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China’s BPA imports rise but exports down in Jul

Shandong (JLC), August 28, 2025—In July, China’s bisphenol A (BPA) imports witnessed an evident increment, while that of exports decreased month on month.

08-28-2025 15:02:54

Sinopec to participate in constr. of world's largest green hydrogen/ammonia project

Guangzhou (JLC), August 27, 2025--Sinopec has recently signed a contract with ACWA Power to provide engineering services alongside a Spanish company for ACWA Power's construction of the world's larges

08-27-2025 19:03:31

China PE capacity expansion & self-sufficiency analysis

Shandong (JLC), August 27, 2025--China’s polyethylene (PE) market has seen capacity and output rise year after year from 2016 through 2025, with two distinct surges occurring in 2020-2021 and again in

08-27-2025 17:06:28

China PE capacity expansion to hit a record high in 2025

Shandong (JLC), August 19, 2025--China’s polyethylene (PE) industry capacity continued to expand at speed in 2025, with domestic self-sufficiency rising year by year.

08-19-2025 17:08:18

China PP expansion intensifies oversupply and price wars

Shandong (JLC), August 14, 2025--Years of continuous expansion have left China’s polypropylene (PP) industry facing an increasingly lopsided market.

08-14-2025 16:56:02

China’s textile and apparel export growth slows in July amid trade disruptions

Shandong (JLC), Aug 13, 2025--From January to July, China’s textile and apparel exports remained positive, though July saw monthly declines due to front-loaded shipments and re-export restrictions.

08-13-2025 16:34:44

China styrene supply, apparent consumption both up on year in July

Shandong (JLC), August 8, 2025—In July 2025, China’s styrene supply and apparent consumption both saw a rapid year-on-year growth.

08-08-2025 15:14:00

China’s H1 textile and apparel exports remain stable YoY

Shandong (JLC), Jul 23, 2025--In the first half of 2025, China’s textile and apparel exports remained steady despite external pressure.

07-23-2025 16:51:32

China’s May textile and apparel exports rise on month

Shandong (JLC), Jun 24, 2025--China’s textile and apparel exports rose in May 2025 from the previous month, fueled by tariff cuts and urgent order fulfillments.

06-24-2025 14:26:00

PetroChina Jilin preparing 1.2 mln mt/yr ethylene plant for startup

Guangzhou (JLC), June 18, 2025--PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical successfully ignited the No. 1 cracking furnace of its 1.2 million mt/yr ethylene plant on June 13。

06-18-2025 18:11:41

China’s BPA imports & exports down in Apr

Shandong (JLC), May 29, 2025—In April, China’s bisphenol A (BPA) imports witnessed an evident decline both on month and on year, primarily due to a significant increase in its supply over the past pre

05-29-2025 13:59:08

China styrene output & apparent consumption drop

Shandong (JLC), May 15, 2025--China domestic styrene output decreased markedly due to increased plant maintenance in April, resulting in an overall supply reduction.

05-15-2025 11:03:00

US tariff hikes anticipated to alleviate China’s MEG oversupply

Shandong (JLC), April 11, 2025--The U.S. tariff policies are expected to help alleviate China’s MEG oversupply somewhat.

04-11-2025 17:06:00

Plunge in MX price has impacts on its industrial chain

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2025—The recent decline in China’s MX market prices has resulted in variations in relations between it and its upstream & downstream markets. For instance, the narrowing spre

03-19-2025 17:12:27

China’s textile and apparel exports edge down in Jan-Feb 2025 on year

Shandong (JLC), March 14, 2025—China witnessed a 3.4% decline in textile and apparel exports in January-February 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

03-14-2025 14:01:00

China's PX industry faces capacity expansion bottleneck

Shandong (JLC), February 18, 2025-After the high-speed commissioning period of PX capacity from 2021 to 2023, the PX industry entered a capacity expansion bottleneck phase from 2024 to 2025. There wer

02-18-2025 14:45:00

China BPA industry sees capacity expansion and margin losses in 2024

Shandong (JLC), December 17, 2024—In 2024, China’s BPA industry saw continuous expansion of capacity and production margin losses weighed by tepid supply-demand fundamentals and high production costs,

12-17-2024 12:00:22

China BPA imports remain low in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 31, 2024—In September 2024, China’s bisphenol A (BPA) imports remained at a low level, and the cumulative import volume of BPA during January-September saw a year-on-year decli

10-31-2024 14:46:22

Fiber-grade PET capacity up on year

Shandong (JLC), October 29, 2024--The total capacity of fiber-grade PET increased as of September on a year-on-year comparison, on account of rising demand from film industry.

10-29-2024 14:04:59

China PA imports up, exports down in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 23, 2024--China’s phthalic anhydride (PA) imports in September showed an uptrend from August, while the exports saw a month-on-month decline, according to data from the General

10-23-2024 15:02:00

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