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CDU Rates at China’s State-Owned Refineries Stable: OilChem

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Capacity utilisation rates at China’s state-owned refineries are expected to be stable in the week to March 14, according to OilChem.

  • Production from Shandong’s Teapot is expected to rise among several refineries, boosted by a new arrival of feedstocks. This will likely push up CDU capacity utilisation rates among independent refineries in the province.
  • CDU utilisation rates averaged 73.3% in the week to March 7, up 1.84 percentage points on the week.
  • Run rates at state-owned refineries rose as expected, although some teapots in Shandong and northwest China lowered rates due to falling profit margins.
  • Gasoline demand has returned to China, OilChem said. Demand is likely to receive further support from improving weather conditions in northern China but may be offset by a rainy season in the south.

Source: OilChem

Source: OilChem

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