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Shandong (JLC), August 20, 2020--Isobutyraldehyde market prices in China kept inching down recently amid the weak downstream demand despite the firm cost supports.
August 20, 2020
China’s PTA inventory hit a record high in early-August, as slightly lower operation rates at domestic PTA plants failed to revise oversupply in local market.
August 10, 2020
In the first half of 2020, China imported a total of 1.0972 million mt of propylene, a large decrease of 30.42% compared with the same period in 2019.
July 30, 2020
China’s ethylene imports in June were about 165,193 mt, down 18.93% month on month and 25.56% year on year, and the import value was around $88,002,600, with the average price of $533/mt.
July 29, 2020
China’s propylene prices retreated on July 23 after a four-month consecutive gain.
July 24, 2020
-Domestic ethylene oxide (EO) prices tracked a downtrend, largely because of persistently waning demand.
July 22, 2020
Shandong-based Wanhua Chemical is expected to open its new 1 mln mt/yr ethylene plant and associated downstream chemical units in Yantai city in the fourth quarter.
July 20, 2020