According to the data monitoring of business agency, the acrylonitrile market rose slightly this week (12.10-12.17). As of December 17, the price of acrylonitrile was 15750 yuan / ton, up 1.07% from 15583 yuan / ton last Friday.

The price of raw propylene fell slightly and remained low, and the cost continued to be weak. According to the monitoring of business agency, as of December 17, the domestic propylene price was 7425 yuan / ton, a slight decrease of 1.06% compared with 7505 yuan / ton last Friday.

The downstream acrylic fiber industry started less than 50%, and the demand for acrylonitrile is weak; Nitrile rubber is stable in operation and mainly needs acrylonitrile. However, the acrylonitrile plant has a maintenance plan, the commencement is reduced, the supply side is expected to boost the market, and the market offer is slightly higher. According to the business news agency, the 260000 T / a acrylonitrile installation of Zhejiang Petrochemical started shutdown and maintenance on the 15th, and the second propylene unit of Jilin Petrochemical plans to start shutdown and maintenance in late December.

Future forecast: acrylonitrile analysts of business society believe that, on the one hand, the price of raw material propylene weakens again. In addition, the demand side has not improved significantly, and it is expected that the price of acrylonitrile will fluctuate and consolidate in the later stage.