Price: industrial grade lithium carbonate 470000 yuan / ton, battery grade lithium carbonate 488000 yuan / ton

Analysis: the price of lithium carbonate is still dropping today. At present, the new capacity of lithium carbonate continues to climb, and the market supply is stable. However, due to the impact of the domestic epidemic, the downstream material market has frequently stopped production and reduced production, and the enthusiasm for lithium carbonate procurement has been reduced. After Salt Lake enterprises reduced prices to sell lithium carbonate, the market mainly focused on long-term cooperative delivery, the transaction price decreased, and the traders’ shipping attitude was positive.

Forecast: at present, the demand for lithium salt is weak, which has put pressure on the price of lithium carbonate. It is expected that the price of lithium carbonate will be weak and volatile in the short term.

Trade name: epichlorohydrin

Latest price (April 19): 18566.67 yuan / ton

On April 19, the market price of epichlorohydrin fell, down 1.76% compared with the previous trading day and 3.63% compared with the price on March 19. At present, the price of raw material propylene rises slightly, the cost side has little impact, the demand side is light, the downstream buying atmosphere is insufficient, the market trading atmosphere is flat, and the support of supply and demand side is weak, dragging down the market.

It is expected that the cyclopropane market may be dominated by weakness in the short term.

The domestic acetone market declined slightly at the beginning of the week and rose on Wednesday, but the performance and turnover of the week need to be improved. In the national market, the average offer during the week rose from 5530 to 5600 yuan / ton, rising in a narrow range. During the week, the international crude oil rose in a wide range, with an appropriate amount of Hong Kong stock. The mentality of cargo holders was supported, and the price support mood was heavy. The offer rose accordingly, but the logistics factors continued to affect, the transportation was limited, and the terminal demand was low. As of the press date, the negotiation in East China is 5500 yuan / ton, the offer in Shandong is 5550 yuan / ton, the offer in Yanshan surrounding areas is 5550 yuan / ton, and the offer in South China is 5750 yuan / ton.

Several units in the downstream of pure benzene were shut down, the operating rate of styrene in the main downstream decreased significantly, the demand decreased, and pure benzene continued to weaken. In the first half of the week, the demand in Shandong was sluggish, and enterprises traded at the low end. Crude oil rebounded in the middle of the week, and the price soared by more than 10%. The cost support strengthened, driving the rise of pure benzene. However, under the influence of domestic public health events, the demand for pure benzene was poor, the price rise was blocked, and the price rebounded slightly and then consolidated horizontally. This week, Sinopec cut the price of pure benzene by 150 yuan / ton to 8450 yuan / ton.

The focus of domestic isopropanol market this week is down. Affected by the epidemic, the logistics and transportation are not very smooth and the transaction is poor. The domestic isopropanol market is light, traders are more wait-and-see, and some manufacturers do not make external quotations, mainly for early orders. The confidence of cargo holders is insufficient and the price drops. Up to now, most of the quotations of isopropanol in Shandong are about 7000-7200 yuan / ton; Most of the quotation range of Jiangsu isopropanol is about 7350-7400 yuan / ton. Internationally, isopropanol in the United States closed stable on April 12, while isopropanol in Europe closed down.

From the perspective of business community, the domestic acetone market continues to operate in a weak and volatile manner, and the market fundamentals are still weak. Although the crude oil price and cost support are strong, the cargo holders have little intention to lower the price, the supply side is relatively sufficient, and it is difficult to release the demand side. The acetone market operates in a volatile manner this week.

According to the data monitored by the business agency, the domestic carbon black quotation was 10000 yuan / ton on April 15. Prices continued to run high this week.

In terms of raw materials, the current domestic high-temperature coal tar price continues to fluctuate at a high level. The market is affected by factors such as logistics and transportation, supply of coke enterprises and commencement load of deep processing, and regional supply and demand is unbalanced. Under the dual pressure of carbon black and raw coal tar transportation, the comprehensive cost of carbon black enterprises continues to rise and the price remains high.

On the demand side, the domestic market demand of the downstream tire market this week was flat. In the past March, the average operating load of all steel tires of tire enterprises in Shandong was estimated to be 58.55%, 34.21 percentage points higher than that of the previous month. The start-up of tire enterprises increased significantly, which stimulated the growth of carbon black demand.

On the whole, the overall operating load of the domestic carbon black industry continues to be low, superimposed with factors such as the difficulty of carbon black outward transportation, the maintenance of mainstream carbon black manufacturers and the increase of export orders. At present, the order delivery cycle of carbon black enterprises has been greatly extended.

It is comprehensively estimated that the carbon black market price may have room to fall from a high level, but there is still a certain bottom support for the carbon black price under the operation of high cost.

This week (4.8-4.14), the CIS polybutadiene rubber market fell slightly. According to the monitoring of business agency, as of April 14, the domestic CIS polybutadiene rubber price was 14430 yuan / ton, down 0.69% from 14530 yuan / ton last Friday.

This week, the ex factory price of CIS polybutadiene rubber of domestic enterprises increased on the 8th, and some enterprises decreased on the 13th. According to the monitoring of business society, as of April 14, the ex warehouse price of Qilu Shunding of Sinopec North China sales company was 14300 yuan / ton; PetroChina Northeast Sales Company Daqing Shunding factory 14600 yuan / ton. The international crude oil price fluctuated up and down at US $100 / barrel recently, and the cost side was weaker than that in the early stage. In addition, the price of raw butadiene fell and the demand side was weak, and the price of CIS polybutadiene rubber fell slightly.

This week (4.8-4.14), the start-up of domestic cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber plants was relatively low, coupled with the difficulties in logistics and transportation in some areas, and the market supply was tight.

This week (4.8-4.14), the high price of butadiene fell and the cost side weakened. According to the monitoring of business society, as of April 14, the price of butadiene was 10201 yuan / ton, down 6.67% from 10930 yuan / ton last Friday.

The natural rubber market fell slightly this week (4.8-4.14). According to the monitoring of business society, the price of natural rubber was 12780 yuan / ton as of April 14, down 0.78% from 12880 yuan / ton last Friday.

Future forecast: business analysts believe that the decline in raw material prices, weak cost support, limited downstream start-up, weak demand, but tight supply. It is expected that the price of polybutadiene rubber will fluctuate and adjust slightly in the short term.

On April 13, the domestic cobalt price fell slightly

According to the data monitoring of business society, on April 13, the weak domestic cobalt price stabilized and the cobalt Market stabilized. On April 13, the cobalt price was 550400 yuan / ton, down 0.02% from 550500 yuan / ton on the previous trading day; The cobalt market was weak and stabilized, and the cobalt price fell slightly.

Key points of analysis

The international cobalt price has risen, and the price difference at home and abroad has increased; Many new energy vehicles stopped production and reduced production, the installed capacity of ternary batteries is expected to decline, the demand of cobalt Market decreases, and the rising power of cobalt Market weakens. Affected by the rainstorm, the transportation in South Africa is blocked, the supply of cobalt ore is expected to be limited in the future, and the rising power of cobalt market is increased.

Future forecast

The short-term demand is weak, the cobalt market is under great downward pressure, the transportation in South Africa is blocked, and the rising power of the cobalt market is increased. It is expected that the cobalt price will fluctuate and rise in the future.

According to the price monitoring of business agency, the domestic PTA market rebounded slightly. As of April 12, the average market price of domestic PTA in East China was 6221 yuan / ton, up 2.03% from the previous trading day and 42.02% year-on-year. PTA futures 2205 closed at 6128, up 172, or 2.89%.

In terms of PTA plant, chuanneng chemical has an annual output of 1 million tons. The PTA plant was shut down around April 7 and restarted on April 12. The PTA industry started around 72%, but PTA is still in the maintenance cycle.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, the terminal textile fermentation, the weaving operation rate fell sharply by less than 46%, the polyester production was passively reduced under the pressure of inventory, and the operation load decreased to around 84%, resulting in the reduction of PTA consumption.

Business analysts believe that today’s intraday crude oil is stronger and PTA circulation spot is less, supporting the strength of PTA prices. In the context of shrinking supply and demand, PTA is still expected to go to the warehouse in April, but under the background of further decline in polyester load, the extent of going to the warehouse has narrowed, and PTA is still closely following the operation of crude oil.

Trade name: urea

Latest price (April 11): 2932.00 yuan / ton

On April 11, the comprehensive price of domestic urea rose slightly, up 2 yuan / ton or 0.07% compared with the price on April 8, and up 38.52% compared with the same period last year. The prices of coal and liquefied natural gas in the upstream were adjusted at a high level, and the cost support was good. From the perspective of demand: strong agricultural demand and normal industrial demand. With the advent of spring ploughing, domestic fertilizer has entered the peak season, and dealers take goods actively. However, affected by the epidemic, urea shipment is blocked and freight rates rise sharply. The operating load of compound fertilizer plant, plate plant and melamine plant is high, and the bargain hunting is followed up appropriately. In terms of supply, the urea plant in Shanxi resumed production, the urea supply increased, and the daily output returned to more than 160000 tons. At the same time, many departments have taken measures to ensure the orderly release of agricultural materials supply and light storage sources, and the policy of ensuring supply and stable price remains unchanged. On the whole, the cost of urea is generally supported, the downstream demand increases, the supply of urea increases, and the aftermarket urea fluctuates mainly in a narrow range.

In the future, it is expected that the ex factory price of urea in Shandong may fluctuate slightly, and the average price quoted by manufacturers is about 2900 yuan / ton.

1、 Trend analysis

According to the nickel price monitoring of the business society, the nickel price fell slightly this week. As of April 8, the spot nickel quotation was 221150 yuan / ton, down 1.4% from 224283.33 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and up 75.79% year-on-year.

Nickel weekly rise and fall chart

According to the weekly rise and fall chart of business society, in the past 12 weeks, the nickel price has increased by 8, fell by 3 and leveled by 1, and the trend of nickel price has weakened recently.

 
To sum up: the risk of warehouse squeeze under LME low inventory is still high, and the situation of tight nickel supply before loose nickel supply has not changed. The internal and external price difference continues to widen, and the import window is closed. In particular, nickel beans are completely dependent on imports. In April, the marginal increment of substitutes for intermediate products and high matte nickel is limited, and the shortage of pure nickel remains. However, the epidemic is also restraining downstream consumption. We should pay attention to the replenishment behavior after the price reduction. Higher than expected release of nickel matte impacted market sentiment. Nickel fundamentals weakened in the second quarter, and it is expected that the future market or shock of nickel will be weak.

Trade name: propylene oxide

Latest price (April 7): 12000.00 yuan / ton

On April 7, the market price of propylene oxide in Shandong increased by 0.84% compared with the previous trading day and decreased by 2.44% compared with the price on March 7. At present, the price of raw propylene is rising, the cost support is rising, the social inventory is low, the downstream just needs to be purchased, the market trading atmosphere is warmer, and the focus of negotiation is shifted upward.

It is expected that the propylene oxide market may be strong in the short term.