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High inventories force China’s ABS producers to cut output

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2026—A wave of concentrated ABS production cuts emerged from late April. Producer inventories fell after the Labour Day holiday (May 1-5) but remain historically high.

05-27-2026 17:33:01

Recycled ABS prices edge lower after Q1 rally

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2026--Recycled ABS prices rallied in Q1 on Middle East geopolitical tensions but retreated in May as off-season demand weakened.

05-20-2026 00:00:00

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 ABS market swings sharply around Labour Day holiday

Shandong (JLC), May 11, 2026—China’s ABS market fluctuated sharply around the Labour Day holiday (May 1-5). Prices moved higher before the holiday, but reversed course after the break.

05-11-2026 16:27:00

ABS market sees sharp decline in mid-April

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2026--China’s ABS prices surged then plunged in April, falling over CNY1,000/mt by April 17 amid easing geopolitics, high social inventories, and downstream resistance.

04-21-2026 14:12:34

China ABS prices continue to surge

Shandong (JLC), January 30, 2026--ABS prices underwent a rapid ascent from late December 2025, with increases for emulsion-method ABS largely exceeding CNY1,000/mt.

01-30-2026 17:51:44

Bulk-polymerized ABS prices rise on tight supply

Bulk-polymerized ABS market showed a due uptrend in the conventional peak season, in light of the tight supply, but emulsion-polymerized ABS prices showed declines in the same period.

10-16-2025 15:25:09

China's MX market stuck in stalemate amid absence of positive catalysts

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2025—China’s MX market was bogged down into a stalemate, due to supply pressures and weak traditional demand.

09-23-2025 16:18:40

China to add 425,000 mt/yr new bulk polymerization ABS capacity since Q3 2025

Shandong (JLC), September 17, 2025 – Two bulk polymerization ABS units with total capacity of 425,000 mt/yr would be put into production since quarter 3, 2025, based on survey of JLC. In this way, Chi

09-17-2025 14:15:49

PetroChina starts up world's largest diesel absorption and separation unit

Guangzhou (JLC), August 28, 2025--PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical achieved qualified production from its 2.0-million-mt-per-year diesel absorption and separation unit, the world’s largest, on Aug 26.

08-28-2025 19:03:07

China’s ABS market trends sideways on weak fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), Aug 14, 2025—China ABS market moved sideways amid supply-demand imbalances and weak feedstock support.

08-14-2025 16:55:16

China’s ABS market supply-demand analysis in H1 2025

Shandong (JLC), July 29, 2025--In the first half of 2025, China’s ABS market was unmistakably oversupplied. Distributors struggled to move volumes, and judging the direction of prices became increasin

07-29-2025 11:37:00

ABS prices expected to retreat after brief rally

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2025--ABS prices are expected to experience a temporary mild decline before a pullback to previous low levels.

05-21-2025 14:55:31

Interpretation of ABS supply and demand data in Q1 2025

Shandong (JLC), April 24, 2025--In the first quarter of 2025, China's domestic ABS output and exports hit new highs, while the apparent consumption increased but failed to keep pace with the output gr

04-24-2025 11:21:00

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

Guangxi Petchem completes world's largest diesel absorption and separation unit

Guangzhou (JLC), April 7, 2025--PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical completed the construction of the world's largest diesel absorption and separation unit on March 30.

04-07-2025 19:08:19

China ABS market in stalemate in mid-Nov

11-14-2024 17:15:13

ABS output returns to YoY growth amid favorable fundamentals

Shandong (JLC), November 14, 2024--ABS companies’ daily output, buoyed by positive fundamentals, steadily increased from mid-to-late October. By November, daily output showed year-on-year growth.

11-14-2024 16:24:20

ABS market prices seesaw in October

Shandong (JLC), October 30, 2024--In October, ABS market prices surged sharply and then gradually declined, ultimately returning to levels seen in late September.

10-30-2024 17:28:36

China ABS prices see falls in Sep

09-24-2024 17:30:05

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