ECHEMI Analysis

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide showed a stable-to-decreasing trend this week. Though the titanium dioxide units in Panzhihua Vanadium and Titanium Industrial Park were shut,

• Titanium Dioxide

In H1, 2017, the Chinese rigid polyether polyol market showed an M-shaped trend first and then fluctuated upwards.

• PO
• Polyester

The Chinese caprolactam (CPL) market continued increasing recently. The dealing price has reached RMB 15,000/mt. The CPL market has performed strongly since mid-July.

• CPL

The methyl methacrylate (MMA) market hit new highs in 2017. Up to July 24, the mainstream price for MMA in East China’s secondary market was RMB 20,500/mt,

• MMA
• Acrylonitrile

The Chinese glacial acetic acid market went up this week. Up to July 20, the glacial acetic acid market price in East China was closed in the range of RMB 2,730-2,900/mt.

• Glacial
• Glacial Acetic Acid

The Chinese phenol market fluctuated marginally this week. The mainstream negotiation price slid and the overall trading was thin.

• Phenol

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market prices continued the downtrend. Restricted by the environmental protection inspection,

• Titanium Dioxide

The international benzene market hovered at lows and the Chinese benzene market moved marginally. The production cost for cyclohexanone market was not firm.

• Cyclohexanone
• Benzene

The Chinese acrylic latex market remained stable, though the butyl acrylate market rebounded. The MMA market prices were at a high level. Up to July 20, 2017,

• Acrylic
• Latex
• MMA

The BCS market will continue the uptrend. First, the EO market will continue to move up on the tight supply.

• BCS
• EO
• Glycol

The Chinese butyl cellosolve (BCS) market rebounded strongly recently. During one week, the BCS market jumped from RMB 8,550/mt to RMB 9,500/mt.

• BCS
• Glycol

In recent years, many accidents have happened and there is no exception in the dye market. As dye producers,

• Dyes

n H1 July, the Chinese caprolactam (CPL) market saw tight supply. However, the capacity growth has been the rapidest in 2017. What are the reasons for the tight supply?

• Caprolactam

The acrylate market has been largely stable with mild changes for a while. All acrylate producers, middlemen and downstream users focus on the coming market.

• Acrylate

The Chinese neopentyl glycol (NPG) market inced down this week. Isobutyraldehyde market prices were largely stable. NPG producers mainly stocked up.

• NPG

The Chinese cyclohexanone inched up this week. The raw materials market of cyclohexanone was stable.

• Cyclohexanone

The Chinese acrylic latex market was stable this week. Raw materials butyl acrylate market continued decreasing and MMA market remained stable.

• Acrylic