Introduction:RecentCrude oilDecline,PP futuresThe weak fluctuations and lack of momentum in raw material price increases provide limited support to the PP products industry from the cost side. On the demand side, with the arrival of the traditional

Background: On August 26, 2025, the Turkish Ministry of Trade issued announcement No. 2025/24, stating that an anti-circumvention investigation has been initiated on synthetic leather with a weight exceeding 150 grams per square meter originating fro

Conclusion:The U.S. transportation fuel market is undergoing profound structural changes, characterized by three major trends: slowing demand growth, improved energy efficiency, and fuel substitution. More than five years after the pandemic, demand f

On September 3rd, a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War will be held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. A 70-minute milit

Statistics from the UK’s HM Revenue and Customs revealed that Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) receipts totalled GBP 259 million (€300 million) in the financial year 2024-2025, a 3% decrease from the previous financial year. In 2023-2024 receip

Along the industrial belt on the coast of Tokyo Bay, the petrochemical complexes that bring together Japan's top petroleum and chemical industry enterprises were once a proud symbol of Japanese manufacturing, bearing witness to the petrochemical indu

The wind arises from the edge of the green duckweed. Waves arise from subtle ripples. The "25% production reduction" in South Korea's petrochemical industry is not merely a capacity adjustment; it is a landmark event signifying t

Adiponitrile is a core raw material for the production of nylon 66, and its production technology has long been monopolized by foreign countries. Recently, significant breakthroughs have been made domestically in this field. Technical Breakthrou

Recently, LG Chem announced that its 100,000-ton/year POE plant in Yeosu, South Korea, will undergo a 48-day shutdown for maintenance from October 15 to December 1, 2025. This plan overlaps significantly with the maintenance period of another ove

Recently in ChinaThe EVA market has entered a "surge mode," as of August 2.7On that day, the prices of mainstream products all saw significant increases: the settlement price of photovoltaic materials reached...The price range for rigid materials is

So far, among China's four major private refining and chemical enterprises, Rongsheng Petrochemical, Hengyi Petrochemical, and Hengli Petrochemical have successively disclosed their financial reports for the first half of 2025, all showing a simult

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In August 2025, there were two most sensational pieces of news. One was that several large polyolefin plants in Northeast Asia were put into operation, with capacities generally in the range of 300,000 to 400,000 tons per year. As a result, domestic

In recent years, China's petrochemical industry has fallen into the predicament of "involution": a large amount of new capacity has been put into operation, profits have been under long-term pressure, the operating rate of facilities has declined

On August 20, the 2025 China (Zhengzhou) International Futures Forum Sub-forum "Industrial Products (Polyester) Forum" was held in Zhengzhou. Representatives from exchanges, industry associations, domestic and international enterprises, and financial

The global chemical industry is currently undergoing profound structural changes, with the continuous withdrawal of production capacity from traditional European chemical powerhouses contrasting sharply with the rapid rise of China's chemical industr

In the second half of 2025, the global polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market will continue to face challenges as demand growth lags behind capacity expansion, with Asia being particularly affected. The impact of U.S. tariffs on the re-export trade of PVC

Recently, Wanhua Chemical released a series of announcements stating that the 250,000-ton/year TDI unit at its Hungarian subsidiary BorsodChem has resumed normal production after maintenance, while the 400,000-ton/year MDI unit is sti

Currently, green transformation is sweeping across various industries. As an important part of the global economy, the electronics and electrical industry is becoming increasingly intertwined with environmental concerns. On one hand, with the rapi

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