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China’s PTA industry shifts from expansion to quality

Shandong (JLC), March 26, 2026--Between 2021 and 2025, China’s PTA industry witnessed sustained capacity growth coupled with the removal of obsolete units.

03-26-2026 17:28:37

National regulations to promote development of standardization of recycled plastic industry

Ecological and Environmental Code to promote development of standardization of recycled plastic industry

03-19-2026 10:37:53

China PP industry completes five-year transformation from net importer to global supply hub

Shandong (JLC), March 5, 2026—From 2021 to 2025, China's polypropylene (PP) industry underwent a historic reversal from net importer to self-sufficient and outward-oriented supplier driven by a capaci

03-05-2026 15:26:54

Implications of US tariffs on Chinese rubber industry

Shandong (JLC), February 26, 2026--An additional 10 percent import tariff imposed by the US for all countries took effective on February 24, expected to make limited impact directly on China’s synthet

02-26-2026 11:32:33

China’s potassium sulfate industry suffers multi-faceted pressures

Shandong (JLC), February 5, 2026--China’s potassium sulfate industry is mired in multifaceted challenges: high feedstock costs, by-product losses, a seasonal demand slowdown and muted exports.

02-05-2026 15:14:33

CPE industry to face 0.20 mln mt/yr capacity addition in 2026

Shandong (JLC), January 28, 2026 – A total of 0.20 million mt/yr new chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) capacity might be released in 2026. In this way, China CPE capacity might total at 2.3945 million mt

01-28-2026 10:51:36

China’s PFY industry transitions from expansion to value growth in 2021-2030

Shandong (JLC), January 15, 2026--In 2021-2025, China’s PFY capacity expanded steadily, though momentum gradually faded. From 2026 onward, growth will slow further as the industry prioritizes quality.

01-15-2026 11:02:36

China’s sulfuric acid industry sees both weakening margins and demand

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2025—China’s sulfuric acid (sulfur-based) market prices are on an uptrend starting from the fourth quarter of 2025, amid its surging feedstock prices. Sulfur prices have s

12-12-2025 18:28:17

Capacity expansion encounters weakening demand in EVA industry

Shandong (JLC), November 19, 2025—Against the backdrop of the continuous expansion of EVA capacity, demand for EVA, however, is falling, especially in the shoe industry both at home and abroad.

11-19-2025 15:59:18

China PVC industry faces transformation under the 15th Five-Year Plan

Shandong (JLC), October 29, 2025- During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period(2026-2030), China’s PVC industry will shift from expansion to optimization, emphasizing low-carbon production, demand diversi

10-29-2025 17:07:19

China PP industry shifts to high-end amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), October 27, 2025—China's PP (polypropylene) industry is transitioning from homogeneous competition to high-end, structural oversupply, driven by capacity expansion and demand upgrading

10-27-2025 13:04:00

China releases plan for petrochemical industry for 2025-2026

Guangzhou (JLC), September 29, 2025--China aims to achieve an annual growth of over 5% in the added value of the petrochemical and chemical industries in 2025-2026.

09-29-2025 18:38:26

Anti-involution trend reaches petrochemical industry

Shandong (JLC), August 22, 2025--A significant revolution is reportedly to be carried out in petrochemical and refining industries in China. It aims to phase out small facilities and upgrade backward

08-22-2025 09:39:35

Aug PE industry operating rate to increase, HDPE output to see largest rise

08-13-2025 17:35:51

China’s 2025 compound fertilizer industry sees growth, competition, green shift

Shandong (JLC), Jun 20, 2025--China’s compound fertilizer industry in 2025 sees capacity growth, intense market competition, and a policy-driven shift to high-efficiency eco-friendly fertilizers.

06-20-2025 17:50:31

China’s ABS industry operating rate remains high on favorable margins

Shandong (JLC), April 17, 2025—Despite tariff fluctuations and weakening demand, China’s ABS producers maintained high operating rates supported by healthy profitability.

04-17-2025 17:46:30

China PP industry suffers pressure of oversupply

China PP capacity rose fast, but the downstream demand saw insufficient increase. The oversupply pressure weighed on the PP market more significantly

03-11-2025 18:06:13

China's PX industry faces capacity expansion bottleneck

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2025-After the high-speed commissioning period of PX capacity from 2021 to 2023, the PX industry entered a capacity expansion bottleneck phase from 2024 to 2025. There wer

02-18-2025 14:45:00

China DOP industry gains more profits from Dec

Shandong (JLC), January 15, 2025--China DOP industry profits significantly improved starting from December 2024. The average profit in Shandong and East China regions was at CNY200-300/mt, which was b

01-15-2025 11:13:00

PSF industry chain margins review in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 26, 2024--Theoretical margins of polyester staple fiber (PSF) in 2024 showed ups and downs, marking an increase on a year-on-year comparison.

12-26-2024 16:32:48

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