Price Trends

The Chinese acrylic latex market remained stable this week. Prices of butyl acrylate moved up and the MMA market moved marginally.

• Acrylic Latex
• MMA
• Butyl Acrylate

The Chinese cyclohexanone market continued increasing this week. International benzene market prices fluctuated higher, and Sinopec ‘s posted prices remained at RMB 6,400/mt.

• Cyclohexanone
• Benzene

The Chinese sec-butyl acetate market was firm and prices for some goods increased slightly this week.

• Sec-Butyl Acetate

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market was largely stable this week. Some titanium dioxide producers raised offers, the dealing prices in the market remained stable.

• Titanium Dioxide

The Chinese polymeric MDI jumped again recently. Up to September 4, the mainstream negotiation prices were in the range of RMB 32,000-33,000/mt.

• MDI
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Polyurethane

At the end of August, because of a fire and power outage at Europe’s largest refinery, Pernis , the 90kt/a butanone unit was shut passively. This intensified the tight supply of butanone in the European market.

• Butanone

The prices fluctuated in the range of RMB 8,000-10,000/mt. However, with the prices hitting the highest, the market started to cool. What are the real rules in the PG market?

• Propylene Glycol
• PO

The ethylene oxide (EO) prices increased for four times this month. The EO settlement price in East China was RMB 9,800/mt, which was up 8% M-O-M.

• EO

The ethylene glycol market inched down first and then moved up in August 2017. In September, the supply and demand is the major influencing factor.

• Ethylene Glycol
• Polyester

The ethylene glycol market was mainly influenced by the supply. At the beginning of August, the ethylene glycol market went up. But...

• Ethylene Glycol
• Polyester

The acetone market fluctuated marginally this week, which decreased first and then decreased slightly.

The Chinese adipic acid market moved up this week. In this week, Sinopec raised benzene prices again by RMB 200/mt,

• Adipic Acid
• Benzene

The propylene glycol market continued decreasing this week. As the supply in North China declined, the propylene oxide (PO) market stopped decreasing and the PO price was RMB 12,000/mt.

• Propylene Glycol
• PO

The Chinese cyclohexanone market increased greatly this week. International benzene market prices fluctuated higher, and Sinopec raised up posted prices by RMB 200/mt to RMB 6,400/mt.

• Cyclohexanone
• Benzene

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market remained stable this week. The negotiation prices in some areas moved marginally.

• Titanium Dioxide

The Chinese glacial acetic acid market was range-bound this week.

• Glacial Acetic Acid

The mainstream negotiation prices moved marginally. In the coming September, what will influence the BCS market?

• BCS
• EO
• NBA
• Ethylene Glycol

Up to August 31, 2017, the closing price for phthalic anhydride produced by o-xylene was RMB 6,400/mt, down RMB 350/mt or 5.19% from last week.

• Phthalic Anhydride
• DOP
• Xylene

The Chinese dichloromethane market declined rapidly and greatly in August 2017.

• Dichloromethane

The adipic acid market moved strongly in August 2017. Benzene and hydrogenated benzene prices increased...

• Adipic Acid
• Benzene