On August 17, the price of o-benzene was temporarily stable

It can be seen from the trend chart of the price of orthobenzene in the business community that the price of orthobenzene was temporarily stable on August 17. As of August 17, the price of ortho benzene was 8000 yuan / T, which was temporarily stable compared with the price of ortho benzene on August 16, the previous trading day. The price of o-xylene industry chain is temporarily stable, and the market of o-xylene is weak and stable.

Key points of the market

The price of crude oil fluctuated and fell, the price of mixed xylene fluctuated and fell, and the cost of o-xylene decreased; The price of phthalic anhydride is temporarily stable, and the demand for ortho benzene is temporarily stable. The demand for cost reduction is temporarily stable, the external price of adjacent benzene fluctuates and falls, the price difference between domestic and foreign prices of adjacent benzene still exists, and the downward pressure on the domestic market of adjacent benzene is still weakened.

Future outlook

The demand for cost reduction is temporarily stable, the positive effect of adjacent benzene is weakened, and the downward pressure is still present. In the future, the market of adjacent benzene tends to be stable.

According to the data of business agency, the market of trichloromethane was stable and weak this week (8.9-8.16). As of August 16, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong remained at 2750 yuan / ton. The supply side continues to be loose, the downstream demand is weak and stable, and the trichloromethane market is stable and weak.

This week (8.9-8.16), the domestic methane chloride construction started at 70-80%, and there is still pressure on the supply side, which restricts the dichloromethane market.

Since August, the spot price of methanol fluctuated weakly, and the impact of cost was weak. According to the business agency, as of August 16, the spot price of methanol was 2483 yuan / ton, down 2.79% from 2555 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month.

Affected by the high temperature weather, the after-sales market demand of refrigerant R22 is supported. The overall low level of R22 is stable, and the support for trichloromethane is temporarily stable. However, after the beginning of autumn, the high temperature weather gradually ended, and the demand side is expected to fall again.

Analysts of methane chloride data of business community believe that domestic supply side pressure is still in; Refrigerant demand is supported to a certain extent. It is expected that chloroform will maintain a stable, moderate and narrow consolidation trend in the later period. With the end of high temperature weather, it is expected that chloroform will drop slightly.

Market price trend chart of paraformaldehyde

On August 15, the average production price of paraformaldehyde in Shandong was 5300 yuan / ton, and the quotation was stable.

It is expected that the recent stable trend of paraformaldehyde is the main trend.

According to the monitoring data of business agency, the methanol market in East China fell by nearly 3.46% from August 1 to August 12. From August 1 to August 12, Shandong formaldehyde increased by 0.55%.

1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of the business agency, as of August 12, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 17000.00 yuan / ton, which was the same as the price of 17000.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month and increased by 4.08% compared with the same period last year

According to the monitoring data of business agency, as of August 12, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 22833.33 yuan / ton, up 1.48% from the price of 22500.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month, up 11.38% from the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

This week, the fundamentals of refrigerant R22 remained stable as a whole, and the prices offered by enterprises remained stable as a whole. The price of raw material trichloromethane rose slightly in the month, hydrofluoric acid was weak and stable as a whole, the raw material cost was stable and fluctuated slightly. The overall wait-and-see attitude of the downstream was strong, and the overall price of R22 market was stable.

In August, the price of upstream raw material hydrofluoric acid was generally weak and stable, and the price of trichloroethylene continued to rise. Summer was the peak season of traditional demand for refrigerant. Supported by cost and demand, the price of refrigerant R134a rose slightly this week.

In terms of raw materials, the domestic hydrofluoric acid price trend is generally stable and weak this week, and the continuous weak operation of cost will form a certain pressure on the domestic R134a price in the future.

3、 Future forecast

The refrigerant analyst of business community believes that the price of R22 raw materials is weak and stable, and the overall wait-and-see attitude of the market is strong. It is expected that the domestic R22 market price will continue to move steadily in the short term. The raw material cost of R134a continues to rise. In addition, the peak demand season is coming. Supported by the cost and demand, it is expected that the price of R134a will continue to be strong in the short term.

It can be seen from the trend chart that the market price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable. The domestic price of p-xylene is 9000 yuan / T. recently, the domestic supply of p-xylene is normal, the domestic PX operating rate is more than 70%, the domestic supply of p-xylene is general, and the overseas units are operating normally. The domestic price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable. Recently, the trend of international oil prices has increased slightly, but the external price of PX has increased slightly. On the 10th, the closing prices in Asia were US $1051-1053 / T FOB Korea and US $1069-1071 / T CFR China. Recently, the operating rate of PX units in Asia is normal. On the whole, the operating rate of paraxylene units in Asia is about 60%, and the supply of PX goods in Asia is normal. Chen Ling, PX analyst of business society, believes that the current short-term crude oil price is still supported, The downstream PTA and textile industry are still weak, and the market price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable.