024 14:34:43

China's gasoline and diesel consumption diverges in May

Guangzhou (JLC), June 13, 2024--China's actual consumption of gasoline rose on the back of more travel in May 2024, while that of diesel slipped because of the fishing moratorium.

06-13-2024 18:24:40

Domestic gasoline and diesel demand to diverge in June

Guangzhou (JLC), June 3, 2024--Domestic gasoline demand will be stable to slightly higher in June, bolstered by a public holiday and higher temperature, but diesel demand will be dampened by rain.

06-03-2024 16:33:48

Domestic fuel prices mixed on divergent demand

Guangzhou (JLC), May 24, 2024--China’s wholesale gasoline and diesel prices were mixed this week, because of divergent demand.

05-24-2024 15:59:40

China’s road fuel and aviation fuel exports diverge in Jan-Apr

Guangzhou (JLC), May 22, 2024 – China’s gasoline and diesel exports plunged year on year in the first four months of 2024 while jet fuel outflows surged.

05-22-2024 11:05:48

China's gasoline and diesel consumption diverges in March

Guangzhou (JLC), April 17, 2024--China’s consumption of gasoline retreated in March 2024 after travel peaked in February, while that of diesel rebounded.

04-17-2024 18:57:11

China’s gasoline and diesel consumption diverges in February

Guangzhou (JLC), March 13, 2024--China’s actual gasoline and diesel consumption diverged in February, on the back of different fundamentals.

03-13-2024 16:07:21

Domestic gasoline and diesel prices continue to diverge in January

Guangzhou (JLC), February 1, 2024 – China's gasoline prices firmed in January when market fundamentals were relatively strong, while diesel prices slipped amid sluggish demand.

02-01-2024 19:09:43

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