SunSirs: China Rubber and Plastic Markets Intelligence (August 19, 2025)
August 19 2025 14:01:38 SunSirs (Selena)
PE: On August 18th, the old HDPE unit with an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons, the LLDPE unit with an annual production capacity of 450,000 tons, and the new HDPE unit with an annual production capacity of 350,000 tons at Fushun Petrochemical were all shut down for maintenance, and it is planned to start operation in mid October.
Butadiene rubber (BR): Qixiang Tengda's 90,000 tons/year high BR plant will be shut down for maintenance from August 1, 2025, and gradually restarted for operation from August 16, 2025. On August 18th, Sinopec Sales Company raised the ex factory price of BR by 100 RMB/ton, while Qilu Shunding reported a price of 11,900 RMB/ton.
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR): On August 18th, Sinopec raised the ex factory price of SBR by around 100 RMB/ton, and Qilu 1502/1502E reported an ex factory price of 12,300 RMB/ton including tax. Yangzi styrene butadiene 1502 factory in East China costs 12,300 RMB/ton.
Rubber tires: According to data from the General Administration of Customs, China's rubber tire exports reached 5.63 million tons in the first seven months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%; The export amount was 99.2 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%.
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