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Thailand’s anti-dumping probe into Chinese PVC could reshape Southeast Asian trade flows

Shandong (JLC), July 8, 2026--Thailand’s anti-dumping probe may reshape China’s PVC export landscape, with Southeast Asia’s supply chain shifting toward localized production.

07-08-2026 13:52:50

EU tariffs reshape China BDO trade flows

Shandong (JLC), June 30, 2026—With EU anti-dumping duties and the removal of the export tax rebate doubling landed costs, China has lost its BDO market share in Europe, redirecting vo

06-30-2026 14:58:40

Historic reversal in Asia PE spreads and trade flow reshaping in H1 2026

Shandong (JLC), June 25, 2026--In H1 2026, Asian polyethylene (PE) price spread saw a historic reversal, with CFR China persistently trading at a discount to CFR Southeast Asia.

06-25-2026 16:46:40

Shandong methanol trade flows shift as market dynamics evolve

Shandong (JLC), November 20, 2025--Shandong’s methanol trade flows have undergone a marked shift, reflecting changes in regional market dynamics.

11-20-2025 14:50:29

China’s propane inflows up in Aug on lower costs and larger demand

Beijing (JLC), September 25, 2025—China’s propane imports reached 2.56 million mt in August 2025, which expanded by 1.79% month on month and 4.76% year on year, data from GACC indicated.

09-25-2025 14:30:06

China sees fewer LPG inflows in June

Beijing (JLC), July 25, 2025—China imported 2.65 million mt of LPG in June 2025, which shrank by 21.34% month on month and 21.05% year on year, data from GACC showed.

07-25-2025 15:33:19

China INE crude price retreats on prospect of Kurdish oil flow resumption

Guangzhou (JLC), August 23, 2023--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) retreated on Wednesday, weighed down by the prospect of a resumption of the Kurdish

08-23-2023 18:56:29

Mixed aromatics imports rise in Apr on inflows of Russian supply

Guangzhou (JLC), May 23, 2023--China’s mixed aromatics imports in April rebounded to a new high within the year, boosted by inflows of low-priced Russian supply.

05-23-2023 16:45:19

Recent arbitrage inflow has limited impact on domestic market

Guangzhou (JLC), May 10, 2023 – the domestic market has witnessed the opening of an arbitrage window for importing gasoline and diesel lately, JLC’s data indicates.

05-10-2023 17:13:27

Crude stocks at Shandong ports rise on more inflows

Guangzhou (JLC), April 20, 2023--The crude stocks at Shandong ports rose further in the week to April 20, because of more cargo inflows despite a slight increase in local independents’ consumption.

04-20-2023 18:53:28

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

China PP trade flow to change in some regions

China PP trade flow pattern will see great changes in 2022 following the difference between PP consumption and output of each region caused by newly-added PP capacities.

01-26-2022 17:19:16

China MX flow trend changes little in 2021

Shandong (JLC), December 6, 2021--The flow of MX in domestic market changed little in the year, with goods from Jiangsu to Shandong down, while those from Northeast China to North China increased.

12-06-2021 16:10:00

NR futures on SHFE rises after holiday on capital inflow

The price of natural rubber futures on SHFE rose after the May Day holiday amid capital inflow, but the natural rubber price is predicted to fluctuate within a range in May amid the supply-demand contradiction.

05-07-2020 17:30:17

LPG flows to Yangtze region amid eased traffic control

Beijing (JLC), March 5, 2020--Some liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) resources flew into Yangtze River Area from other regions in late February, mainly due to the eased traffic control and less local production after refiners cutting their unit loads, market sources said

03-05-2020 15:57:24

New Norway grade to flow to China

Guangzhou (JLC), November 28, 2019--Chinese refiners have purchased a new grade of crude from Norway, and the grade will arrive in China in December at the earliest, market sources said.

11-28-2019 14:16:14

Methanol flows backwards to inland due to price spread

Shandong (JLC), October 22, 2019--Methanol has been flowing backwards from ports to inland recently as methanol prices in inland were firm while those at ports were lower affected by fallen futures prices.

10-22-2019 14:15:04

C4R2 cargo inflow to rise in Shandong amid local shortfall

The supply of C4 raffinate-2 (C4R2), a deep processing feedstock, has been tight in Shandong, a hub for refineries and deep processing units in China.

09-23-2019 10:46:56

Hengli's jet fuel flows to international market

Beijing (JLC), August 30, 2019--China’s independent integrated refiner Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) witnessed its first vessel for jet fuel towards South Korea, industry source said.

08-30-2019 11:16:51

South America’s methanol flow into China for arbitrage (Part II)

Shandong (JLC), August 21, 2019--Massive methanol cargoes from South America had flowed into China for arbitrage in the past few months.

08-21-2019 16:08:09

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