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China recycled PVC market softens on weak demand, shrinking price spreads

Shandong (JLC), June 11, 2026 – China’s recycled PVC market continued to trend lower amid muted demand and narrowing PVC-recycled PVC price spreads.

06-11-2026 11:04:03

Agricultural film market enters off-season as spring sowing exits

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2026--With the domestic spring sowing season fully concluded, the agricultural film market entered its traditional off-peak season.

05-21-2026 16:46:48

Delayed spring maintenance weighs on Northwest China methanol operating rates

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2026–Methanol plants in Northwest China typically undergo spring maintenance in March and April, but in 2026 the maintenance cycle was noticeably delayed until May.

05-21-2026 10:34:38

China methanol inland-to-port arbitrage window reopens as regional price spreads widen

Shandong (JLC), March 17, 2026--China’s domestic methanol market has recently undergone a notable structural shift, as the arbitrage window from northern Inner Mongolia and Yulin, Shaanxi, to East Chi

03-17-2026 10:54:57

China INE crude price retreats after G7 considers releasing SPR

Guangzhou (JLC), March 10, 2026--The price of crude futures on China's Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) retreated on Tuesday after the Group of Seven (G7) considered releasing strategic pe

03-10-2026 18:53:39

China’s fiber-grade PET prices to edge up post-Spring Festival 2026

Shandong (JLC), February 26, 2026--China’s fiber-grade PET prices stayed in a stalemate during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday, with further modest gains expected in the short term.

02-26-2026 17:06:24

Liaohe UGS cluster ensures gas supply during Spring Festival holiday

Shandong (JLC), February 26, 2026—PetroChina withdrew over 90 million cubic meters (mln cbm) of natural gas from its Liaohe underground storage (UGS) cluster during the Spring Festival holiday.

02-26-2026 16:04:51

State-owned refineries maintain smooth production during Spring Festival

Guangzhou (JLC), February 25, 2026--State-owned refineries maintained smooth production during the Chinese New Year holiday (February 15-23), they reported on their official WeChat account recently.

02-25-2026 14:43:30

China to see record trips during 2026 Spring Festival Travel Rush

Guangzhou (JLC), February 3, 2026--China is expected to see a record high of 9.5 billion cross-regional trips during the 40-day 2026 Spring Festival Travel Rush during February 2-March 13, cnr.cn repo

02-03-2026 19:22:12

Analysis on the spread btw MX and toluene

Shandong (JLC), August 13, 2025--From late-June to end-July, the spread between MX and toluene widened. Taking spot price at Jiangsu port as an example, the spread between MX and toluene widened to CN

08-13-2025 17:33:02

Low-MI PP copolymer-PP raffia price spread narrows

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2025—The price spread between low-MI PP copolymer and PP raffia continued to narrow.

03-19-2025 17:32:17

State-run refineries keep stable production during Spring Festival holiday

Guangzhou (JLC), February 6, 2025--Chinese state-owned refineries maintained stable production during the public holiday for the Spring Festival (January 28-February 4), according to their official We

02-06-2025 16:01:46

Domestic gasoline-diesel price spread narrows to over 20-month low

Guangzhou (JLC), October 25, 2024--The spread between domestic gasoline and diesel prices has narrowed sharply this month, hitting a new low of over 20 months on October 24, JLC's data shows.

10-25-2024 14:06:51

Narrowing spread btw PP powder and propylene weighs on margins

Shandong (JLC), October 23, 2024—China PP powder market remained weak against the firm feedstock propylene price. With the narrowing trading spread, PP powder producers were experiencing margin losses

10-23-2024 16:29:30

Spreads btw methanol spot and futures prices strengthen in South China

Shandong (JLC), September 9, 2024—The price spread between methanol spot and futures in South China gradually widened since August 28.

09-09-2024 17:42:00

Analysis of price spread between EVA and feedstock

Shandong (JLC), Jun 20, 2024—In Q2 2024, the price spread between EVA and vinyl acetate (VAC) widened compared to the first quarter, while that between EVA and ethylene monomer narrowed year on year.

06-20-2024 16:52:30

Benzene-styrene price spread narrower in June

Shandong (JLC), June 20, 2024--The spread between benzene and styrene turned narrower in late June, as rises in benzene prices outpaced those in prices of the latter greatly.

06-20-2024 09:19:59

E China port methanol price spreads rise on tightening supply

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2024—The price spread between methanol spot and futures strengthened in East China amid lower port stocks and tighter spot liquidity.

05-14-2024 17:08:12

Price spread between gasoline and diesel hits 25-month high

Guangzhou (JLC), April 24, 2024--The spread between China’s wholesale gasoline and diesel prices has widened over the past month, and it hit a 25-month high on April 19.

04-24-2024 19:05:43

Spread between dense and light soda ash prices narrows

04-18-2024 10:31:14

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