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Chemical Market Weekly | Nov 3, 2026: Refined oil prices adjusted again, 100+ carbon footprint standards launched, European high-temperature heat pumps reach 160°C
Refined oil prices were adjusted again this year, a five-agency carbon footprint standards action plan was issued, and overseas desalination and high-temperature heat pump technologies made new progress.
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Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-11-02: LLDPE Monthly Average Up 6.76% MoM, Sulphuric Acid Turns to Slight Surplus, Overseas Powder Coatings and Ammonia Revamps Land
October LLDPE monthly average rose 6.76% MoM before shifting into high-level consolidation; sulphuric acid supply-demand flipped to a slight surplus; overseas powder coatings and ammonia plant revamps landed in parallel.
Weekly Chemical Market Report | 2026-11-01: European consolidation bid rejected again, Turkish petrochemical expansion enters design phase, UK proposes 65% out-of-quota duty on PET
European consolidation stalls, Turkish petrochemical expansion moves into the design phase, a powder coatings line upgrade is completed, and the UK proposes a 65% out-of-quota duty on PET.
Chemical Market Weekly | October 30, 2026: Patents for Mixing Vessels Published Intensively, Powder Mixing Time Cut to 1-2 Minutes, High-Pressure Seals Debut
Patents for mixing reaction tanks and glass-lined reactors published intensively; powder mixing time cut to 1-2 minutes; rotary valve extraction in 1 minute; twin-screw pump and supercritical ethane seals debut.
Chemical Market Weekly | October 29, 2026: Dairy deep-processing projects come online in batches, overseas food processing investment picks up, 587Ah energy storage cells enter mass production
A 200,000-tonne dairy project in Jinchang comes online and Miaokelanduo's original cheese plant reaches 30,000-tonne annual capacity; overseas food processing investment picks up, Nestlé expands its evaporated milk line in Ghana, and 587Ah energy storage cells enter mass production.
Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-28: MIIT issues carbon dual-control implementation plan, 50 national food safety standards released, EU-US chemical oversight tightens
MIIT issues a carbon dual-control implementation plan, 50 national food safety standards are released, Yunnan proposes park-entry criteria for chemical projects; the US EPA issues SNURs for 19 chemicals, and EU REACH restrictions take effect and expand.
Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-27: Q1-Q3 GDP Up 4.6%, Wind and Solar Capacity Tops 2.01 Billion kW, EU27 Chemical Production Down 2.0% YoY
First-three-quarter GDP up 4.6% and industrial value added up 5.3%, wind and solar capacity tops 2.01 billion kW, September PPI up 5.0%, EU27 chemical production down 2.0% YoY.
Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-26: Hengyi Q3 Net Profit Expected to Surge Over 33-Fold, Asian Methanol Benchmark Rises to USD 700/tonne, September Crude Processing Falls 8.4% YoY
Hengyi Petrochemical guides Q3 net profit up over 33-fold, Asian methanol benchmark rises to USD 700/tonne, September crude processing falls 8.4% YoY.
Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-25: European PP plants accelerate shutdowns, Middle East fertilizer expansion finalized, Asia propylene hits yearly high
European polypropylene plants accelerate shutdowns, Middle East urea capacity to rise 54%, Asia propylene hits a yearly high, and high oil prices underpin petrochemical costs.
Chemical Market Weekly | Oct 24, 2026: India Chem Opens in Mumbai, Chicago Packaging Expo Wraps Up, Shenzhen & Nanjing Shows Follow Next Week
A dense week of global exhibitions: India Chem opens in Mumbai, PACK EXPO wraps up in Chicago, and Chongqing hotpot expo opens 120,000 sqm to visitors; Shenzhen adhesive and Nanjing plastics shows follow next week.
Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-23: Dual-speed Solutions Land in Stirring Scale-up, Inline Spectroscopy Reads Reactors Directly, Heat Exchanger Modeling and MVR Energy Savings Accelerate
Dual-speed stirring scale-up, inline spectroscopy and Raman direct in-reactor measurement, magnetic pump predictive maintenance, fouling-control modeling and MVR energy savings accelerate this week.
Chemical Market Weekly | October 22, 2026: Beauty-ingredient plants expand overseas, domestic fragrance base signed, lithium-anode integration speeds up
BASF opens an emollients plant, Unilever's Vaseline share rises to 80%, Tianshi Biology breaks ground on a 200-million-yuan base, and Shanshan plans a 4-billion-yuan placement for lithium anodes — the week's downstream demand and raw-material highlights.