China Export

China imported 1.285 million tonnes of crude salt in December 2025, down 34.2% year-on-year, while exports rose 26.9%, reflecting shifting trade dynamics in the global salt market.

China's exports of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene posted strong growth in 2025, with full-year shipments rising sharply despite month-on-month declines recorded in December, customs data show.

In December 2025, China's trade in mucilages and thickeners from locust beans and guar seeds showed diverging trends, with imports rising month on month while exports declined sequentially despite strong year-on-year growth.

China exported 224,000 tonnes of vitamin C in 2025, up 21.3% year on year, while average export prices fell 18.3% to USD 2.83/kg, reflecting strong demand but continued price pressure.

BYD's Changzhou car carrier has unloaded over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles in Argentina, marking the country's largest single-brand auto shipment and highlighting China's move toward full-chain automotive globalization.

China's VCM trade showed divergent trends in 2025, with annual imports and exports both declining, while December data revealed a sharp rebound in imports and mixed export performance, according to customs figures.

China's 2025 trade in dichloromethane and trichloromethane showed diverging patterns, with strong annual growth in dichloromethane exports and weaker trichloromethane shipments, customs data show.

China's PVC flooring exports declined 12.3% year on year in 2025 to 4.156 million tonnes, customs data showed, despite a modest month-on-month rise in December shipments.

According to China Customs, China exported 4.10 million tonnes of caustic soda in 2025, up 33.6% year on year, while imports fell 45.1% to just 8,900 tonnes, highlighting strong overseas demand and limited inbound flows.

China's pharmaceutical trade in 2025 shows steady growth, with strong export performance in high-value products like proprietary medicines and medical devices. Innovation and market diversification fuel ongoing resilience in a shifting global landscape.

China's PTA exports rose steadily from 2021 to 2024 on capacity expansion and policy support, but fell in 2025 as Turkey's new plant cut imports, reshaping export flows across Asia.

China's fertiliser trade showed strong momentum in 2025, with exports jumping sharply year on year while imports edged lower, reflecting shifting supply patterns and nutrient balance dynamics.

China's PVC exports climbed on a surge of pre-emptive overseas buying after the export tax rebate was scrapped, but rising freight costs and high inventories are now tempering further gains.

China's chloroacetic acid imports rebounded sharply in November 2025, while exports posted steady growth, even as cumulative trade volumes from January to November declined year on year.

China's ethylene production climbed to 3.086 million tonnes in November 2025, up 7.3% year on year, with cumulative output reaching 33.665 million tonnes in the first 11 months, official data showed.

China's liquid chlorine imports more than doubled month-on-month in November 2025, while exports fell sharply, highlighting contrasting price trends and shifts in trade volumes, according to customs data.

Despite a complex global environment, China's foreign trade delivered steady growth in 2025, reinforcing its role as the world's largest goods trader.

New customs figures show China's hydrogen chloride imports and exports surged in November 2025, highlighting strong trade growth across key Asian and international markets.

China saw a sharp surge in trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene exports in November 2025, posting strong month-on-month and year-on-year growth driven by robust demand in key global markets.

China's latest customs data shows a sharp split in epoxy chloropropane trade, with November imports plunging year-on-year while exports continued to surge.

China's gum resin trade sent mixed signals in November 2025, with imports easing while exports continued to gain momentum.

China's caustic soda exports surged 36.7% year on year in January–November 2025, driven by strong growth in liquid shipments, while imports fell sharply and export flows concentrated in key Asia-Pacific markets.

China's PVC pure powder trade in November 2025 showed sharply higher imports month on month and strong export growth year on year, with India consolidating its position as the top overseas market.

China's 2025 energy and chemical export landscape is marked by an unprecedented fertiliser export surge driven by policy shifts and global demand, even as petrol and diesel shipments retreat under weak markets and quota constraints.

China's pharmaceutical and healthcare trade held steady growth in January–November 2025, driven by surging medical device and Western drug exports alongside expanding momentum in emerging markets despite global trade headwinds.

China's raw salt imports declined markedly in November and over the January–November period, while exports recorded sustained and significant year-on-year growth.

China's plastic product output declined year on year in November 2025, while cumulative production remained stable and the eastern region continued to dominate national supply.

China's caustic soda production maintained steady year-on-year growth in January–November 2025, while upstream raw salt output and downstream industries recorded divergent performance trends.

China's hydrogen chloride imports declined while exports more than doubled in October 2025, with Indonesia emerging as the leading export destination.

China's October 2025 data shows declining chloroacetic acid trade, with both imports and exports down year-to-date.