According to the monitoring of business society, the domestic market price trend of phthalic anhydride continued to decline this week. By the end of the week, the quotation of phthalic anhydride was 7500 yuan / ton, down 4.76% from the price of 7875 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week, up 0.17% year-on-year. The price trend of phthalic anhydride fell, the downstream plasticizer market was poor, and the market trend of phthalic anhydride fell.

The market price of phthalic anhydride continued to fall this week, the delivery of phthalic anhydride in the field was general, the downstream DOP market fell this week, the price trend of orthobenzene was stable, the plasticizer market was poor, bad factors affected the phthalic anhydride market, and the price trend of phthalic anhydride market fell. There is little change in the operation of domestic phthalic anhydride manufacturers. The operation rate of phthalic anhydride in the field is less than 60%. The domestic spot supply of phthalic anhydride is normal, the price of phthalic anhydride in the field has declined, the downstream plasticizer industry has a poor market, and the actual transaction has dropped. The market price trend of phthalic anhydride in East China is declining, and the high-end transactions on the floor are limited. The mainstream of adjacent France source negotiation in East China is 7400-7600 yuan / ton, and the mainstream of naphthalene method source negotiation is 7200-7300 yuan / ton; The mainstream quotation of phthalic anhydride market in North China is 7500-7600 yuan / ton. The wait-and-see mentality in the phthalic anhydride market still exists. The downstream purchase is mainly on demand, the downstream DOP market is weak, and the market price trend of phthalic anhydride is declining.

The price trend of domestic orthobenzene this week was temporarily stable. The on-site price was 7200 yuan / ton, which was flat compared with the price of 7200 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week. The maintenance of domestic orthobenzene price is a good support for the phthalic anhydride market. Recently, the market of imported orthobenzene in the port area has not changed much, and the external quotation of orthobenzene has remained high. Recently, the inventory of orthobenzene in the port area is OK, the external quotation of orthobenzene is stable, and the actual transaction price is subject to negotiation, According to the detailed discussion of the actual order, the price trend of phthalic anhydride is temporarily stable, the price of raw material phthalic anhydride is good for the domestic phthalic anhydride market price, and the market price trend of phthalic anhydride is declining due to poor demand.

The downstream DOP market price of phthalic anhydride increased slightly this week. According to the monitoring of business society, the domestic DOP price was 12137.5 yuan / ton by the end of the week, with a price increase of 0.94%. The equipment of DOP enterprises in the field started normally. With the decline of DOP raw material isooctanol, the downstream demand is general. The plasticizer DOP market is weak, and the transaction price is subject to the real-time price. The overall DOP price is 12000-12300 yuan / ton. The DOP market is mainly volatile, the downstream demand is poor, and the price trend of phthalic anhydride market is affected.

On the whole, the recent decline in crude oil price trend, coupled with the weak market of downstream plasticizer industry, the price trend of phthalic anhydride is temporarily stable, but the market demand for phthalic anhydride is poor, and it is expected that the market price of phthalic anhydride may decline slightly in the later stage.