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Independents’ refining margins for imported crude slide

Guangzhou (JLC), April 30, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude slid in the week to April 30, because of a fall in their sales revenue.

04-30-2025 19:07:43

Independents’ crude refining margins retreat in late April

Guangzhou (JLC), April 25, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreated in late April, as imported crude costs rallied and independents’ sales revenue decreased.

04-25-2025 11:11:55

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

Independents’ crude refining margins soar again as costs decrease

Guangzhou (JLC), April 17, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins soared again in the middle of April, bolstered by a further plunge in crude costs.

04-17-2025 11:39:37

Margins of coal-based methanol producers rally in Q1

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2025—China’s coal-based methanol producers enjoyed better margins in the first half of 2025 due to lower coal prices and higher methanol prices.

04-15-2025 17:39:11

Independents’ crude refining margins surge as costs tumble

Guangzhou (JLC), April 9, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins surged in the week to April 9, due to a slump in crude costs, despite a decline in their sales revenue.

04-09-2025 18:57:19

Independents’ crude refining margins plunge on surging costs

Guangzhou (JLC), April 3, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins plunged in early April as crude costs surged, despite a rise in their sales revenue.

04-03-2025 17:07:14

Independents’ crude refining margins continue to drop

Guangzhou (JLC), March 27, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins continued to drop in late March, due to higher costs and lower sales revenue.

03-27-2025 14:18:48

Independents find lower refining margins

Guangzhou (JLC), March 19, 2025--Shandong-based independents found lower refining margins for imported crude in the week to March 19, dragged down by rising crude costs and falling sales revenue.

03-19-2025 18:48:13

Weakness in DOP market weighs on production margins

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2025—Recently, China’s DOP market has steered into the declining channel, with the production margin of DOP producers shrinking. From March 1 to 17, the theoretical productio

03-19-2025 15:58:35

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude continue to grow

Guangzhou (JLC), March 13, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude continued to grow in mid-March, buoyed by dropping crude costs, despite lower sales revenue.

03-13-2025 14:39:21

Shandong independents’ run rates extend rises as margins improve

Guangzhou (JLC), March 12, 2025--Shandong independent refiners’ operating rates extended rises in the week ending March 12, as their refining margins improved.

03-12-2025 18:53:45

Independents’ crude refining margins surge as costs decrease

Guangzhou (JLC), March 6, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins surged in early March, driven up by a further decrease in crude costs, despite lower sales revenue.

03-06-2025 11:55:14

Independents’ crude refining margins slip further

Guangzhou (JLC), February 27, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins slipped further in late February, squeezed by falling sales revenue, despite slightly lower costs.

02-27-2025 11:40:30

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreat

Guangzhou (JLC), February 20, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude retreated in the week to February 19, due to a decrease in their sales revenue, despite a modest de

02-20-2025 14:02:34

Independents’ crude refining margins soar in mid-Feb

Guangzhou (JLC), February 13, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins soared rapidly in mid-February, driven by declines in crude costs and increases in their sales revenue.

02-13-2025 14:19:06

Independents’ refining margins for imported crude rebound

Guangzhou (JLC), February 6, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ refining margins for imported crude rebounded in early February, due to a decline in crude costs.

02-06-2025 16:27:13

Independents’ crude refining margins turn negative again

Guangzhou (JLC), January 23, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins turned negative again in the week to January 22, as crude costs extended rises and sales revenue decreased.

01-23-2025 11:31:53

Independents’ crude refining margins surge in mid-Jan

Guangzhou (JLC), January 15, 2025--Shandong-based independents’ crude refining margins surged in mid-January, buoyed by a rapid increase in sales revenue, despite a rise in crude costs.

01-15-2025 18:31:54

Hydrogenated benzene downstream plants’ margins fall on high costs

Shandong (JLC), January 10, 2025—China hydrogenated benzene downstream producers’ margins declined due to heavy cost pressure.

01-10-2025 16:12:05

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