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.

According to the survey data of the business association, the price of caustic soda is adjusted and operated. The overall shipment of the market is relatively stable, the operating load of downstream alumina enterprises is not high, the market wait-and-see mood is strong, and the demand continues to be weak. It is comprehensively predicted that the recent weak caustic soda price will be dominated by consolidation, and the specific demand of the downstream market will be seen.

On August 9, the price of acetic acid in East China was 3212.50 yuan / ton, down 4.10% from the previous working day. At the weekend, the price of acetic acid enterprises was significantly reduced. The market of acetic acid continued to operate in a weak manner, with sufficient supply in the field and limited downstream demand. In order to maintain the pace of shipment and make profit, the carriers actively shipped, the market center of gravity shifted downward, the supply and demand game in the field, and the short-term downstream demand was not likely to improve. The market support was weak. It is expected that the market of acetic acid will continue to operate in a weak, Pay specific attention to the market transactions.