In the middle and late August (8.12-24), the three varieties of PE in the spot market showed different ups and downs. LDPE and HDPE in East China showed a trend of first stabilization and then pull up, while LLDPE in East China showed a trend of first falling and then callback. Although the range was not large, it deviated from the trend of the other two varieties. Among them, the increase of high-pressure LDPE was the most obvious, with the overall increase of 3.94% in the middle and late August. Lower PE market, but the overall stock market is still stable.

According to the data of business agency, the average ex factory price of LLDPE (7042) in East China was 7233.33 yuan / ton on August 12 and 7200.00 yuan / ton on August 24, with a decrease of 0.46% and an increase of 0.47% compared with August 1.

The average ex factory price of LDPE (2426h) in East China was 8875.00 yuan / ton on August 12 and 9225.00 yuan / ton on August 24, with an increase of 3.94% during the period and 6.80% higher than that on August 1.

The average ex factory price of HDPE (5000S) in East China was 8200.00 yuan / ton on August 12 and 8300.00 yuan / ton on August 24, with an increase of 1.22% and 2.47% over August 1.

Regional varieties and manufacturers rose and fell from August 12 to August 24

East China LLDPE 7042 Jilin Petrochemical 7250 yuan / T 7200 yuan / T – 50 yuan

East China LLDPE 7042 Daqing Petrochemical Company 7250 yuan / T 7200 yuan / T – 50 yuan

East China LLDPE 7042 Dushanzi Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 7250 yuan / ton – 7200 yuan / ton – 50 yuan

East China LDPE 2426h Daqing Petrochemical 8850 yuan / T 9250 yuan / ton + 400 yuan

East China LDPE 2426h Lanzhou Petrochemical Company 8850 yuan / ton 9250 yuan / ton + 400 yuan

East China HDPE 5000S Daqing Petrochemical 8200 yuan / ton 8300 yuan / ton + 100 yuan

East China HDPE 5000S Lanzhou Petrochemical 8200 yuan / ton 8300 yuan / ton + 100 yuan

PE spot market in mid late August

In the middle and late August, PE is mainly up, except for linear weak consolidation, high and low pressure are up, ranging from 100 to 400 yuan / ton. Since the middle and late August, three new units have been put into operation, and the number of petrochemical maintenance units has gradually decreased, and the market supply has increased. However, due to the relatively low level of petrochemical inventory of two barrels of oil and the recent low level of polyolefin inventory in major domestic ports, the attitude of price support is obvious, and petrochemicals has successively raised the ex factory price to boost the market mentality. Due to high pressure supply in short supply, so the increase is higher than other varieties. During this period, the high level of international crude oil shocks also brought some support to the market. After the main region raised the price, the merchants followed up the offer to ship, and the market transaction atmosphere was stable.

Liansu futures market shock higher to the spot to bring some support

Upstream ethylene external market continued to fall

The decline of raw materials has limited support for PE market. In the near future, ethylene has shown a downward trend as a whole. Asian ethylene market prices fell, with CFR Northeast Asia closing at $725-735 per ton and CFR Southeast Asia closing at $665-675 per ton as of the 17th. The price of European ethylene market fell. As of the 17th, the European ethylene market price was FD, which closed at 690-697 US dollars / ton in northwest Europe and 683-691 US dollars / ton in CIF northwest Europe. The price of ethylene in the United States fluctuated and consolidated. As of the 17th, the price was 387-405 US dollars / ton. Generally speaking, the ethylene market in Europe and America is in a downward trend, the demand of the whole ethylene market is poor, and the trading atmosphere is cold and clear.

PE market after the market or strong

At present, the operating rate of agricultural film has increased, the demand for greenhouse film is increasing slowly, the demand for plastic film is mainly shut down in the off-season, and the downstream demand is still expected to rise. At present, the international crude oil trend remains high-temperature shock, which is relatively limited to the market. The linear futures fluctuate and rise, bringing certain support to the market. Although there are plans to put new units into operation in the middle and late August, with the completion of petrochemical plant maintenance, the market supply is expected to rise, but in the short term, the supply pressure is not big. PE market is expected to be strong in the short term.

This week, the lead market (8.17-8.21) fluctuated lower. The average price of domestic market was 16227.5 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 16052.5 yuan / ton at the end of the week, with a weekly decrease of 1.08%.

On August 22, the lead commodity index was 97.69, flat with yesterday, 27.10% lower than the cycle’s highest point of 134.01 (2016-11-29), and 30.90% higher than the lowest point of 74.63 on March 19, 2015. (Note: period refers to 2011-09-01 to now).

This week, the price of lunlun lead rose and then fell back, fluctuated in the range of 1950-2025 U.S. dollars / ton. Affected by the weakening of US dollar, it rose to the highest point of 2025 US dollars / ton since mid January 2020. Later, affected by the high LME lead inventory, the price went down. Shanghai period tin this week to follow the trend of Lun lead after high, the overall trend is weak, the trend is inferior to the external price.

This week, the price fluctuation of domestic spot market is limited, and the weekly decline is about 100 yuan / ton, which is mainly driven by the trend of domestic futures market. Since August, the price of lead-acid battery has risen, and the operating rate of enterprises is higher. The spot lead is boosted by the expectation of downstream peak season, and the recent high price consolidation is the main factor. Transactions are mainly long orders, small orders less. The prices of downstream batteries have risen recently, and the operating rate is at a high level. However, the peak season of this year is not as good as that of previous years. The digestion of lead inventory is slow, the overall inventory is slightly higher, and the lead price fluctuates at a high level.

According to the price monitoring of the business agency, in the 33rd week (8.17-8.21) of 2020, there are 13 kinds of commodities in the non-ferrous plate with a month on month rise and fall list of bulk commodity prices, with the top three commodities being praseodymium neodymium alloy (4.22%), praseodymium neodymium oxide (3.71%) and copper (3.31%). There were five kinds of commodities that declined on a month on month basis, with dysprosium metal (- 2.95%), dysprosium oxide (- 2.14%) and dysprosium ferroalloy (- 1.36%). This week, the average rise and fall was 0.92%.

The business agency forecasts the change of key lead inventory next week, and the lead price is expected to fluctuate in the peak season.

1、 Price trend

Taking the rutile titanium dioxide produced by sulfuric acid process, which has a large volume in the domestic market, as an example, the price of titanium dioxide is stable this week, with an average price of 13533.33 yuan / ton.

2、 Market analysis

The price of titanium dioxide is stable this week. At present, the ex factory price of rutile titanium dioxide is 12000-14500 yuan / ton, and that of anatase titanium dioxide is 10500-11800 yuan / ton. Domestic terminal demand is general, downstream manufacturers and traders have a strong wait-and-see mood, mainly purchasing on demand. Affected by the recent weather, the output of domestic leading enterprises has been affected, enterprises’ inventory is tight, downstream demand is gradually warming up, foreign trade exports are still in the further recovery, and goods taking is basically normal.

In terms of raw materials, this week Panzhihua titanium ore quotation is basically stable, and the titanium ore price quotation is firm. At present, the tax free quotation of 38 titanium ore is 900-940 yuan / ton, that of 46 and 10 titanium ore is 1380-1420 yuan / ton, and that of 20 ore is 1400 yuan / ton. This week, Panzhihua mine is still not high, the spot trading market of titanium concentrate is relatively stable. The cost pressure of small and medium-sized manufacturers is large, and the production pressure of titanium dioxide in the downstream is greater, and the market is deadlocked. In the short term, the operating rate of miners is generally insufficient, and the market price continues to maintain stable operation, which is actually a single discussion.

3、 Future forecast

Titanium dioxide analysts believe that: at present, the price of raw material titanium dioxide is at a standstill, and the cost pressure of titanium dioxide is large. Titanium dioxide export goods are basically normal, manufacturers inventory overall low. But domestic titanium powder terminal demand is general, downstream customers are more wait-and-see, mainly purchase on demand. It is expected that the spot market of titanium dioxide will continue to strengthen in the short term, and the actual transaction price will be discussed according to the spot situation.

Trade name: br 9000

Latest price (August 19): 8170 yuan / ton

Analysis points: the domestic market price of cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber was 8 170 yuan / ton, 1.24% higher than the previous day. The price of butadiene continues to rise, driving the downstream synthetic rubber to follow up. According to the monitoring of the business agency, the current butadiene price is around 5320 yuan / ton.

Aftermarket forecast: the price of raw material butadiene continues to rise. Under the pressure of cost, it is expected that the br market will continue to rise in the future.

Since the beginning of August, the price of polycrystalline silicon has continued to rise due to factors such as tight supply and enlarged purchase volume of downstream silicon wafer manufacturers. According to the monitoring of the business agency, as of August 17, the price of polysilicon has increased by 38.85%. At present, the domestic market quotation of polysilicon solar grade primary materials has reached the price range of 60000-65000 yuan / ton, and the price of imported materials has also reached the range of 65000-70000 yuan / ton.

According to the statistics, since July to 20, the supply of polysilicon in domestic market has been reduced gradually compared with that in July. As of August 17, at present, four of the 11 domestic polysilicon enterprises are in the process of maintenance. Since July, Xinjiang Daquan, Xinte energy and Dongfang hope have been overhauling and have not recovered. In August, another Asian silicon industry was added. At present, the maintenance volume is still at a relatively high level, and the supply is more tense. At present, the maintenance devices of manufacturers are mainly concentrated in Xinjiang, and it is estimated that domestic supply will only decrease but not increase month on month in August. It is understood that at present, traffic control is still implemented in Xinjiang. The transportation cost of polysilicon has risen sharply, and the labor cost has increased sharply. Under the situation of tight supply, it can be said that it is worse than before, which has largely supported the high price of polysilicon.

In terms of import sources, the price of imported silicon materials also continued to push up, further impacting the domestic market. At present, the devices of Wacker in Germany and OCI in Malaysia have not been fully recovered. Last week, it was reported that there was a factory accident in Wacker, Germany. It is estimated that it will take time for the production capacity to fully recover, and the supply of imported materials will continue to be tense. Combined with the impact of the devaluation of the US dollar, the price of polysilicon import materials also rose significantly, which has increased by more than 10000 yuan / ton compared with the same period last month. On the whole, tight supply is the direct reason for the soaring price of polysilicon.

In addition, the purchase volume of downstream silicon wafer manufacturers also plays a role in boosting the flames. Since July, the photovoltaic industry has continued to warm up. On the one hand, affected by the national policy, the infrastructure sector has made efforts, and photovoltaic also belongs to the beneficial sector. The downstream silicon wafer manufacturers have also entered into a period of continuous production in the second half of the year. With the increase of procurement volume, the supply of silicon materials is in short supply, and the price of silicon wafers is also rising. However, the rapid rise of the cost in the middle and upper reaches of photovoltaic has a serious impact on the terminal cells. According to the industry reaction, the price of polycrystalline battery chip has also increased, but due to the terminal demand, the increase is not obvious. However, the cost pressure is gradually transmitted to the terminal. Affected by the sharp increase of cost pressure brought about by the silicon material explosion, the downstream is suffering. Before that, some industry leaders have spoken out, calling for how to deal with the silicon material price rise crisis. On the whole, the current rise of silicon materials is mainly driven by the tight supply, the terminal demand is rising moderately, and the scale of newly added domestic installed capacity is rising steadily, but the growth rate is not obvious, and the demand is still without qualitative leap. In addition, affected by the overseas epidemic situation, the export situation is also not optimistic. It is expected that the export data in July and August will not change much. According to the business association, the supply of polysilicon is still in a tight situation in the next three quarters, and the price may continue to rise. However, with the end of the maintenance period of the device approaching and the gradual recovery of overseas units, the situation of polysilicon supply shortage is expected to ease in the medium term, and the price will gradually return to rationality.