By virtue of its excellent performance, polyethylene is regarded as one of the fastest-growing synthetic resins of China. Currently, China has become the largest polyethylene import country and the second largest consumption country in the world.

Influenced by global high oil price, RMB appreciation, state monopoly for marketing of Sinopec and broadening marketing of PetroChina in 2005, the polyethylene industry maintained the stable development momentum. The export increased remarkably yet the import declined, and the dependence degree decreased by 1.81% year on year.

As of Q1 2006, domestic polyethylene output, apparent consumption, import and export of China respectively amounted to 1.46 million tons, 2.65 million tons, 1.23 million tons and 23 thousand tons, up by 21.4%, 9.4%, -1.4% and 57.9% over the same period of last year; and the dependence degree of the industry also declined by 5.36% and 45.78% year on year.

Judged from the development trend of polyethylene industry in recent years, in terms of cost pressure, the international price fluctuation of crude oil (one of the main raw materials of polyethylene) has become the key factor influencing the production cost and market of polyethylene; in respect of supply and demand, along with the gradual release of newly-increased production capacity, the growth rate in polyethylene supply will remain at about 20%, hence domestic supply ability will be further strengthened and import will be reduced; as for the market, affected by the state monopoly marketing policies of Sinopec, the market fluctuation will be gradually alleviated and the market will keep stable on the whole; as to the marketing, the continuous structural optimization of PetroChina and Sinopec will lead to more reasonable resource allocation of polyethylene, and internal unreasonable competition will be eliminated step by step, presenting its increasingly enhanced leading role in the industrial market.

2. Development of China polyethylene industry 
2.1 Key factors influencing China polyethylene industry 
2.1.1 Production elements 
2.1.2 Demand condition 
2.1.3 Supporting and related industries 
2.1.4 Enterprise strategy, structure and competition 
2.1.5 State policy for the industry 
2.2 Evaluation on status quo of China polyethylene industry 
2.2.1 Status quo of the development 
2.2.2 Status quo of the competition 
2.3 Development trend of China polyethylene industry 
2.3.1 Opportunities and challenges 
2.3.2 Development trend of product structure 
2.3.3 Development trend of technologies 
2.3.4 Favorable factors to industry development 

3. Regional comparison of China polyethylene industry 
3.1 Overview on regional distribution 
3.1.1 Status quo of regional structure 
3.1.2 Regional distribution 
3.1.3 Key influential factors for the distribution of polyethylene industry 
3.2 Status quo of Shanghai polyethylene industry 
3.2.1 Status quo 
3.2.2 Competitiveness  
3.2.3 Development prospect 
3.3 Status quo of Jiangsu polyethylene industry
3.3.1 Status quo 
3.3.2 Competitiveness
3.3.3 Development prospect 
3.4 Status quo of Beijing polyethylene industry
3.4.1 Status quo 
3.4.2 Competitiveness  
3.4.3 Development prospect 
3.5 Status quo of Guangdong polyethylene industry
3.5.1 Status quo 
3.5.2 Competitiveness  
3.5.3 Development prospect 

4. Forecast on China polyethylene industry, 2007-2008
4.1 Market environment 
4.1.1 Industrial policies 
4.2 Supply and demand 
4.2.1 Supply 
4.2.2 Demand 
4.2.3 Key influential factors 
4.3 Import and export trade 
4.3.1 Import and export status  
4.3.1 Influential factors 

5. Forecast on China polyethylene industry market, 2007-2007 
5.1 Estimated supply and demand 
5.1.1 Estimated output, 2007-2008
5.1.2 Estimated demand, 2007-2008
5.2 Estimated industry market 
5.2.1 Retrospect on the market in 2006 and future trend 
5.2.2 Key influential factors to the market 
5.3 Forecast on industry import and export 

6. Operation and competition of superior enterprises in polyethylene industry 
6.1 Sino Beijing Yanshan Chemical Corporation 
6.1.1 Operation status 
6.1.2 Competition 
6.1.3 Prospect 
6.2 Sino Yangzi Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 
6.2.1 Operation status 
6.2.2 Competition 
6.2.3 Prospect 
6.3 Daqing Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 
6.3.1 Operation status 
6.3.2 Competition 
6.3.3 Prospect 
6.4 Sinopec Qilu Co., Ltd. 
6.4.1 Operation status 
6.4.2 Competition 
6.4.3 Prospect