Price Trends

This article will analyze the rule of import and export via analyzing the import and export of acetone from 2014 to 2017. Future import and export pattern will be forecast.

• Acetone
• Import
• Export

The import volume and export volume of China’s coating increased from January to September 2017. Meanwhile, the production of coating increased stably supported by the growth of water-based coatings.

• Coatings
• Import
• Export
• Q3

The Chinese coating industry mainly includes construction coating, powder coating, automobile coating, wood coating, industrial protective paint, marine paint, coil coating, etc.

• Coatings
• Chinese
• Analysis

If producing 1mt of PVA consumes 18kt of vinyl acetate, the indirect export volume of vinyl acetate will increase 50kt.

• Vinyl Acetate
• PVA

The export volume of Chinese sec-butyl acetate decreased for nearly three years. It is predicted that the export volume will be only around 145kt in 2017.

• Sec Butyl Acetate
• Export Data

Summary: The acetone market probably will not drop next week, and supported by upstream, international market, demand and market mindset...

• Acetone

Up to November 23, 2017, the closing prices for isopropanol in Jiangsu were in the range of RMB 7,300-7,350/mt, up RMB 75/mt or 1.

• Isopropanol

According to ECHEMI, the average ex-works price of methylene chloride in Shandong was RMB 2,440/mt in 2017, which was up 23.79% Y-O-Y. The average ex-works price of methylene chloride in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was RMB 2,792/mt, which was up 34.75% Y-O-Y.

• Methylene Chloride

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market inched down this week.It was hard for the titanium dioxide market to move up.

• Titanium Dioxide

And Sinopec will raise the posted prices of benzene.The support to the CPL market is firm.CPL producers may raise the prices next week.

• CPL
• Benzene

The closing prices for phthalic anhydride produced from naphthalene were in the range of RMB 7,800-7,900/mt, up RMB 250/mt or 3.

• Phthalic Anhydride

Up to November 23, the closing prices in South China were in the range of RMB 23,000-23,200/mt.

• MMA
• Acrylonitrile

It is predicted that the Chinese phenol market will move marginally at highs next week.Players should focus on the supply changes.

• Phenol
• Benzene

Prices for cyclohexanone in East China were in the range of RMB 12,000-12,200/mt, down RMB 260/mt week on week.

• Cyclohexanone
• Solvent
• Fiber

It is predicted that the dealing prices for 98% nitric acid in Shandong will be in the range of RMB 1,800-1,850/mt.

• Dyes
• Aniline
• Nitric-Acid

With the stronger financial feature and higher expectations for futures market, the futures of ethylene glycol will be listed in 2018.

• Polyester
• Ethylene Glycol

The increasing prices of benzene supported the production cost of cyclohexanone.

• Cyclohexanone
• Caprolactam

The overall operating rate was low.Dyes producers’ sales pressure got high.Hence, producers will cut the operating rates.

• Dyes

Phthalic Anhydride Market Review: The phthalic anhydride market continued moving up.

• Phthalic Anhydride

Up to November 9, 2017, the delivered prices for liquid caprolactam (CPL) were in the range of RMB 16,300-16,500/mt by acceptance in Eas...

• CPL
• Benzene