In the first half of 2017 China’s PX imports increased by 8.1%

In the first half of 2017, China’s PX imports totaled 6.581 million tons, an increase of 8.1%; the first half of the year the amount of imports 5.653 billion US dollars, an increase of 21.9%; average price of 859 US dollars / ton, an increase of 12.8%.

In the first half of 2017, the main import countries (or regions) of China’s PX were: Korea (47.6%), Japan (18.7%) and Taiwan Province (9.9%). The main export customs were: Dalian Customs (41.3%), Nanjing Customs (30.2%) and Ningbo Customs (11.4%).