The phenol offers in the national markets today are as follows:

Region, quotation, rise and fall

East China, 9450-9550, 300

Shandong Province, 9550, 200

Surrounding areas of Yanshan mountain, 9550, 250

South China, 9500, 200

In the early morning, lihuayi took the lead in raising 200 yuan / ton to 9500 yuan / ton, and continued to control the quantity of shipments. After the contract was completed, the tension of supply on the site increased. At noon, Sinopec in North China also increased 200 yuan / ton to 9500 yuan / ton. Up to now, although other factories have not officially notified, the market direction is very clear. The offers of major mainstream markets have pushed up 200-250 yuan / ton, and the rising sentiment of cargo holders is strong, and some are still waiting and waiting for offers. From the terminal, the enquiries are different. Most of them are enquiries in the morning, and the actual orders still need attention.

According to the price monitoring of business agency, on August 23, the average price of sulfur in East China was 1163.33 yuan / ton, which was the same as that of the previous working day. The market situation was on the sidelines.

The downstream sulfuric acid market continues to be weak, with limited purchase and most of them need to be followed up. The shipment of sulfur refineries in Shandong Province is acceptable. According to their own shipment situation, the quotation of each manufacturer is temporarily stable, and the market situation in the port is temporarily stable. The carriers are reluctant to sell their products. In the future, the domestic sulfur market is expected to be sorted out and operated, and the price trend is expected to be increased by a narrow margin. Specific attention shall be paid to the downstream follow-up situation.

According to the monitoring of the data of the business community’s bulk list, the bromine price is in a weak operation, and the downstream flame retardant and intermediate industries have no signs of improvement in the recent start-up. The demand is relatively low, and the bromine price is downward. It is expected that the short-term bromine price or weak operation market will depend on the downstream market demand.

Product Name: urea

Latest price (August 18): 2356 yuan / ton

On August 18, the comprehensive price of domestic urea was temporarily stable, which was the same as that on August 17, with a year-on-year decrease of 14.01%. The upstream anthracite price increased slightly, and the cost support was good. But the downstream demand is insufficient. Agricultural demand has basically ended, and industrial demand is mainly. The operating load of compound fertilizer, plate and melamine plants is not high. From the supply side, due to the high temperature limit, some urea manufacturers shut down for maintenance, and the daily output of urea is below 140000 tons.

In the future, it is expected that the domestic urea market price may rebound at the bottom, and the average market price is about 2400 yuan / ton.

On August 17, the acetic anhydride market was weak and lowered

According to the data monitoring of the business community, the price of acetic anhydride fell weakly on August 17, and the market of acetic anhydride fell. On August 17, the price of acetic anhydride was 5866.67 yuan / ton, down 1.12% from 5933.33 yuan / ton on the previous trading day. The price of some acetic anhydride enterprises fell below 5500 yuan / ton, and the overall market of acetic anhydride fell weakly.

Key points of analysis

The price of acetic acid is weak and falling, the price of methanol is weak and stable, the cost of raw materials of acetic anhydride is weak and falling, the start-up of acetic acid enterprises is low and stable, the supply of acetic acid is stable, the cost of acetic anhydride is reduced, the sales of acetic anhydride is poor, the downstream just needs to be purchased, the customer’s willingness to purchase is general, and the wait-and-see is the main factor. The pressure on the decline of acetic anhydride is increased, and the driving force.

Future forecast

The demand for cost reduction is poor, the pressure for acetic anhydride to fall is increased, and the rising power is weak. It is expected that the price of acetic anhydride will fall weakly in the future.