一.Product weekly price fluctuation analysis

According to the monitoring data of Longzhong Information, this cycle (April 10 – April 13) of 438 mainstream varieties, the price rose a total of 109 (accounting for 24.9%), one less than the previous month; 172 varieties (accounting for 39.3%) had a month-on-month increase of 3; There were 157 varieties with stable prices (35.8%).

二.Weekly price trend analysis

According to the data of the data, the number of prices rising in early April was small, and the proportion of the prices of the price was higher than that of 25 percent, and the number of prices fell, and in the last two weeks were around 4 percent. The growth rate of the quantity is within 2%.

三.Weekly price Trend analysis – by industry

Mainstream industry data from Lonzhong Monitoring show that compared with early March, the number of items with price increases varies by industry. Rising sectors include energy; The number of industries decreased are chemical, chemical fiber rubber, new materials, plastics, the decline of 5.9 to 77.8%. In the past 4 weeks, there are only 4 varieties whose prices have continued to rise, which belong to energy, chemical fiber and chemical industries. 

四.Weekly price decline Trend analysis – by sector

According to the data of mainstream industries monitored by Lonzhong, compared with the beginning of March, energy is the industry where the number of varieties decreased in price, while the number of other five industries all increased, with an increase rate ranging from 11.5 to 45.5%. The industries with the highest increase rate are new materials, chemical fiber and rubber.

五.Volatile product news

1.LNG

-0.65% : Actual production this week was 645.45 million cubic meters, down 0.65% from 649.68 million cubic meters last week.

 -3.83% : The total amount of domestic receiving terminal lot shipments this week (04.06-04.12) was 10,879 cars, down 3.83% from 11312 cars last week (03.30-04.05).

 +48.66% : A total of 19 LNG carriers were received from 14 receiving stations in China this week (04.06 to 04.13), 6 more than last week, and the arrival volume reached 1,260,900 tons, up 48.66% from last week (03.31 to 04.05) 848,200 tons.

2.Dimethyl ether

As of April 13, the production of dimethyl ether 19,900 tons, 0.02 tons less than the same period last week, down 1.04% month on month.

As of April 13, the capacity utilization rate of dimethyl ether was 12.35%, 0.13% lower than the same period last week and 1.04% lower than the previous month.

3.Vinyl acetate

This week the domestic glacial acetic acid market price center of gravity narrow weakening. Up to the close of market on April 13th, the price of North China was 2,900-3,000 yuan/ton, and the price of Jiangsu was 2,850-2,950 yuan/ton. The negotiation center of North China market decreased by 4.76% and the price center of Jiangsu market decreased by 1.67% compared with last week.

The gross profit of vinyl acetate method decreased 25.56 yuan/ton compared with last week, and the gross profit of calcium carbide method increased 112.1 yuan/ton compared with last week.

This week, the domestic vinyl acetate industry operating load decreased 10.46% compared to last week, the industry overall operating load 68.5%.

4.n-butanol

As of April 13 closing, Jiangsu n-butanol 7600 yuan/ton, Jiangsu octanol 9550 yuan/ton;

This week, the capacity utilization rate of n-butanol is 67.86%; The capacity utilization rate of octanol is 87%;

This week gross profit n-butanol 1224 yuan/ton, octanol 1444 yuan/ton.

5.aniline

This week Sinopec East China pure benzene listed price more stable, the implementation of 7450 yuan/ton.

This week the northern pure benzene price 7310 yuan/ton, compared with the last cycle -50 yuan/ton.

In this cycle, the average operating rate of aniline equipment in domestic aniline enterprises was 84.4%, which increased by 0.1% compared with last week.

6.Polyester filament yarn

This week (2023/4/7-4/13) the weekly output of domestic melt direct spinning polyester filament was 639,100 tons, up 11,300 tons from last week, up 1.79% from the previous week.

This week (2023/4/7-4/13) domestic melt direct spinning polyester filament capacity utilization rate 83%, 0.84% higher than last week.

The capacity utilization rate of the domestic weaving industry on Thursday was 55.1%, compared with +0.62% last week.

This week (2023/4/7-4/13) polyester filament production and sales 31%, compared with -41% last week.

This week (2023/4/7-4/13) polyester filament POY profit was -217.47 yuan/ton, up 59.11 yuan/ton from last week, or +21.37%.