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Last five days 4-15 4-14 4-11 4-10 4-9

14:01

At 20:00 on April 12, the supporting boiler of Jilin Petrochemical's 1.2 million tons/year ethylene plant was successfully ignited and baked, marking that the new ethylene plant entered the sprint stage before it was put into production.

13:54

Recently, the ethylene unit of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I project achieved a successful commissioning and produced qualified ethylene. Other production units will gradually enter the trial production stage.

13:24

【Ethylene glycol】

On April 14, 2025, the total ethylene glycol inventory in the main ethylene glycol port in East China was 653,500 tons, a decrease of 44,300 tons from the total inventory of 697,800 tons on April 3.

11:26

In early April, social inventories of five major steel varieties in 21 cities were 9.83 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 530,000 tons, a decrease of 5.1%. Inventories continued to decline; an increase of 3.24 million tons compared with the beginning of the year, an increase of 49.2%; a decrease of 3.25 million tons compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 24.8%. In early April, on a month-on-month basis, except for cold-rolled coils, the social inventories of the five major varieties of steel declined to varying degrees. Among them, rebar was the largest variety in reduction, and wire rod was the largest variety in decline; year-on-year, social inventories of the five major varieties of steel have declined to varying degrees.

11:25

Data from the General Administration of Customs show that in March 2025, China exported 10.456 million tons of steel; from January to March, a total of 27.429 million tons of steel were exported, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. In March, China imported 501,000 tons of steel; from January to March, the cumulative import of steel was 1.55 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%. In March, China imported 93.974 million tons of iron ore and concentrates; from January to March, it imported a total of 285.312 million tons of iron ore and concentrates, a year-on-year decrease of 7.8%.

11:17

Fujian Baihong's 2.5 million-ton PTA unit was overhauled on April 5 and is scheduled to restart around April 20.

11:15

Yisheng's 3.75 million-ton PTA unit in Dalian was repaired around March 15 and is planned to restart around April 20.

11:14

Ningbo Taihua's 1.2 million-ton PTA unit will begin maintenance on September 1, 2024 and is scheduled to restart on April 26; another 1.5 million-ton PTA unit is operating normally.

09:08

Palm oil imports in March were 424599 tons, an increase of 13.7% from 373549 tons in February. For reference, in 2023/24, India imports an average of 750,000 tons of palm oil per month.

09:07

On April 14, the total inventory of domestic soda ash manufacturers was 1.7146 million tons, an increase of 21,600 tons or 1.28% from last Thursday; including 827,100 tons of light soda ash and 887,500 tons of heavy soda ash.

09:03

【Lithium hydroxide】

On the 14th, iTech Minerals Co., Ltd. announced that it has signed a cooperative exploration agreement with SQM on the Reynolds Range Lithium Project in the Northern Territory.

08:56

【Lithium carbonate】

Recently, Hunan Chuangda Vanadium and Tungsten Co., Ltd. has been approved for the construction project of battery-grade lithium carbonate with an annual output of 23,000 tons.

08:53

【Galvanized sheet】

On April 14, 2025, statistics showed that 154 national galvanizing enterprises shipped a total of 15470 tons, an increase of 1377 tons from the previous trading day, an increase of 9.77%. The region with the largest increase was Central China, with an increase of 675 tons or 19.34% from the previous trading day.

08:47

On April 14, international crude oil futures closed slightly higher. The settlement price of the main contract for U.S. WTI crude oil futures was reported at US$61.53/barrel, an increase of US$0.03. The settlement price of the main contract for Brent crude oil futures was reported at US$64.88/barrel, an increase of US$0.12 or 0.2%.

08:47

【Non-ferrous metals】

On April 14, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, copper inventories in Shanghai totaled 50,178 tons, up 3712 tons from the previous day; copper inventories in Guangdong totaled 23,235 tons, down 47 tons from the previous day; copper inventories in Jiangsu totaled 15,956 tons, down 860 tons from the previous day; copper inventories in Zhejiang totaled 0 tons, unchanged from the previous day. The total totaled 89,369 tons, an increase of 2805 tons from the previous day.

08:46

【Rubber & plastics】

According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of China on April 14, China imported a total of 760,000 tons of natural and synthetic rubber (including latex) in March 2025, an increase of 16.7% from 651,000 tons in the same period in 2024.

08:42

【Color coated sheet】

On April 14, iron ore transactions in main ports across the country were 966,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of 45.3%; construction steel transactions from 237 mainstream traders were 118,100 tons, a month-on-month increase of 14.8%.

08:41

【Color coated sheet】

General Administration of Customs: In March, China exported 10.456 million tons of steel; from January to March, it exported 27.429 million tons of steel, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%.

08:40

【Cotton Lint】

The weekly crop growth report released early Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that the U.S. cotton planting rate was 5% for the week ending April 13, compared with 4% in the previous week and 8% in the same period last year, with a five-year average of 8%.

08:34

Data from the General Administration of Customs show that in March 2025, China exported 10.456 million tons of steel; from January to March, a total of 27.429 million tons of steel were exported, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. In March, China imported 501,000 tons of steel; from January to March, the cumulative import of steel was 1.55 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%. In March, China imported 93.974 million tons of iron ore and concentrates; from January to March, it imported a total of 285.312 million tons of iron ore and concentrates, a year-on-year decrease of 7.8%. In March, China imported 38.732 million tons of coal and lignite; from January to March, a total of 114.846 million tons of coal and lignite were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 0.9%.

08:31

On April 14, the closing price of the Asian paraxylene market rose by US$3/ton, with the closing price being US$712 -714/ton FOB South Korea and US$737 -739/ton CFR China.

08:28

On April 14, the closing price of paraxylene market in the United States rose by US$3/ton, and the closing price was US$789 -799/ton FOB U.S. Harbor.

08:21

【Crude oil】

The OPEC monthly report predicts that global crude oil demand growth in 2025 is expected to be 1.3 million barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1.45 million barrels per day. The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2026 is expected to be 1.28 million barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1.43 million barrels per day.

04-14 17:35

【Acetic acid】

On April 14, the price of acetic acid in Zhejiang was self-raised at around 2825 yuan/ton, and was lowered by 25 yuan/ton. The utilization rate of acetic acid production capacity was high, and the market supply was sufficient. The factory actively shipped mainly, and the downstream market purchased generally. Trading was followed up on demand, and the acetic acid market was organized downward.

04-14 16:57

【Wood pulp】

Recently, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sucuriú project of Arauco in Chile, which produces 3.5 million tons of hardwood pulp per year, was successfully held in Innocenta (MS), Brazil. Currently, Arauco's total annual pulp production capacity exceeds 5.2 million tons, and there are pulp mills in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.

04-14 16:53

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, from January to March 2025, China exported a total of 1.365 million tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum materials, a year-on-year decrease of 7.6%. Among them, China exported 506,000 tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum in March.

04-14 16:47

Sichuan Energy Investment 1 million tons/year PTA unit was overhauled for about one month on April 13.

04-14 16:46

【Wood pulp】

Recently, the expansion project of the Indonesian OKI pulp mill in Palembang City, the capital of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia, is progressing in an orderly manner. After the project is completed, the single-day pulp and paper production capacity will reach 19,000 tons, which will help Indonesia build the world's largest pulp and paper production base, fill China's raw material gap by 15% and reduce the procurement costs of domestic paper companies by 30%.

04-14 16:45

According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs, in terms of US dollars, textile and apparel exports in March were US$23.4 billion, an increase of 12.9% and a month-on-month increase of 80.8%. Among them, textile exports were US$12.05 billion, an increase of 16.4% and a month-on-month increase of 93.7%. Clothing exports were US$11.35 billion, an increase of 9.4% and a month-on-month increase of 68.9%.

04-14 15:59

According to LME data, on April 11, 2025, the total inventory of aluminum metal was 442225 metric tons, a daily decrease of 4100 metric tons; the total inventory of aluminum alloy was 1560 metric tons.

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