Price Trends

In November, the average market price of Chinese MDI was RMB 27,862/mt, which was down 12.13% M-O-M and was up 49.92% Y-O-Y.

• MDI

In November, The Chinese dimethyl carbonate (DMC) market was weak. The market prices of DMC slumped first and then rebounded slightly. The supply was ample, and most units were running normally.

• DMC
• PO

In December, the Chinese MMA market will be weak. First, there is no maintenance plan in the mainstream units. The overall supply will be normal. The shut units in Europe and America will restart. The import volume may increase.

• MMA
• Acrylic

In 2017, the nominal capacity of Chinese acrylonitrile was 1,947kt, which was equal to that of 2016. However, the profit of Chinese acrylonitrile hit a record high in recent years.

• Acrylonitrile
• Profit

Up to November 30, the mainstream negotiation prices for rutile titanium dioxide were in the range of RMB 15,800-17,800/mt, down RMB 250...

• Titanium Dioxide

The overall operating rate will be low and the supply will decline. Meanwhile, the demand is also soft. With the coming Christmas Holiday in Europe and America, the export orders will decline.

• Phosphoric Acid
• Phosphorus Trichloride

In November, the Chinese acrylic emulsion market decreased. The raw material market fluctuated frequently. The downstream inquires were flat.

• Acrylic Emulsion

In November 2017, the Chinese vinyl acetate market rebounded. Up to November 30, 2017, the closing prices for vinyl acetate in East China were in the range of RMB 7,200-7,400/mt, up 7.35% from last month.

• Vinyl Acetate
• PVA

The total export volume of Chinese isopropanol was 27,842mt from Q1 to Q3, 2017, and the Y-O-Y growth was stable. ECHEMI will review the isopropanol export during Q1-Q3, 2017 from export area, export trade mode and export customs.

• Isopropanol
• Export

he sec-butyl acetate market moved marginally at high levels in November 2017. Prices of raw materials remained firm, which supported the production cost of sec-butyl acetate.

• Sec Butyl Acetate
• Glacial Acetic Acid

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