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China styrene output down 6.8% MoM in May

Shandong (JLC), June 10, 2026 – China styrene output was settled at around 1.458 million mt in May, down by 6.8% month on month and down by 5.26% year on year, mainly because of a large decrease in op

06-10-2026 14:21:28

China methanol imports to down by 42.47% MoM in May

Shandong (JLC), June 10, 2026 – China methanol import volume would be settled at around 323,700 mt in May, down by 42.47% month on month and down by 74.95% year on year, mainly due to decreasing shipp

06-10-2026 10:34:57

EU’s anti-dumping probe into Chinese PBAT to drag down China’s PBAT exports

Shandong (JLC), June 9, 2026 – In early June 2026, the European Commission (EU) officially launched an anti-dumping investigation into PBAT originating in China. Affected by this, China’s PBAT expor

06-09-2026 11:01:05

China hydrogenated benzene prices to go range-bound at relatively weak levels in Jun

Shandong (JLC), June 4, 2026 – China hydrogenated benzene prices are expected to go range-bound at relatively weak levels in June, amid slight changes in supply, a decrease in demand and falling crude

06-04-2026 14:05:12

Polyester filament yarn demand to improve in Jun-Jul

Shandong (JLC), May 27, 2026 – Polyester filament yarn demand will improve in June-July, because polyester filament yarn exports will be high with easing of China-US relations and domestic weaving ent

05-27-2026 10:37:00

China spot soda ash prices continue to fall in May on high inventories and soft demand

Shandong (JLC), May 26, 2026 – China spot soda ash prices continued to move down in May, mainly due to high inventories and soft demand, although the operating rates of individual producers showed an

05-26-2026 15:16:56

China POE prices to decline with fluctuations in the short term

Shandong (JLC), May 21, 2026 – China POE prices will decline with fluctuations in the short term, because of rising supply, soft demand and high costs.

05-21-2026 10:01:05

India’s anti-dumping renewal to have limited impact on China’s PA Exports

Shandong (JLC), May 19, 2026 – On May 7, 2026, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an affirmative final ruling in the first sunset review of anti-dumping duties, recommending that phthali

05-19-2026 10:24:17

China sulfur prices to edge up in short term but fall from end-May

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2026 – China’s sulfur market price will edge up in the short term, driven by tight spot resources. However, sulfur market price will fall from highs starting from end-May, main

05-14-2026 15:33:13

China methanol imports to up by 31.10% MoM in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 13, 2026 – China methanol import volume would be settled at around 574,100 mt in April, up by 31.10% month on month, mainly because of obvious increase in non-Iran resources. Howev

05-13-2026 10:43:04

EU anti-dumping duty to have limited impact on China’s adipic acid exports

Shandong (JLC), May 12, 2026 – The European Commission issued its final anti-dumping ruling on adipic acid originating in China on May 5, 2026, imposing duties ranging from 29.1% to 42.3% on Chinese p

05-12-2026 16:54:29

China spot PP prices remain firm on limited spot resources

Shandong (JLC), May 12, 2026 – China spot PP prices remained firm and were expected to stay so in the near future, mainly because of limited spot resources in the market, although the operating rate o

05-12-2026 09:36:12

China benzene output slumps by 9.09% MoM in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 7, 2026 – China benzene output was pegged at around 1,698,200 mt in April, down by 9.09% month on month, mainly because of dipping operating rate of benzene industry.

05-07-2026 14:01:07

Japan’s sudden earthquake has limited impact on China’s sulfur market

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026 – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on April 20, with a focal depth of approximately 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 39.8

04-22-2026 13:58:37

China EVA output to obviously dip in Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2026 – China EVA output may show obvious decrease in April, mainly because of intensive maintenance of many core units.

04-21-2026 15:53:57

China PE maintenance losses to up by 36.73% MoM in Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2026 – China polyethylene (PE) maintenance losses might reach around 660,000 mt in April, a month on month increase of 36.73% from 482,700 mt in March, which is expected to h

04-15-2026 17:10:29

China n-butanol prices to go range-bound at highs before decreasing in Q2

Shandong (JLC), April 15, 2026 – In the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, China n-butanol (normal butanol) market price would go range-bound at highs in short term amid geopolitical conflict in the Middle

04-15-2026 10:14:58

China styrene output to down around 3.44% MoM in Apr

Shandong (JLC), April 14, 2026 – China styrene output would decrease by about 3.44% month on month to nearly 1.52 mln mt in April, mainly owing to dipping average operating rate of China styrene enter

04-14-2026 09:56:55

India’s zero-tariff window to trigger a short-term increase in China’s PP exports to India

Shandong (JLC), April 9, 2026 – In response to regional conflict‑induced inflation, the Indian government slashed import tariffs on polypropylene (PP) from 7.5% to 0% effective April 2, 2026, for an i

04-09-2026 09:21:14

China acetic acid prices to remain at highs in Q2

Shandong (JLC), April 3, 2026 – China acetic acid market price might remain at high levels in the second quarter of 2026, mainly because of continued tight supply, high exports and strong domestic dem

04-03-2026 08:37:23

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