Lianyungang petrochemical ps price increase

On August 4, it was reported that Lianyungang Petrochemical (Satellite) raised the ex-factory price of PS by 100 yuan, with a quote of 9,300 yuan/ton for 525, 9,300 yuan/ton for 535T, 9,300 yuan/ton for 535M, 9,600 yuan/ton for modified benzene 88, and 10,000 yuan/ton for 888. The production capacity is 400,000 tons. Prices are for self-pickup and are negotiable for each order.

Reported on August 4: PetroChina South China lowered ABS prices by RMB 200/ton. Jieyang 0215A was listed at RMB 9,900/ton, 0215H at RMB 9,900/ton, 0215E at RMB 9,900/ton, HF681 at RMB 9,900/ton, and 2437 at RMB 9,100/ton. PetroChina’s Daqing Petrochemical ABS plant has an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons, while the (Jilin Petrochemical) Jieyang ABS plant has an annual production capacity of 600,000 tons.

Reported on August 4: Sinopec East China ABS prices were listed down by 200 yuan/ton, with 0215A at 9,800 yuan/ton, GE150 at 9,800 yuan/ton, Jieyang 0215A listed at 9,800 yuan/ton, and 750ASQ listed at 9,800 yuan/ton. PetroChina's Daqing Petrochemical ABS plant has a capacity of 300,000 tons per year, and Jilin Petrochemical ABS plant has a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year.

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register significant new use rules (SNURs) for certain chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).The document establishes new use control mechanisms for more than 20 chemical substances that have completed premanufacture notice (PMN) submissions, requiring enterprises to submit a notification to the EPA at least 90 days before undertaking any new manufacturing, import, or processing activities involving the relevant chemicals.The regulation synchronizes mandatory compliance requirements such as workshop protection, wastewater discharge limits, product additive ratios, closed processes, and hazardous waste incineration, while differentiating applicable declaration fee standards for large and small enterprises. Public written comments will be accepted until August 24, 2026. Import and export enterprises involved in plastics, photoresists and electronic materials, coatings, and cleaning agents should simultaneously review compliance risks related to their supply chains.

South Korea’s Songwon Industrial announced that its SONGNOX® 1076 phenolic antioxidant has obtained an RSPO Mass Balance (MB) certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The RSPO certification was issued in January 2026, and with this certification,Songwon Industrial can provide customers with RSPO-certified SONGNOX® 1076 antioxidant. Sample supply of this product will begin in April 2026, with official launch expected in the second half of the year.This move makes Songyuan Industrial a pioneer in the polymer additive market by being the first to launch RSPO certified solutions.