Haopu New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.'s 60,000-ton/year Gaoshun butadiene rubber plant will be stopped for maintenance starting from September 9, 2025, and plans to stop for maintenance for around 20 days.

On September 17, the price of cobalt powder (-200 mesh,-300 mesh) rose in the Shanghai spot market, with a quotation of 300-313 yuan/kg, and an average price of 306.5 yuan/kg, an increase of 0.5 yuan/kg from the previous trading day.

The mainstream quotation range in the xylene market in South China is 5,550 - 5,650 yuan/ton, and the price is increased by 50 yuan/ton compared with the previous trading day. At present, downstream demand is weak and mainly wait-and-see, and trading enthusiasm is average. The listing price of xylene of Sinopec South China Company is 5650 yuan/ton for Guangzhou Petrochemical Isomerization, 5600 yuan/ton for Maoming Petrochemical Isomerization, and 5600 yuan/ton for Zhongke Refining and Chemical Isomerization.