Price Trends

During the renovation starting in April, the monthly production of HCBR was only half of the normal volume. In April–May, the monthly production of HCBR was around 6,000mt.

• SBR
• Polybutadiene

In H1, 2017, the aniline market fluctuated greatly. The fluctuation range was between RMB 7,920/mt (average price in North China and Shandong) and RMB 10,125/mt

• Aniline
• Dye

China is one of the biggest titanium dioxide producers in the world and is also the largest exporter of titanium dioxide.

• Titanium Dioxide

The operating rate in the titanium dioxide industry will be low, which will be under 60%. As the devices in part of factories will be shut or undergo maintenance, the supply of titanium dioxide will decrease.

• Calcium
• Carbonate

The average operating rate of China’s PTA industry was 71.60% in H1, 2017, which was up 5.39% from 66.21% in H1, 2016.

• PTA

The Chinese adipic acid market was weak, although the decline growth slowed down. Since the market was still soft at present and main suppliers still suffered inventory pressure, the adipic acid price fell slightly from the last month.

According to the data, the inventory of n-butyl alcohol (NBA) at main port in East China hit 100kt at the end of February 2017.

• NBA

The Chinese TDI market decreased in June 2017. The TDI price was weak at the beginning of June.

• TDI

The Chinese rutile titanium dioxide market fluctuated down in June 2017. First, the titanium concentrate remained weak,

• Titanium Dioxide

The shares of Sichuan Longmang and Baoti Group jumped on June 28. It was heard that the global top 3 producers of titanium dioxide will raise price on July 1, 2017.

• Titanium
• Dioxide

The p-xylene (PX) market performed not bad in H1, 2017. At the beginning of 2017, the PX market price reached $900/mt CFR China.

The total export volume of titanium dioxide reached 72.8kt in May 2017, up 12.21% month on month and up 2.16% year on year.

• Titanium
• Dioxide

The maleic anhydride market went up strongly while the prices of benzene and n-butane moved downwards. How long will the increases in maleic anhydride go?

• Maleic
• Anhydride
• Benzene

The acrylate marketis complicated and confusing in June 2017. Good and bad news both areinfluencing the market.

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First, the supply in the Chinese acetone market declined as the units inSinopec Beijing Yanshan Company