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LDPE prices ramp up amid supply shortage

Shandong (JLC), February 11, 2025--China LDPE prices increased in early February, benefitting from the supply shortage caused by unit turnarounds.

02-11-2025 15:14:47

Propylene prices rebound on supply shortage, firm crude market

Shandong (JLC), October 23, 2023--Propylene prices rebounded in the second half of October on the back of supply shortage and drive force from crude oil market.

10-23-2023 17:35:22

Sichuan and Chongqing shut plastic plants on power shortage

The operation of plastic plants as well as other plants in Sichuan province and Chongqing City has been largely suspended amid power rationing, as power supply has been tightened by drought.

08-18-2022 17:51:16

Methanol prices rally on supply shortage

Shandong (JLC), July 22, 2022—China methanol prices picked up in late July amid tight supply on the back of lower units’ operating rates both in domestic and overseas.

07-22-2022 17:06:01

Bonded bunker fuel imports rise on stock shortage

Guangzhou (JLC), June 28, 2022--China’s bonded bunker fuel imports saw a bounce in May as some Chinese bonded bunker suppliers were running out of their inventories.

06-28-2022 18:52:25

Shandong’s etherified C4 prices to remain high on supply shortage in June

Etherified C4 market prices in Shandong has gone up steadily since June and may remain at a high level for some time due to declining supply and increasing demand.

06-15-2022 11:59:20

S Shandong methanol prices surge on feedstock shortage

Methanol prices in the south of Shandong province have surge this month, because of short supply of feedstock coke-oven gas in the local market and high methanol prices in surrounding markets.

09-17-2021 17:12:13

Power shortage in South China eases

Beijing (JLC), June 21, 2021--The power shortage in South China that started in mid-May has been easing as the country has taken multiple measures to tackle the supply crunch, according to a spokesperson for China’s top economic planner National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

06-21-2021 16:48:51

Synthetic ammonia prices keep rising on supply shortage

Shandong (JLC), January 20, 2021--Domestic synthetic ammonia market price was on the rise after the New Year’s Day holiday (January 1-3, 2021), with the average market price surpassing the highest point last year, largely due to supply shrinkage.

01-20-2021 17:23:07

International methanol shortage supports China's port prices

Shandong (JLC), January 13, 2021--As of early January 2021, the average operating rate of international methanol enterprises reduced to 63%, down by 15 percentage points from November 2020.

01-13-2021 14:10:04

Auto industry’s chip shortage has no impact on tire market

The shortage of chip in the automobile industry exerts little influence on the tire market.

12-30-2020 14:52:38

Shandong diluted bitumen imports boom on crude quota shortages

Beijing (JLC), December 10, 2020--Shandong independent refiners’ imports of cutback bitumen soared in November, as the shortage of crude import quotas.

12-10-2020 17:15:37

Hydrogenated benzene unit operating rates down on margin shortage

Shandong (JLC), September 22, 2020--Hydrogenated benzene producers shut units down intensively before the National Day holiday (October 1-8) amid industrial profit shortage.

09-22-2020 14:46:34

Crude import quota shortage boosts diluted bitumen imports to China

Beijing (JLC), August 28, 2020--China’s independent refiners started increasing diluted bitumen imports as a part of alternative feedstock for crude due to the shortage of crude import quota.

08-28-2020 17:51:45

COVID-19 epidemic triggers global condom shortage

The director of the Thailand International Trade Promotion Agency recently said that the office in Qingdao, China reported that the COVID-19 epidemic caused a global condom supply gap of 100 million.

05-26-2020 15:26:43

Malaysia rubber glove exports reduce on labor shortage

According to foreign media reports, the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) said that Malaysia would reduce rubber glove exports this year due to labor shortages.

11-07-2019 10:51:39

NG shortage may not come

Beijing (JLC), January 21, 2019--China may not suffer large-scale natural gas (NG) shortage in 2018-2019 heating season, as the demand growth fell and the supply remained upward in 2018.

01-21-2019 17:50:24

Natural gas supply shortage to sustain

Beijing (JLC), November 26, 2018--Natural gas supply shortage will sustain in this heating season, chiefly due to rising demand.

11-26-2018 18:11:34

Little probability for gas shortage in the winter of 2018

Beijing (JLC), September 11, 2018--Natural gas shortage may not happen this winter, given by the efforts to raise supply and limit demand.

09-11-2018 17:44:27

LNG supply shortage to ease this year

Beijing (JLC), August 21, 2018--LNG imports and prices keep growing amid the increasing demand. LNG supply is expected to be more optimistic than last year due to the start of new LNG terminals and gas pipeline interconnection among Sinopec, PetroChina and CNOOC.

08-21-2018 16:39:56

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