Poor demand, rising inventory, weak PA6 price

1、 Price trend:

 

According to the bulk list data of business cooperatives, the domestic market of PA6 was weak in the middle of October, and the spot prices of various brands were reduced by a narrow margin. As of October 22, the mainstream offer price of the sample enterprise for China Adhesive 2.75-2.85 was about 14200 yuan/ton, up and down by+1.43% compared with the average price at the beginning of the month.

 

2、 Analysis of influencing factors:

 

Industrial chain: in the upstream, the caprolactam market has fallen recently, the raw material pure benzene has fallen due to the decline of international crude oil, and the cost support of caprolactam has weakened. At present, the caprolactam industry has a high load position, with a narrow increase this week, and there is a certain supply pressure. Downstream enterprises purchase caprolactam on demand, and buyers are limited in their acceptance of high priced goods, so they often purchase at low prices. It is expected that the caprolactam market will be dominated by weak operation in the short term.

 

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Upstream caprolactam market fell, and PA6 cost end support weakened. The operating rate of domestic PA6 polymerization plants decreased slightly this week, and the overall industrial load remained stable at 70%. The supply side of PA6 is abundant, and the profit of aggregation enterprises is poor. The effect of the traditional peak season of “Yinshi” is limited. There are many goods on the market, and the slice competition is strong. The high price goods are generally sold poorly, and the market atmosphere is gradually weakening. The operating rate of terminal enterprises was high and increased by a narrow margin. They digested the inventory stack in the early stage and paid more attention to buying and waiting. The superposition of the news that the new PA6 unit was put into production further exerted pressure on the supply side, and the speed of goods moving in the field decreased, resulting in an increase in inventory. At present, the operators are bearish about the future market, and the traders are willing to make concessions to the market.

 

3、 Future market forecast:

 

Analysts from the business community believed that the spot price of PA6 was weak this week, the price of caprolactam fell, the cost support of PA6 weakened, and the far upstream was also weak. On the demand side, it ran smoothly, but the industry was worried that PA6 capacity expansion continued to put pressure on the market, and the wait-and-see atmosphere was heavy. It is expected that the market of PA6 will be weak in the short term.

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On October 19, the white carbon black market was mainly stable

As of October 19, the mainstream price of white carbon black was about 5600 yuan/ton, and the price was stable. Compared with the same period last week, there was no change in the price. The overall market remained stable, with stable upstream prices, general downstream procurement atmosphere, and fair overall market negotiation atmosphere.

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The cost drives the price of staple fiber futures to fluctuate and rise

According to the price monitoring of the business community, the main contract of domestic staple fiber futures closed at 7152 in the morning, 1.79% higher than the settlement price of the previous trading day, and the settlement price today was 7080. Short fiber raw material futures closed higher today, with PTA up 1.70% and ethylene glycol up 0.55%. The average price quoted on the domestic spot market of polyester staple fiber today is 8001 yuan/ton, down 0.62% from the previous trading day, or 4.34% year-on-year.

 

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Due to the activities of oil thieves and pipeline breakers, all major oil trunk lines in Nigeria have been closed, and the output in September fell nearly 25%. Today, the main forces of WTI crude oil futures and Shanghai crude oil futures rose slightly by 1.00% and 0.73% respectively (as of 16:25 Beijing time). Cost drove PTA and ethylene glycol futures to close higher today. Short fiber futures also rose today driven by stronger raw materials.

 

In the near future, Anhui and Yizheng plan to restart the repair of staple fiber devices, and the commencement of staple fiber will be improved; Downstream demand of staple fiber has slightly improved, but there is little change in commencement, and high inventory is not active in staple fiber procurement. Short fiber spot market trend under pressure.

 

In the future, polyester staple fiber may still fluctuate mainly along with the cost side. It is expected that the price of polyester staple fiber will fluctuate in a narrow range in the short term. Pay attention to the trend of raw materials and downstream orders.

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Refrigerant market price fluctuates (10.10-10.14)

1、 Price trend

 

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According to the monitoring data of the business community, as of October 14, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 18666.67 yuan/ton, unchanged from the beginning of the month and down 30.00% compared with the same period last year

 

According to the monitoring data of the business community, as of October 14, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 25833.33 yuan/ton, 0.64% lower than the price of 26000.00 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month, and 40.84% lower than the same period last year.

 

2、 Market analysis

 

Refrigerant R22 fundamentals did not fluctuate much this week, and the enterprise offer was stable as a whole. The price of raw material trichloromethane continued to rise in the month, the price of hydrofluoric acid rebounded slightly, and the overall cost of raw materials showed an upward trend. The cost played a certain role in supporting the price of R22. Affected by the fall in demand for R22 in the fourth quarter, the domestic price of R22 kept steady on the whole.

 

Since October, the price of upstream raw material hydrofluoric acid has rebounded slightly from the bottom, the price of trichloroethylene has dropped slightly, the cost of raw materials has declined in shock, and the wait-and-see attitude of downstream demand has increased. Under the pressure of cost, the price of refrigerant R134a has declined slightly this week.

 

3、 Future market forecast

 

Refrigerant analysts from the business community believe that the refrigerant price fluctuated slightly this week. The prices of R22 and R134a rose and fell each other. The demand for refrigerant in the fourth quarter declined. The cost recovery has limited support for the overall price of R22 market in the future. The overall price of R134a will fluctuate slightly at the current level.

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The supply is sufficient, and the market price of styrene in Shandong falls

According to the monitoring of bulk data by the business community, the mainstream price of styrene in Shandong fell this week. At the beginning of the week, the average price of styrene in Shandong was 9425.00 yuan/ton, while at the weekend, the average price of styrene in Shandong was 8816.67 yuan/ton, down by 6.45%. The price fell 11.12% year on year.

 

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Styrene market prices fell this week. It can be seen from the above figure that the recent price of styrene has mainly fallen in shock, and this week the price continues to fall. The main reason is that the port inventory keeps rising, domestic styrene supply increases at the same time, styrene inventory pressure is large, it is difficult to support the styrene market, downstream demand recovery is poor, market transactions are light, and the spot price of styrene falls again and again.

 

In terms of raw materials, international crude oil futures fell for three days in a row, showing a downward trend. The fundamentals of the pure benzene market are poor, and the price continues to fall. Sinopec cut the price of pure benzene by 200 yuan/ton to 8000 yuan/ton before the festival. Recently, the price of domestic pure benzene is 8000-8200 yuan/ton.

 

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In terms of downstream, the three major downstream styrene markets rose and fell at different levels this week. At the beginning of this week, the average price of PS ordinary materials was 10300 yuan/ton, and at the weekend, the average price of PS ordinary materials was 10200 yuan/ton, down 0.97%, down 13.80% year on year. PS downstream demand remains weak, and it is difficult to achieve significant volume in the market. In addition to the impact of low price offer, businesses may still sell at a small margin.

 

EPS prices fell this week. Overall transaction weakened month on month. At the beginning of the week, the average price of EPS ordinary materials was 11300 yuan/ton, and at the weekend, the average price of EPS ordinary materials was 11100 yuan/ton. The buying enthusiasm was not high, the EPS market price was weak, the manufacturer maintained a stable price for shipment, and the terminal demand was sluggish.

 

The domestic ABS market fell in shock this week. As of October 14, the average price of the mainstream offer of general-purpose ABS was about 12850 yuan/ton, up or down by – 1.15% compared with the price level at the beginning of the week. After the festival, the big factory raised its offer, but the buyer camp gradually showed resistance to the high price, and the price fell back soon after it rose.

 

Recently, the international crude oil market has stopped falling and rebounded, the downstream demand is expected to recover, and the supply and demand pressure of styrene has eased. On the whole, if the raw materials rise next week, the styrene market will follow the correction.

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