Trade name: potassium chloride

Latest price (August 26): 1855.00 yuan / ton

On August 26, the mixed price of potassium chloride in Qinghai was temporarily stable, which was in line with the quotation on August 24. At present, the main contradiction in the market is that the supply exceeds demand, the trading atmosphere is cold, the downstream purchasing is mainly required, the overall inventory is low, the purchasing market momentum is low, and the domestic potassium chloride market is stable.

Recently, the price of potassium chloride in Qinghai area may fluctuate slightly, and the quotation is about 1800-1900 yuan / ton.

1、 Price trend

Price: the mainstream quotation of GPPS is 7650-8900 yuan / ton, and that of hips is 8700-9700 yuan / ton.

2、 Market analysis

PS market trend is stable, market inquiry atmosphere performance is general, small and medium-sized downstream enterprises still purchase on demand, the actual transaction is slightly light.

3、 Future forecast

The PS market is running smoothly, the quotation is stable, the traders are flexible, the terminal demand has not changed significantly, the factory still purchases on demand to meet the normal production, and the overall trading atmosphere is flat. It is expected that the PS market will continue to adjust downward.

1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring of the business agency, the price of steam coal is temporarily stable this week. From August 17 to August 21, the average port price of steam coal remained at 559.5 yuan / ton, a decrease of 4.24% compared with the same period last year. On August 23, the commodity index of steam coal was 67.41, unchanged with yesterday, down 34.56% from the highest point of 103.01 in the cycle (November 15, 2011), and 50.81% higher than the lowest point of 44.70 on January 20, 2016. (Note: period refers to 2011-09-01 to now)

2、 Analysis of influencing factors

In terms of production areas, some coal mines in Northern Shaanxi have stopped production for maintenance, and the actual production capacity has declined and the supply is tight, but the overall shipment is relatively smooth, and the coal price generally rises by 5-10 yuan; the coal management tickets in Inner Mongolia are strictly controlled, and the long-term cooperative shipping is basically maintained, and the coal price is weak and stable; the production and sales in northern Shanxi are relatively normal, and the coal price is firm.

In terms of downstream power plants, the mainstream closing price of 5500 kcal steam coal in the port is about 556-561 yuan / ton. The high temperature weather in China continues, the daily coal consumption of power plants is increasing day by day, and the inventory has no obvious change, and most of them are long-term cooperative replenishment warehouses. As of the 21st, Zhejiang power had 4.43 million tons of inventory, 150000 tons of daily consumption, and 29.53 days of usable days.

Data released by the National Bureau of statistics on August 14 showed that the price of coal in the first ten days of August was mainly stable. The specific price changes of each coal type are as follows: anthracite (washing medium block, volatile content ≤ 8%) price is 835 yuan / ton, which is 5 yuan / ton lower than the previous period, or 0.6% lower. The price of ordinary blended coal (mixed coal of Shanxi fine coal and lump coal, with a calorific value of 4500 kcal) was 443.3 yuan / ton, up 2.7 yuan / ton or 0.6% compared with the previous period. The price of Shanxi mixed coal (better quality blended coal with a calorific value of 5000 kcal) was 495 yuan / ton, which was the same as the previous period. The price of Shanxi Youhun (high quality blended coal, calorific value 5500 kcal) was 543.3 yuan / ton, which was the same as the previous period. The price of Datong blended coal (produced by Datong, with calorific value of 5800 kcal) was 573.3 yuan / ton, which was the same as the previous period. The price of coking coal (main coking coal, sulfur content < 1%) was 1270.0 yuan / ton, which was the same as the previous period.

Business agency analysts believe that: the supply of production areas is relatively tight, and the daily consumption of downstream power plants is increasing due to weather reasons. However, due to the coal price inventory of Changxie coal, the power plant needs to purchase steam coal on demand. Datong Qinhuangdao line is back to traffic, the shipment volume is less than that of the previous days, the inventory of Beigang is still in the middle and high level, the seller’s willingness to support the price is still there, the terminal demand is general, and the transaction situation is relatively general. In a comprehensive view, the short-term steam coal price may maintain a small consolidation trend, and the specific demand of downstream market.

In the case of stable supply and demand, the impact of power coal storage on the price increases. In August, the average daily coal consumption decreased, while the production of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi gradually recovered, and the power plant inventory was also at a high level. Therefore, the price of steam coal in late August dropped and adjusted, and the probability of decline increased.

Average daily coal consumption will decrease

From January to July, China’s power generation increased by 3.33% year-on-year, of which thermal power generation increased by 2.63%. From the monthly data, the average daily coal consumption of the six power generation groups increased significantly in March, especially from the middle of March. The month on month growth rate was 25% in March, 4.2% in April, 13.16% and 0.96% in May and June, respectively. In July, although the rainstorm affected the downstream construction progress, the average daily coal consumption remained at a high level. In August, with the end of large-scale rainfall in southern China and the recovery of downstream construction, it is expected that the average daily coal consumption of industrial enterprises will rise month on month in the middle and late August, while the civil power consumption is still at a high level. Recently, the electricity consumption in Tianjin, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places has reached an all-time high. The average daily coal consumption in the middle and last ten days of August may be the highest in the year.

In addition, from the seasonal point of view, the peak of thermal power generation is from July to August every year, which is also the peak season of power coal consumption. According to the statistical data analysis of the past eight years, the thermal power generation in August was higher than that in July in six years, except for 2014 and 2017. In absolute terms, the average daily thermal power generation in August increased by 0.5% – 1% compared with that in July. Therefore, we speculate that the thermal power generation capacity in August this year is still rising compared with July, but the range is limited.

Coal supply is gradually restored

As one of the largest coal producing areas in China, Inner Mongolia has been looking back at coal mines for 20 years since the end of April. Since 2000, all coal mines in Inner Mongolia have been included in the inventory, including planning and approval, investment audit, resource allocation and environmental audit. In this case, the output of Inner Mongolia fell by 12.9% in May and 9.6% in June. It is expected that coal production will gradually recover from July to August.

Since the middle and late July, the tense situation of coal spot market supply has eased, especially recently, the mine mouth coal supply in Inner Mongolia has increased, the spot shipment is slightly under pressure, and the price is weakening. However, since the end of July in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, the overall sales have weakened, the inventory has accumulated and the coal price has been lowered.

On the other hand, import coal increased more than expected. In August, Qinhuangdao 5500 kcal steam coal price rose to 543 yuan / ton, Shanxi Youhun 5500 kcal steam coal price rose to 578 yuan / ton, which is already in the high price area of the guiding price. Once the price rises to 600 yuan / ton, it will touch the lower limit of the red range of coal price proposed in the memorandum on suppressing the abnormal fluctuation of coal market price, and the state will start to stabilize the abnormal fluctuation price Mechanism. Therefore, there is limited space for coal prices to rise further. In addition, 8.39 million tons of steam coal were imported in June, an increase of 2.42 million tons compared with 5.97 million tons in May. Although the import volume in July decreased by 20.6% year-on-year, it increased by 810000 tons on a month on month basis. This shows that when the price of domestic coal is high, the control on imported coal will be relaxed.

As of the middle of July, the electric coal inventory of the power plants of the national unified dispatching was about 140 million tons, an increase of 5.1 million tons compared with the end of June, which was the highest level in the history of summer, and the available days of inventory increased to 27 days. The inventory of national key power plants also rose to a high level of 86 million tons, and the available days remained above 22 days.

At the same time, port inventory is also increasing. Since the end of May, coal stocks in both southern and northern ports have been on the rise, indicating that consumption in the South has also declined with the increase of supply in the north. The purchase intention of downstream terminal is low, the actual transaction of coal in the market is cold, and traders have a strong wait-and-see mood, and the mainstream quotations rise first and then fall. The basis has dropped from more than 30 yuan per ton in mid July to about – 17 yuan / ton at present, significantly down.

Yesterday, the domestic butadiene market was stable. In the morning, Sinopec announced a price adjustment plan. Dalian Hengli, Inner Mongolia Jiutai and Liaoyang petrochemicals all increased significantly. In the afternoon, Sinopec sales companies announced a price increase of 200 yuan / ton, and each petrochemical enterprise implemented 5400 yuan / ton. On August 18, the closing price of butadiene in Asia and Europe remained stable. Dealers have two attitudes: one is to follow the trend and the other is to keep the price unchanged and wait and see. At present, the market is generally optimistic, but the specific transaction follow-up is insufficient. Downstream synthetic rubber market quotation slightly increased, but obviously insufficient support. Business agency butadiene analysts predict that in the short term, the domestic butadiene market high volatility.

Summary of closing prices of butadiene in Asia and Europe on August 18:

Regional and national closing prices up and down

Asia FOB Korea 540-550 USD / T 0

Asia CFR China $570-580 / T 0

Europe FOB Rotterdam $395-405 / T 0

Europe FD northwest Europe 340-350 euro / T 0

On August 19, the business agency monitored the quotation of domestic traders

Enterprise specification price

High grade product of Panjin Xinya Chemical Co., Ltd., with purity over 99.5% and 5900 yuan / ton

Excellent product of Beijing ruikaiming Chemical Co., Ltd., with purity over 99.5%, 6200 yuan / ton

Shandong Zengyue Chemical Trade Co., Ltd. excellent grade product, purity more than 99.5% 5800 yuan / ton

On August 18, the business agency monitored the closing price of domestic rubber

Product price

The reference price of styrene butadiene rubber was 8041.67, up 0.1% compared with August 1 (8033.33)

The reference price of CIS polybutadiene rubber was 8070.00, unchanged with August 1

The reference price of NBR was 13466.67, which was 0.74% lower than that on August 1 (13566.67)

1、 Price trend

The domestic xylene market fell slightly this week. As of Friday, the domestic average price was about 3520 yuan / ton, down 0.84% month on month.

2、 Analysis and comment

This week, the international oil price rose sharply and fell back. Affected by this, the price of isomerized xylene decreased slightly this week. Meanwhile, affected by the low operating rate of downstream PX manufacturers, the demand for isomeric xylene slowed down, the market transaction was not active, and the price was weak and stable. The port inventory is high, about 160000 tons by the end of last week, and the progress of de stocking is slow. At present, the mainstream price in East China is about 3650 yuan / ton. As the new coronavirus epidemic leads to the reduction of crude oil demand and the impact of geopolitical tightening on economic recovery concerns, the market continues to pay attention to the impact of the continued spread of overseas epidemic on the demand for crude oil, and the progress of the European and American economic recovery rescue plan.

Upstream, crude oil, this week, the international oil price rose and fell. As of Friday, Brent rose 0.255 USD / barrel to 44.515 USD / barrel, up 0.58% month on month. The longer the oscillation lasts, the greater the possibility of large fluctuations in the future. The future market will pay close attention to the fluctuation and breakthrough of Brent crude oil between $42-46 / barrel. The future crude oil demand prospect and oil price trend mainly depend on the trend of global epidemic situation and the orderly recovery of national economy. At the same time, how oil producing countries and oil enterprises adjust their production is also an important factor affecting oil prices.

Downstream, PX market, domestic Sinopec’s listed price is about 4600 yuan / ton this week, and the latest external price is about 536 US dollars / ton FOB Korea and 554 US dollars / ton CFR China. It is expected that the PX market will maintain a stable trend in the short term. In terms of PTA market, the market price dropped slightly this week. The domestic PTA spot market price is about 3630 yuan / ton, and the external price is about 445 US dollars / ton CFR China. It is expected that PTA price will maintain a stable trend next week. In terms of ox market, Sinopec’s o-benzene quotation is stable, with the price of 4400 yuan / T. the external price of o-benzene is about 518 US dollars / ton FOB Korea and 543 US dollars / ton CFR China. It is expected that the price of o-benzene will maintain a stable trend next week.

3、 Future forecast

Xylene analysts of the chemical branch of business society believe: in the short term, OPEC + production reduction, total number of oil drilling in the United States and EIA, API inventory data in the short term. In the medium term, on the demand side, the economic and trade situation in Europe and the United States, the geopolitical situation between China and the United States, and the continuous deterioration of the global second epidemic situation have an impact on the economic restart of crude oil demand and the recovery progress of the industrial chain. Next week, we will focus on the impact of the continued spread of overseas epidemic on the demand for crude oil due to the economic restart and recovery, as well as the progress of the European and American economic recovery rescue plan. On the whole, it is expected that xylene prices in the domestic market will continue to fluctuate slightly next week.

Price trend:

According to the business agency data monitoring, the contract price of o-benzene Sinopec fell in August. As of August 17, Sinopec has offered 4400.00 yuan / ton of o-xylene in East China and 4400 yuan / ton in North China, which is stable compared with the beginning of the month, and the market of o-xylene is weaker.

Price trend of raw materials

It can be seen from the price trend chart of mixed xylene that the price of mixed xylene rose first and then fell in August. The cost of raw materials of o-benzene fell this week, and the market of o-benzene was negative, and the downward pressure of o-benzene market increased.

Trend of downstream products

It can be seen from the phthalic anhydride price trend chart that the phthalic anhydride price continued to decline in August, and the phthalic anhydride market hit the bottom and rebounded on August 17, while the phthalic anhydride market fell and the o-benzene market was negative. The downstream demand of o-benzene decreased and the market of o-benzene was negative.

Future forecast:

According to Bai Jiaxin, an o-xylene data analyst at the business club, the market of o-xylene continued to decline in August, and the market of o-benzene was not rising enough, and the pressure of o-benzene market falling was greater. Generally speaking, there is a greater pressure on the future market of o-benzene industry chain, and the risk of future market decline of o-benzene is greater, and the market of o-benzene is expected to decline in the future.

According to statistics, the price trend of domestic ammonium nitrate was temporarily stable this week. As of the end of the week, the domestic market price of ammonium nitrate was 2340 yuan / ton, which was the same as the price of 2340 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week, with a year-on-year increase of 18.98%. On August 14, the commodity index of ammonium nitrate was 123.16, which was the same as yesterday, 1.68% lower than 125.26 (2020-03-15), and 59.18% higher than 77.37, the lowest point on October 31, 2016. (Note: period refers to 2013-02-01 to now).

This week, the price trend of domestic ammonium nitrate Market is temporarily stable. The domestic ammonium nitrate manufacturers are in a general situation of plant start-up. The on-site supply of ammonium nitrate is normal. Some manufacturers reflect that the goods are in general. The price trend of manufacturers is temporarily stable. In the near future, the on-site supply of goods is normal, the transportation is normal, and the market price of ammonium nitrate is temporarily stable. In recent years, the market of ammonium nitrate manufacturers is normal, downstream procurement is on demand, domestic ammonium nitrate manufacturers start normal operation, some manufacturers’ prices are stable, and the market price of ammonium nitrate is temporarily stable. Up to now, the mainstream of negotiation in Shaanxi is 2200-2300 yuan / ton, that in Shandong is 2000-2200 yuan / ton, and that in Hebei is 2400-2700 yuan / ton.

The price trend of domestic concentrated nitric acid fell slightly this week, with the weekend price of 1516.67 yuan / ton, and the price trend of this week dropped by 1.09%. Jiangsu Hongze Yinzhu Chemical Co., Ltd. quoted 1500 yuan / ton; Anhui Jinhe offered 1400 yuan / ton; Shandong helitai offered 1750 yuan / ton. Anhui Aodeli quoted 1450 yuan / ton; Wenshui County synthetic chemical industry quoted 1580 yuan / ton. In recent years, the domestic maintenance equipment has been running normally, the market supply of concentrated nitric acid is normal, the situation of goods taking in the field is general, the prices of some manufacturers have fallen down, and the market price of nitric acid has slightly decreased. The decline of nitric acid price is the negative influence of ammonium nitrate Market, and the market price of ammonium nitrate is stable.

The price trend of upstream liquid ammonia rose this week, and the price trend of liquid ammonia rose 0.54% this week. The start-up of liquid ammonia plant was normal, the spot supply was normal, and the market price of liquid ammonia rose slightly. However, due to the impact of inventory pressure, the liquid ammonia plants in Shandong are stable, and the price of liquid ammonia has returned to stable. It is expected that the domestic liquid ammonia market will not change much in the near future, and the trend of various regions will be differentiated to some extent, which may lead to partial imbalance of supply in the short term. It is said that there may be equipment maintenance in large factories in Shandong Province It has great influence on the market price of Shandong and Hebei. On the demand side, the downstream procurement may slow down in the later stage, resulting in some pressure in the later stage of liquid ammonia supply. Domestic liquid ammonia supply pressure still exists, especially the regional imbalance, which leads to greater supply pressure in some regions. In terms of demand, the peak season of downstream fertilizer demand is no longer, the upstream liquid ammonia market price rises slightly, and the price trend of ammonium nitrate Market is temporarily stable.

In the near future, the demand of the downstream civil explosive industry is limited, and the production and sales of nitro compound fertilizer are generally. The price trend of raw material market is temporarily stable, which has a certain cost support for the ammonium nitrate Market. The ammonium nitrate analysts of the business society believe that the market price of ammonium nitrate may stabilize temporarily in the future.

1、 Market price trend chart of paraformaldehyde

Polyoxymethylene price curve

According to the monitoring of the business agency, the average quotation of Polyoxymethylene (96) in Shandong Province this weekend was 4400 yuan / ton, and at the beginning of the week, it was 4433 yuan / ton, down 0.75%.

2、 Market analysis

Shandong aldehyde Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., with an annual output of 30000 tons of paraformaldehyde, Polyoxymethylene (96) ex factory, including tax, quoted 4600 yuan / ton, which was the same as last week. Linyi Shengyang Chemical Co., Ltd., with an annual output of 9000 tons of paraformaldehyde, Polyoxymethylene (96) ex factory, including tax, quoted 4100 yuan / ton, which was the same as last week. Zibo Qixing Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., with an annual output of 10000 tons of paraformaldehyde, Polyoxymethylene (96) ex factory, including tax, quoted 4500 yuan / ton, which was 100 yuan / ton lower than last week. Paraformaldehyde is still in general.

According to the price monitoring of the upstream methanol, the domestic methanol market price was 1640 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 1632 yuan / ton at the weekend, with a decrease of 0.46% during the week. The downstream market demand for paraformaldehyde was general.

3、 Future forecast

To sum up, POM analysts believe that the price of POM may be weak.

According to the data of business agency, the average weekly quotation of domestic industrial grade purified water formic acid is 1716.67 yuan / ton this week. The overall formic acid market is relatively stable this week, and the dealers and manufacturers have not adjusted much.

2、 Market analysis

This week, the domestic industrial grade 85% formic acid market as a whole showed a relatively stable trend, and the price was flat compared with the same period last month. In terms of equipment: the manufacturers and distributors operate normally and the shipment is acceptable. This week, the supply of formic acid market is fair, and the enterprises have inventory. In terms of price: this week, the quoted price of enterprises is basically around 1716.67 yuan / ton, the mainstream ex factory price of formic acid for industrial water purification is about 1350-1700 yuan / ton, and the quotation of mainstream dealers is at 2750 yuan / ton. As of Friday (August 7), Zibo Pulis Chemical Co., Ltd. offered 1400 yuan / ton; Zhangzhou San’an Chemical Co., Ltd. offered 1350 yuan / ton; Hangzhou Fengchang Trading Co., Ltd. offered 2100 yuan / ton of 85% formic acid in barrels; Jintan local supply and Marketing Co., Ltd. offered 1950 yuan / T; Jinan senhong New Trade Co., Ltd. offered 2700 yuan / T.

The domestic liquid ammonia Market of formic acid upstream products was stable and slightly down. The urea market increased this week, and the price fell. The overall situation of methanol fell slightly. The domestic caustic soda market declined slightly, and the overall trend was stable. The upstream products generally support the formic acid market, while the downstream products such as leather and pesticide industries are relatively stable, and the sales situation is general. This week, there is a small decline in formic acid products.

3、 Future forecast

According to the formic acid data analyst of the business agency, the overall price of 85% industrial grade formic acid in China is relatively stable, and the current price is slightly adjusted compared with the same period last month. Recently, the inventory of dealers is fair, the upstream and downstream demand is relatively cold, and the enterprise’s shipment is not much. It is expected that the domestic industrial grade 85% formic acid market will be mainly consolidated in the short term.