Product Name: propylene glycol

Latest price (November 22): 18600 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: according to the data monitoring chart of business agency, on November 22, the domestic propylene glycol market was moving upward. The average ex factory price of propylene glycol was 18600 yuan / ton. Compared with the previous working day, the average price was increased by 300 yuan / ton, an increase of 1.64%. On the 22nd, propylene glycol was supported by export, the transaction atmosphere was good, the factory quotation was firm and increased, the downstream demand just needed to be followed up, and the overall trading atmosphere improved.

Future forecast: at present, the raw material propylene oxide has stabilized and the cost support of propylene glycol has increased. The propylene glycol datagrapher of business society believes that the propylene glycol market will mainly operate in a stable and strong manner in the short term, and the specific trend needs to pay more attention to the follow-up of downstream demand.

According to the monitoring data of business agency, from November 12 to November 19, the average market price of cyclohexanone in China fell from 11175 yuan / ton to 10475 yuan / ton, a decrease of 6.26% in the week, a month on month decrease of 12.12% and a year-on-year increase of 59.32%.

The domestic cyclohexanone market fell significantly this week. Traders’ quotations have been lowered many times. After the manufacturer suspended the quotation for a period of time, it quoted a low price, which increased the bearish sentiment in the market. The enthusiasm of downstream purchasing is poor, and the atmosphere of just needing to buy is light.

Summary of domestic cyclohexanone market as of November 19:

region ., Price

East China 10200-10400 yuan / ton cash delivery

South China 10900-11100 yuan / ton cash delivery

Shandong region 10100-10200 yuan / ton cash delivery

In terms of raw materials, pure benzene was lowered and listed twice in the week, with a total of 600 yuan / ton, and the cost surface collapsed.

Comparison chart of price trend of pure benzene (upstream raw material) and cyclohexanone in business society:

The downstream caprolactam supply is relatively abundant, the enthusiasm for external extraction of cyclohexanone has decreased significantly, the delivery of cyclohexanone is not smooth, the market supply has increased, some factories have made substantial profits, the market wait-and-see atmosphere is strong, and the transaction at high prices is weak.

Comparison chart of price trend of cyclohexanone and caprolactam (downstream products) in business community:

Cyclohexanone is in a situation of oversupply in the short term. Cyclohexanone analysts of business society expect that the short-term cyclohexanone market will mainly decline in a narrow range.

On November 18, the rare earth index was 749 points, the same as yesterday, down 25.10% from the highest point of 1000 points in the cycle (December 6, 2011), and up 176.38% from the lowest point of 271 points on September 13, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now).

The trend of domestic rare earth index is temporarily stable. Some prices of domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series are lower, the price of praseodymium neodymium oxide is reduced by 2500 yuan / ton to 782500 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal is 950000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide is 825000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide is 817500 yuan / ton, the price of metal praseodymium is 1.08 million yuan / ton, and the price of metal neodymium is 99000 yuan / ton, The price of dysprosium oxide fell by 30000 yuan / ton to 2.92 million yuan / ton, the price of dysprosium ferroalloy fell by 20000 yuan / ton to 890000 yuan / ton, the price of metal dysprosium was 3.78 million yuan / ton, the price trend of domestic light rare earth market fell, the recent procurement was general, the price of praseodymium neodymium series fell, the price of dysprosium series fell slightly in domestic heavy rare earth market, the price of terbium series fell, and the downstream procurement was mainly on demand, Myanmar has banned exports, and it is expected that the domestic rare earth market price may decline slightly in the later period.

Trade name: acetic acid

Latest price (November 17): 7230 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: domestic acetic acid manufacturers operate normally, the enterprise quotation is stable, the on-site supply of goods is sufficient, the downstream follow-up is rational, the actual transaction is limited, the market transaction negotiation is dominated, the transaction price may be relatively low, and the on-site operators hold a wait-and-see attitude towards the future market.

Future forecast: at present, the market supply is sufficient, and the downstream purchase is mainly rational. It is expected that the short-term acetic acid market will be stable for the time being, and pay attention to the downstream follow-up.

1、 Trend analysis

According to the nickel price monitoring of the business society, on the 16th, the spot nickel price fell slightly, with a quotation of 145808.33 yuan / ton, a slight decrease of 0.98% compared with the previous trading day, an increase of 13.79% compared with the beginning of the year and a year-on-year increase of 19.29%. Shanghai nickel opened at 145690 yuan. After opening, the trend of Shanghai nickel remained low and fluctuated, closing at 142820 yuan at the lowest, and closing at 144350 yuan at the end, down 2.11%. The trend of nickel in LME3 remained volatile and closed at US $19620, up 0.03%.

Depressed by the strength of the US dollar, lunni closed down 1.61% overnight. Due to the recent decline in coal prices and other raw materials, the trend of nickel price is weak. With the overall improvement of domestic power supply, stainless steel plants gradually resume production, but the market demand is weak. Indonesia’s domestic trade base price of nickel ore fell month on month in November, real estate data was weak, and nickel price was under pressure. However, LME spot nickel outer disk inventory is low, and the premium in the spot market remains high. Nickel is expected to maintain a broad shock trend in the short term.