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View on price trend of o-xylene on October 25

On October 25, the price of orthobenzene was strong and stable

According to the data monitoring of business society, the quotation of o-xylene on the 25th maintained the price on the 22nd, and the strong market of o-xylene still exists. As of October 25, the listed executive price of orthobenzene Sinopec was 6900 yuan / ton, which was more stable than that of orthobenzene last week; In October, the settlement price of orthobenzene increased by 298 yuan / ton, and the orthobenzene market remained strong in October.

Industry chain Market

According to the monitoring data of business society, the price of mixed xylene fluctuated and rose, and the cost of o-xylene rose; The port’s o-benzene slowly goes to the warehouse, the price of imported o-benzene rises, the downstream phthalic anhydride market remains stable at a high level, and the driving force of o-benzene rise is large.

Market Overview

According to the monitoring of business society, mixed xylene continued to rise on the 25th, the price of mixed xylene increased slightly, the cost of o-xylene increased, and the driving force of o-xylene increased; The high price of phthalic anhydride maintains stability, and the downstream market of o-xylene is good. Overall, the cost of o-xylene rose, and the market of o-xylene remained strong.

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On October 22, the price of lithium carbonate remained stable

Price: industrial grade lithium carbonate 177200 yuan / ton, battery grade lithium carbonate 184400 yuan / ton

Analysis: the price of lithium carbonate remains stable today. At present, due to the excessive pressure of power limitation superimposed cost of downstream enterprises, the procurement demand has weakened, which has relaxed the tension of industrial carbon and electric carbon shipment. Therefore, all enterprises are in the state of tentative quotation, the market wait-and-see mood is strong, there are relatively few transactions, and the price remains stable.

Forecast: at present, due to the influence of limited gas and power restriction policy, the price rise of lithium carbonate is small, and the short-term price adjustment of lithium carbonate is expected to be still small.

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On October 21, the dichloromethane market was stable

Trade name: dichloromethane

Latest price (October 21): 8562 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: according to the monitoring of business society, the price of dichloromethane in Shandong was 8562 yuan / ton on the 21st, which was stable compared with the previous day. After the festival, the start-up of domestic methane chloride units continued to remain low, coupled with the sharp rise in the price of raw material methanol, and the price of dichloromethane rose under the support of cost. However, with the high price, on the one hand, the downstream has resisted the high price. On the other hand, with the recent decline of coal futures price, the raw material methanol is mainly empty, and the cost is slightly empty in the face of dichloromethane price. According to the monitoring of business agency, as of October 21, the spot exchange of Shandong Jinling chloroform apron was 8550 yuan / ton.

Future forecast: at present, the price of raw materials is at a high level, but dichloromethane is at a high stage. It is expected that dichloromethane will mainly maintain stability in the later stage.

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On October 20, the market price of acetic acid continued to decline

Trade name: acetic acid

Latest price (October 20): 7610.00 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: the acetic acid market fell on the 20th. The average price of acetic acid in East China decreased by 330 yuan / ton, down 4.16%. Downstream, the demand is average, the response to high price acetic acid is weak, the market procurement is rational, the actual transaction is more negotiated, the transaction of new orders in the market is not smooth, the inventory of acetic acid manufacturers accumulates, the market price continues to decline, and the on-site operators are deadlocked in the market mentality.

Future forecast: at present, the downstream demand is weak, and the domestic acetic acid market inventory is accumulated. In order to maintain the shipment, the enterprise is expected to continue the weak consolidation of the future acetic acid market, and pay attention to the downstream transaction.

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On October 19, the price index of domestic rare earth market rose

On October 19, the rare earth index was 619 points, up 4 points from yesterday, down 38.10% from the highest point of 1000 points in the cycle (December 6, 2011), and up 128.41% from the lowest point of 271 points on September 13, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now).

The trend of domestic rare earth index rose, the price of domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series rose, the price of praseodymium neodymium oxide rose by 7500 yuan / ton to 622500 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal rose by 10000 yuan / ton to 762500 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide rose by 2500 yuan / ton to 670000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide rose by 5000 yuan / ton to 640000 yuan / ton, and the price of metal praseodymium rose by 2500 yuan / ton to 882500 yuan / ton, The price of neodymium metal increased by 15000 yuan / ton to 800000 yuan / ton, dysprosium oxide by 2740000 yuan / ton, dysprosium Ferroalloy by 2725000 yuan / ton, and dysprosium metal by 3535000 yuan / ton. Some prices in the domestic light rare earth market increased. The recent procurement is general, and the price trend of praseodymium neodymium series is the main one. Recently, the price trend of dysprosium series and terbium Series in the domestic heavy rare earth market is temporarily stable, Downstream procurement is mainly on demand, and Myanmar prohibits export. It is expected that the price trend of domestic rare earth market will rise slightly in the later stage.

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