The weekly price of ethylene oxide was slightly increased by 200 yuan / ton. At present, the national unified ex factory price is 7550 yuan / ton.

In the upstream, crude oil futures fell sharply, Asian light distillate spot prices fluctuated, naphtha prices rebounded, and Asian ethylene prices fell. At present, the cost performance of imported ethylene is better than that of domestic ethylene. The latest price of ethylene in Northeast Asia is 980 US dollars / ton, that in Southeast Asia is 1100 US dollars / ton, that of Jinshan Lianmao ethylene today is 8100 yuan / ton, which is the same as that of the previous trading day, and that of Luxi Chemical ethylene today is 8050 yuan / ton, which is 200 yuan / ton lower than that of the previous trading day. As of the closing on June 23, the spot price difference between ethylene and naphtha in Northeast Asia was $185.5/t, down nearly $23.625/t compared with the previous trading day, far below the break even price difference.

Due to the fire in Shanghai Petrochemical, the price of ethylene oxide rose sharply during the week. At present, the ex factory price has been raised to the profit and loss line. In the same period, the price of ethylene glycol, a related product, plunged. The economy of ethylene oxide has been better than that of ethylene glycol. In terms of devices, the Sinopec refining and chemical plant was shut down for maintenance on the 23rd, and the maintenance is expected to last about 15 days. Shanghai Petrochemical stopped unexpectedly, and Shanghai has started a comprehensive inspection because of this. The restart time of the device is unknown. The Far East unit is expected to restart in early July. At present, the supply of ethylene oxide in other regions is normal except for the tightening of the supply in Shanghai and South China.

This correction of ethylene oxide is like a shot in the arm to the downstream market. Affected by the mentality of buying up but not buying down, the goods of ethylene oxide dealers have increased significantly, the mentality of downstream merchants is improving, and the monomer price is slightly corrected. However, in essence, the demand side of the single market is still limited by factors such as summer high temperature and Meiyu weather. There is still uncertainty in the long term and the long term. Market participants are cautious to wait and see. Downstream manufacturers had strong bargaining sentiment and entered the market on bargain hunting.

Forecast: under the long short game, the market rumored that ethylene oxide might increase its expectation in the later period. However, from the current fundamentals, the overall room for ethylene oxide to rise is limited.

According to the data monitored by the business agency, the domestic carbon black quotation was 10100 yuan / ton on June 23.

On the cost side, the domestic high-temperature coal tar has stopped falling recently, and the operating load is low. On the demand side, the domestic carbon black market demand continues to be depressed. The overall start-up of tire enterprises remains low, with low load operation, and the performance is still not improved. The start-up load of all steel is about 55%, while that of semi steel is about 65%. Under the condition that the domestic demand for tires continues to be weak and the export orders drive is limited, the inventory of tire enterprises is high. Under the operating mentality of buying up rather than buying down, downstream users are generally cautious in purchasing.

On the whole, at present, the cost of carbon black in China is falling, the demand for negative factors in the carbon black market is low, and the new single price in the carbon black market is continuously depressed under the condition of adding inventory.

Trade name: sulfur

Latest price (June 22):3863.33 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: according to the price monitoring of the business club, the average price of sulfur in East China today has been reduced by 0.26% compared with yesterday. The quotation of enterprises has been greatly stable and slightly changed. The quotation of sulfur in some refineries has been slightly reduced by 30 yuan / ton, and the prices of other refineries have been temporarily stable. The domestic sulfur quotation is on the high side, and there is resistance in the downstream. Some operators buy sulfur at a low price when entering the market. The pressure of high price sulfur increases. In addition, the downstream sulfuric acid market is weak and the demand is limited. In order to maintain the pace of shipment, the domestic refineries reduce the quotation, and the overall market atmosphere is mainly stalemate and wait-and-see.

Future forecast: the short-term sulfur market will wait and see the consolidation and operation, and the price may be lowered. Pay attention to the downstream follow-up.

According to the data in the bulk list of the business community, as of June 21, 2022, the domestic market price of diethylene glycol was 5200 yuan / ton, which was basically the same as that on June 14, 2022. Compared with June 1 (the reference price of diethylene glycol was 5096 yuan / ton), the price increased by 104 yuan / ton, or 2.03%.

It can be seen from the data monitoring of the business community that recently (6.13-6.21), the diethylene glycol market has been stable after the overall rise. At the beginning of last week (13th and 14th), the diethylene glycol market rose slightly, and the diethylene glycol market price increased by about 50-100 yuan / ton. Subsequently, the diethylene glycol market as a whole maintained a high-level consolidation operation. At the beginning of this week (the 20th and 21st days), the diethylene glycol market as a whole continued to consolidate and operate steadily. The narrow decline of downstream operating rate gave general support to the demand for diethylene glycol, and the narrow rise of international crude oil gave some support to the market. However, in the past two days, the overall shipment of the port was general, and the overall inventory of diethylene glycol increased after the centralized unloading at the port. At present, as of the 21st, the market price of diethylene glycol is around 5200-5400 yuan / ton.

At present, there is a strong wait-and-see mood in the downstream of diethylene glycol. The inventory of the two warehouses is 65000 tons. The diethylene glycol data division of the business society believes that in the short term, the diethylene glycol market is stable and small, mainly operates in a narrow range, and the significant changes in the market are limited. More attention should be paid to the news changes on the cost side and the demand side.

1、 Price summary on June 17:

Shijiazhuang Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. offered 8800 yuan / ton, and Qilu Petrochemical Co., Ltd. offered 8700 yuan / ton,

Yangba offers 9150 yuan / ton,

Guangzhou Petrochemical offers 9050 yuan / ton, Maoming Petrochemical offers 9000 yuan / ton,

Changling Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. offers 9200 yuan / ton,

2、 Fluctuation trend:

 
3、 Analysis and comments:

In terms of crude oil, European and American countries announced interest rate hikes, which intensified the market’s concern about economic slowdown. In addition, Russia hinted that it would increase oil exports, and the high oil price fell back.

Sinopec East China toluene cut 350 yuan / ton today.

Crude oil fell sharply last Friday, superimposed on the decline of toluene in the external market and the lack of external information, superimposed on the weakening of downstream gasoline prices and the increase of low-end negotiations on toluene.

According to the monitoring data of the business community, the acrylonitrile market continued to be weak this week (6.10-6.17). As of June 17, the acrylonitrile price was 11080 yuan / ton, down 1.42% from 11240 yuan / ton on June 10. The supply side of the domestic acrylonitrile industry is still in a loose state, the market transaction is deadlocked, and traders sell their stocks at low prices. As of June 17, the acrylonitrile market offer in East China was between 10700 and 11600 yuan / ton.

This week (6.10-6.17), the price of raw propylene fluctuated slightly, and the cost support was weak. According to the monitoring of business agency, as of June 17, the domestic propylene price was 7958 yuan / ton, up 0.35% from 7930 yuan / ton on June 10; The low point of this week is 7890 yuan / ton.

This week (6.10-6.17), the start-up of devices in the downstream ABS industry remained at a high level of 80-90%, stable compared with the previous period; The acrylic fiber industry is mainly stable, and the acrylamide industry starts in 60-70%. The demand for acrylonitrile is stable, while the supply of acrylonitrile continues to be under pressure.

Future forecast: the acrylonitrile analysts of business club believe that the current supply pressure restricts the action force of acrylonitrile, and it is difficult to change in the short term. It is expected that the acrylonitrile price will continue to fluctuate at a low level in the later period.

Price trend

According to the bulk list data of the business club, the domestic POM market has been sideways sorted out recently, and the spot prices of some brands have been reduced by a narrow margin. As of June 16, the ex factory price reference offer of POM injection molding sample enterprises of business club was about 21400 yuan / ton, up or down +0.47% compared with the average price at the beginning of the month.

Cause analysis

Industrial chain: in terms of upstream formaldehyde, the formaldehyde Market in Shandong rose this week. At present, the downstream demand is at a low level, maintaining just needed procurement, and the market transaction is light. Raw methanol rose first and then fell in the week, and the cost side support for formaldehyde was weakened. It is expected that the price of formaldehyde will be mainly adjusted and operated in the near future.

The upstream formaldehyde market rose slightly, and the cost side support of POM has not been greatly affected for the time being. In terms of industry load, POM enterprises currently have both recent maintenance plans and resumption of production, and the on-site supply is expected to decrease next week. The operating rate of terminal enterprises has entered the off-season mode. Generally, due to profit or order problems, the operating rate has gradually narrowed. The purchasing operation is cautious and mainly takes small orders. However, the operation biased towards bargain hunting has reduced the low-end offer in the market and lifted the spot price. The on-site inventory is OK, but the consumption is slow. The mentality of the merchants is general, and the offer is mainly horizontal.

Aftermarket forecast

Analysts of the business agency believe that: this week, the domestic POM market was sideways, the upstream formaldehyde market rose slightly, and the POM cost support was acceptable. The load of POM industry fluctuates in a narrow range, and the pressure at the supply end is expected to decrease. The consumption of downstream enterprises is weak, and there is no large-scale replenishment in procurement. It is expected that in the short term, POM prices may be dominated by stalemate.

According to the bulk list data of business society, as of June 14, the average quotation price of formic acid enterprises was 4700.00 yuan / ton, down 1.40% from last Tuesday (June 7), 21.67% from May 14, and 4.73% year-on-year in a three-month cycle.

Recently, the market price of 85% industrial formic acid in China is mainly stable, and the high-end price of some enterprises has been lowered. In the recent period, the price of upstream products has been mainly adjusted, the price of main raw material methanol has risen, the cost support is acceptable, the downstream procurement is mainly for rigid demand, the market transactions are orderly, and the price is mainly stable.

In terms of cost: upstream caustic soda, the price of caustic soda shall be adjusted and operated, downstream shall be purchased on demand, and it is comprehensively estimated that it will be mainly adjusted in the later stage; For upstream liquid ammonia, on the 14th, the market of liquid ammonia in Shandong remained weak, and some market prices were still lower. Today, the prices of large factories were partially stable, and some were still lowered, within 100 yuan; Upstream sulfuric acid, the domestic sulfuric acid market was temporarily stable on June 14; The monitoring data of upstream methanol showed that on June 14, the reference price of methanol was 2690.00, an increase of 2.77% compared with June 1 (2617.50).

According to the formic acid analysts of business club, at present, the main raw material methanol is mainly in strong operation, with a slight support from the cost side. The market transaction continues to be just in demand, and the market atmosphere is acceptable. It is expected that in the short term, the domestic industrial grade 85% formic acid market may operate steadily.

After going up in the early stage, the domestic phenol Market opened smoothly this week and the on-site trading was depressed. The main reason is that the upstream cost side suspended rising, and the support from the cost side declined. In addition, there was a heavy wait-and-see atmosphere at the beginning of the week. A few offers explored the market. As the price of pure benzene fell, but the downstream of phenol did not improve significantly, the phenol market was suspended on the first day. In terms of domestic factories, only Sinopec North China petrochemical enterprises increased 100 yuan / ton, which had a limited impact on the market. According to the monitoring of the business agency, the negotiation reference of East China market is 11150-11200 yuan / ton. On the whole, the transaction at the beginning of the week was not optimistic, especially in the afternoon.

Trend chart of average phenol price in the national market

The business society expects the phenol Market to fluctuate in a narrow range, and the short-term reference value in East China is expected to be 11120-11180 yuan / ton.

Phenol offers in various markets nationwide are as follows:

region ., Quotation, Weekly rise and fall

East China, 11170., 0

Shandong region, 11250., 0

Surrounding areas of Yanshan mountain, 11250., 0

South China, 11300., 0

1、 Price summary on June 10:

Shijiazhuang Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. offered 9000 yuan / ton, and Qilu Petrochemical Co., Ltd. offered 8900 yuan / ton,

Yangba offers 9250 yuan / ton,

Guangzhou Petrochemical quoted 9400 yuan / ton, Maoming Petrochemical quoted 9350 yuan / ton,

Changling Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. offers 9400 yuan / ton,

2、 Fluctuation trend:

 
3、 Analysis and comments:

In terms of crude oil, international crude oil futures ended lower on June 10. The settlement price of the main contract of U.S. WTI crude oil futures was $120.67/barrel, down $0.84 or 0.69%; The settlement price of the main contract of Brent crude oil futures was US $122.01/barrel, down US $1.06 or 0.86%.

Today, Sinopec South China toluene lowered 150 yuan / ton.

The impact of external news on the toluene market was weakened, the enthusiasm for market speculation fell, the focus returned to the demand side, and the downstream resistance to high price toluene was obvious.