Sinopec Zhenhai

China standard thermoplastics January 2022: Prices broadly higher except for PVC and PS / Slack demand amid Chinese New Year holidays and Olympics / Prices seen lower in February

China Engineering Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Feedstock prices decline / Some grades firming / Factories gradually resume normal production after Chinese New Year holiday

China Standard Thermoplastics December 2013/January 2014: Ethylene import costs soar to 4-year high / Cost of imported standard thermoplastics down / Domestic producers slash prices in face of sluggish demand / Market slows down ahead of lunar new year

China Engineering Thermoplastics November/December 2013: Feedstock prices a mixed bag / Resins stable to soft / Processors cautious about inventory levels / Production in full swing ahead of lunar new year

China Standard Thermoplastics April/May 2013: Mixed bag of perspectives / Ethylene pricing continues depressed / Largely stable pricing / Some slight upward movements / Downstream processing capacity utilisation 70%

New production record for ethylene and standard thermoplastics / Additional capacity expansion planned this year