The domestic acetic acid market has recently seen a strong upward trend; rising prices for the feedstock methanol have provided robust cost support, and market

On August 25, the butadiene rubber (BR) market in the Southwest region consolidated at high levels. With crude oil prices fluctuating at the high end,

On August 25, international crude oil futures closed lower. The settlement price for the October contract of U.S. WTI crude oil futures was $82.36 per

On August 24, the natural rubber spot market edged up; the high-level performance of Shanghai rubber futures prompted spot traders to raise their offers by

On August 24, 2026, the coking coal market exhibited a pattern of strong consolidation (with a bullish bias), characterized by fluctuating yet firm price action.

Trend Analysis According to nickel price monitoring by SunSirs, nickel prices fluctuated significantly last week. By the end of the week, the spot price for nickel

On August 25, the PVC spot market continued to exhibit a pattern of weak fluctuation. Quotes in the Linyi and Zibo regions saw narrow adjustments.

According to the National Grain and Material Reserve Data Center, monitoring data as of August 21, 2026, shows that commercial inventories of the three major

According to SunSirs data, as of August 25, 2026, the petroleum coke market is exhibiting a fluctuating trend with a bias toward a strong rebound.

Macroeconomics 1. [Reverse Repo] The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it will conduct a 500-billion-RMB Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation on August 25. The

Macroeconomics 1. [Reverse Repo] The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it will conduct a 500-billion-RMB Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation on August 25. The

According to data from the SunSirs commodity market analysis system, the domestic toluene market rose between August 17 and August 24, 2026; the market price

According to SunSirs, the domestic fuel oil (180 CST) market remained range-bound on August 24, 2026. SunSirs' average spread indicator suggests a pattern of consolidation

According to data from SunSirs, the average market price of rapeseed meal was 2,412 RMB/ton on August 19 and 2,354 RMB/ton on August 25, representing

According to data from SunSirs, the average spot price of LLDPE (7042) rose 0.92% from 8,471 RMB/ton on August 18 to 8,550 RMB/ton on August

Price trends According to data from SunSirs, the price of seamless tubes saw a slight decline last week. By the end of the week, the price

Macroeconomics 1. [Reverse Repo] The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it will conduct a 500-billion-RMB Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation on August 25. The

Macroeconomics 1. [Reverse Repo] The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it will conduct a 500-billion-RMB Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation on August 25. The

According to monitoring by the SunSirs commodity market analysis system, domestic spot prices for xylene surged last week, with the market price level steadily rising.

I. Price Trends According to the SunSirs commodity market analysis system, the average price of quasi-first-grade metallurgical coke was 1,868 RMB/ton on August 25, 2026. Following