Last week, the market price of chemical products in the Southwest China market was as follows:
The "triphenyl" market was weak and the prices were slightly lower. In the current period, the market in the southwestern market ** was quiet, due to the increase in downstream inspections of downstream installations, which made the buyer’s intention to accept the goods weak and the trading volume stagnated. The traders temporarily remained on the sidelines and the price fluctuate slightly; toluene and The xylene market is consolidating. Crude oil prices fell, the market sentiment was a bit weak, and there were few initiatives to negotiate, but the manufacturers’ quotation was stable and they had a certain boost to the market mentality. Traders’ shipments slowed down and prices oscillated. In the current period, the southwestern market price is priced at RMB 6,700 to 6,800 (t price, the same below), toluene is quoted at 6,650 to 6,800 yuan, and xylene is quoted at 6,750 to 6,950 yuan.
The supply of phenols has tightened and prices have risen. Affected by the shut-down and maintenance of the phenolic ketone plant of Sinopec, market participants were worried that the supply of goods in the later period was reduced. At present, the stock of the market is gradually declining, the downstream demand is stable, traders are shipping better, and the prices are slightly higher. In the current period, the mainstream price of phenol in the southwest market was 14600 to 14750 yuan.
** The market is concussive and the price is running smoothly. Although downstream demand remains muted, market sentiment increased as a result of reduced supply in the later period. The intention of the holders to ship is not strong, buyers are still mainly buying in small quantities, traders have a stable mentality and offer prices have risen steadily. In the current period, the Southwest Market ** quoted 64,500-6,600 yuan.
The operating rate of methanol plant is not high and the price runs smoothly. During the shutdown of Sichuan Jiangyou 100,000-ton/year methanol plant, the reopening time is undecided; two sets of 440,000-ton/year methanol plant in Sichuan Lutianhua are still in shutdown; Chongqing Sinopec 350,000-ton/year methanol plant is operating normally. Mainly to ensure their own use, foreign sales are not large; Chongqing Jianou 450,000 tons / year methanol plant starts well, manufacturers sell in general, the price sideways, the mainstream factory price in 2300 ~ 2400 yuan; Sichuan Yibin 90,000 tons of methanol plant in the parking 4 After more than a month to restart, there will be methanol production in the near future. The methanol price from the northwestern methanol supply railway to Chengdu-Chongqing remained stable, and the mainstream price was between 2,350 and 2,450 yuan.
The vinyl acetate market is stable and prices have risen steadily. The local vinyl acetate plant started normally, the manufacturer’s inventory was reasonable, the shipping situation was normal, and the factory price was steady; there was no hot spot in the market; terminal buyers purchased on-demand, and the transaction climate was slightly lighter; traders’ mentality was stable and the low-end offer was slightly higher. In the current period, the market price for vinyl acetate in the southwest market was 6750 to 6850 yuan.
The formaldehyde market is stable and the prices fluctuate slightly. The price of methanol in the upstream raw materials continues to rebound, and the cost support for formaldehyde is stronger. The downstream industry is underemployed, and the demand for formaldehyde is growing slowly. Buyers are more eager to ask for goods, but they use it to buy; traders ship in general, and their attitudes Stability, prices remain stable. In the current period, the mainstream price of formaldehyde in the southwestern market was 1150-1280 yuan.