PP Monthly Report: The increase in maintenance exceeded expectations. The market stopped falling and tried to rise in June. Two new units are planned to be put into production in July.

Core point of view this month

 

China's PP market has stopped falling and rising this month. As of June 29, the mainstream price of wire drawing is 7000-7250 yuan / ton, which is 40-7250 yuan / ton higher than at the beginning of the month. From the supply side, 400000 tons of Donghua Energy Maoming Phase I and 300000 tons of Anqing Petrochemical plants are planned to be put into production, while the early maintenance enterprises will resume starting in the middle and first ten days, and it is planned that the new parking device will only be overhauled at the beginning of this month, and the overall supply pressure in the market is gradually increasing. On the demand side, July is still in the demand off-season, throughout the past three years of historical data, downstream construction in July basically changed little compared with June. Market variables exist more in speculative demand, the current inventory in the middle and lower reaches is low, in the market signs of rising, do not rule out the need to enter the market to prepare goods. From the inventory point of view, in view of the current petrochemical grasp of market demand and the effective planning of production arrangements, the two oil inventories continue to operate at a low level in July, and the backing effect of the market will continue to play a role. The macro trend deserves everyone's attention. On July 28-30, China held a meeting of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The market will gamble on policy expectations before the meeting, especially the expectations and rumors of favorable policies will affect the trend of the futures market in stages. Overseas, the probability of the Fed raising interest rates in July is now more than 80%, and it continues to focus on the impact of inflation and employment data on monetary policy at a later stage. Under the comprehensive influence, the PP market is expected to run mainly in July, and the market volatility will increase under the macro-sensitive window period.

 

Chapter 1. Review of polypropylene market this month

1.1 Analysis of the market trend of polypropylene in China

Table 1 & the change of drawing price in nbsp; polypropylene spot market

 

Unit: yuan / ton

Region	June 1st	June twenty _ ninth	Rise and fall
North China	6960-7050	7000-7100	40/50
East China	6950-7100	7050-7200	100/100
South China	7050-7150	7150-7250	100/100

 

This month, China's PP market stopped falling and rebounded. As of June 29, the mainstream price of wire drawing was 7000-7250 yuan / ton, ranging from 40-7250 yuan / ton higher than at the beginning of the month. The main factors affecting the market during the month are as follows: 1. The macro bearish atmosphere outside China has obviously weakened, and Mandarin commodities have stopped falling and rebounded. The Federal Reserve decided to suspend a rate hike and raise terminal interest rates at its June meeting. The Chinese side cut interest rates ahead of schedule and implemented a series of active monetary policies. The macro-profit resonance outside China, Wenhua commodities stopped falling and rebounded, boosting the confidence of the two cities; 2. During the month, Daqing, Zhejiang Petrochemical, Lanhua, Shenhua Xinjiang, Yanchang China Coal, Fulian and other equipment parking maintenance, petrochemical parking increased, petrochemical plant parking loss reached a new high this year, the market supply pressure significantly weakened. 3. The speed of the removal of the two oil depots is accelerated, and under the overall performance of the two cities in the future, the willingness of petrochemical price-raising is still obvious, and the supporting effect on the cost side is strong. 4. Downstream operating rate slowly increased, in the market was once strong to attract some speculative demand to enter, the market trading atmosphere appeared phased repair. Under the positive enhancement, PP out of the off-season to stop falling and explore the market.

Fig. 1 trend chart of polypropylene index

 

1.2 Analysis of the market trend of polypropylene dollar

 

The US dollar market of polypropylene in China continued its downward trend this month. As of the end of the month, the US dollar wire drawing price was 880 US dollars / ton, down 50 US dollars / ton per month; the copolymerization price was about 970-980 US dollars / ton, 40 US dollars / ton per month. Insufficient orders in downstream factories, low start-up, weak terminal demand dragged down the market, the center of gravity of the market went down, the low price of the market increased since the middle of the year, and the turnover in the US dollar market was insufficient, and some Chinese importers made profits to promote the transaction. In the future, PP US dollar market price has no obvious growth space in the short term, US dollar price short-term or continue the range shock trend.

Table 2 & the change of nbsp; polypropylene dollar market price

Unit: United States dollars / ton

 

Variety	June 1st price	June 29th price	Rise and fall
Wiredrawing	930	880	-50
Copolymerization	1010-1020	970-980	-40/-40

 

Analysis on the trend of 1. 3   Polypropylene Futures Market

 

This month, PP's main 2309 contract rebounded slowly after setting a three-year low. Trading opened at 6800 on June 14, a new low for the month and year, with a peak of 7120 on June 19 and closing at 7050 on the 29th. In terms of the 29th transaction, the intraday transaction opened 24% more than the empty opening of 23.4%, and Duoping was 21.4% empty and 21.7% flat. Futures prices since the BOLL track correction, hovering near the middle track for 4 trading days, the short-term stand at the 70000 integer mark, the top focus on the pressure situation near the top high 7120.

Chapter II Analysis of the supply of Polypropylene in China

2.1 yield analysis of polypropylene

The new parking maintenance equipment increased significantly during the month. China's polypropylene production is estimated to be 2.4 million tons and 2.6218 million tons in June 2023, down 221800 tons from the previous month, or 8.46 percent.

2.2 maintenance statistics of polypropylene enterprises

 

Table 3 overhaul statistics of polypropylene plants in China in June

Enterprise name	product line	Production capacity	Parking Duration	departure time
Dalian Petrochemical Corporation	Third line	5	August 2, 2006	To be determined
Wuhan Petrochemical Corporation	Old equipment	12	November 12, 2021	To be determined
Haiguolong oil	First line	20	February 8, 2022	To be determined
Haiguolong oil	Second line	35	April 3, 2022	To be determined
Tianjin Petrochemical Company	First line	6	August 1, 2022	To be determined
Tianjin Bohua	Single line	30	September 28, 2022	To be determined
Jinxi Petrochemical	Single line	15	February 16, 2023	To be determined
Fushun petrochemical	First line	9	April 14, 2023	To be determined
Luoyang Petrochemical	First line	8	April 27, 2023	To be determined
Wanhua chemistry	Single line	30	May 5, 2023	June 22, 2023
Daqing Petrochemical	Single line	10	May 9, 2023	July 10, 2023
Qingdao Refinery	Single line	20	May 15, 2023	June 30, 2023
Luoyang Petrochemical	Second line	14	May 16, 2023	July 8, 2023
Jingbo polyolefin	First line	20	May 23, 2023	To be determined
Yan'an Refinery	First line	10	May 24, 2023	July 7, 2023
Yan'an Refinery	Second line	20	May 24, 2023	July 7, 2023
Shanghai Secco	Single line	25	May 25, 2023	July 23, 2023
Lanzhou Petrochemical	Old line	4	June 1, 2023	August 8, 2023
Zhejiang Petrochemical Corporation	Third line	45	June 6, 2023	June 22, 2023
CNOOC Daxie	Single line	30	June 8, 2023	June 25, 2023
Daqing sea tripod	Single line	10	June 8, 2023	July 23, 2023
Langang Petrochemical	Single line	11	June 13, 2023	August 1, 2023
Lanzhou Petrochemical	New line	30	June 13, 2023	August 1, 2023
Daqing Refining and Chemical Industry	Second line	30	June 13, 2023	July 24, 2023
Shenhua Xinjiang	Single line	45	June 14, 2023	July 1, 2023
Yanchang medium coal	Third line	40	June 15, 2023	July 15, 2023
Fujian Union	Old line	12	June 20, 2023	June 23, 2023

 

 

Table 4 maintenance statistics of polypropylene plants in China in July

Enterprise name	product line	Production capacity	Parking Duration	Driving time / maintenance days
Donghua Energy (Zhangjiagang)	Single line	40	June 30, 2023	July 25, 2023
Chinese Science Refining and Chemical Industry	First line	35	Early July 2023	Driving time to be determined
Dushanzi petrification	First line	7	July 5, 2023	July 14, 2023
Dushanzi petrification	Second line	7	July 5, 2023	July 14, 2023
Maoming Petrochemical	Third line	20	July 10, 2023	August 29, 2023
Ningbo Formosa Plastics	Old line	17	July 20, 2023	August 1, 2023
Ningbo Formosa Plastics	New line	28	July 20, 2023	August 1, 2023
Maoming Petrochemical	First line	17	July 20, 2023	July 25, 2023
Yan'an Nenghua	Single line	30	Early July 2023	50 days
Maoming Petrochemical	Second line	30	July 28, 2023	July 29, 2023

 

 

 

Chapter III demand Analysis of Polypropylene in China

3.1 statistics of operating rate of downstream polypropylene enterprises

By the end of June, the average operating rate downstream of PP had fallen to 49 per cent, up 2 per cent from the previous month and down 3 per cent from the same period last year. At present, factory raw material procurement mostly maintains rigid demand, and raw material inventory decreases slightly; market demand does not improve obviously, orders are mainly digested in the early stage, orders of medium and large enterprises are maintained for about 5-7 days, and small enterprises order more sporadic orders, mainly according to order production. Raw material prices shock finishing, product prices within the month to follow the interval adjustment, the profit of finished products is difficult to improve. In the upper reaches, it is difficult to see a sustained rebound in the market, the downstream stock preparation intention is not high, with the use of the main.

Chapter IV upstream market analysis of polypropylene

4.1 crude oil trend analysis

As of June 28, the price of WTI is US $69.56 per barrel, the price of Brent is US $74.03, the price of Oman is US $73.81 per barrel, and the price of Shanghai crude oil is 536 yuan per barrel. Compared with the beginning of the month, WTI fell 54 cents per barrel, Brent fell 0.25 US dollars per barrel, Oman (expected) rose 2.62 US dollars per barrel, and Shanghai crude oil fell 35.1 yuan per barrel.

Fig. 2 International crude oil trend chart from 2021 to 2023

 

4.2 carbinol trend analysis

On the supply side: recently, the equipment in the field is in the alternating process of overhaul and restart, and the overall market supply performance is relatively abundant, and the market inventory in the port area during the week is affected by the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and the market pick-up volume has decreased, coupled with a reduction in some downstream demand, resulting in an increase in the total port inventory compared with the previous period, but considering that after July, there are maintenance plans for some installations in the northwest region. Local market supply is expected to be reduced, and in the later stage, attention should be paid to the implementation of equipment maintenance and the impact of the power restriction policy in the southwest region on the plant in the future. On the demand side: with the continuous reduction of methanol prices, the profits of downstream olefin enterprises have been repaired, and some olefin enterprises have extracted methanol from outside, and the terminal demand is slowly increasing, but considering that the traditional downstream is in the off-season of consumption, it is less likely to increase demand in the short term. At present, coal prices are weak and stable, and the cost support is limited. Although methanol prices have been raised recently, operators still hold wait-and-see sentiment towards the future market, with general enthusiasm for entering the market, and solid single continuation of rigid demand. It is expected that the short-term methanol market price will be mainly arranged in a narrow range, and in the later stage, we should also pay attention to crude oil, coal prices and the operation of the plant in the field.

Chapter V & Analysis of Import and Export of nbsp; Polypropylene

Total PP analysis: according to customs data, China's polypropylene imports reached 308300 tons in May 2023, an increase of 17.31% over the previous month. The average import price was US $1124.95 per ton, down 3.20% from the previous month. The cumulative import volume from January to May in 2023 was 1.6964 million tons, down 3.45% from the same period last year.

According to customs data, China's polypropylene exports in May 2023 were 116600 tons, down 1.85% from the previous month. The average export price was US $1253.89 / ton, down 3.38% from the previous month. The cumulative export volume from January to May in 2023 was 552700 tons, a decrease of 20.95 percent over the same period last year.

Fig. 3 monthly import volume of PP from 2021 to 2023

 

 

Fig. 4 comparison of monthly export volume of PP in 2021-2023

 

 

 

Analysis of PP importing countries:

According to customs data, in May 2023, China imported 58700 tons from South Korea, accounting for 19.04 percent of the total imports, 50, 000 tons from the United Arab Emirates, accounting for 16.22 percent of the total imports, and 42100 tons from Singapore, accounting for 13.66 percent of the total imports.

Fig. 5 PP import country distribution in May 2023

 

Analysis of PP exporting countries:

According to customs data, in May 2023, China exported 23900 tons of PP to Vietnam, accounting for 20.5 percent of total exports, 8400 tons to Brazil, accounting for 7.2 percent of total exports, and 7000 tons to Bangladesh, accounting for 6 percent of total exports.

 

Fig. 6 PP export country distribution in May 2023

 

Chapter VI trend Forecast of Polypropylene

From the supply side, 400000 tons of Donghua Energy Maoming Phase I and 300000 tons of Anqing Petrochemical plants are planned to be put into production, while the early maintenance enterprises will resume starting in the middle and first ten days, and it is planned that the new parking device will only be overhauled at the beginning of this month, and the overall supply pressure in the market is gradually increasing. On the demand side, July is still in the demand off-season, throughout the past three years of historical data, downstream construction in July basically changed little compared with June. Market variables exist more in speculative demand, the current inventory in the middle and lower reaches is low, in the market signs of rising, do not rule out the need to enter the market to prepare goods. From the inventory point of view, in view of the current petrochemical grasp of market demand and the effective planning of production arrangements, the two oil inventories continue to operate at a low level in July, and the backing effect of the market will continue to play a role. The macro trend deserves everyone's attention. On July 28-30, China held a meeting of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The market will gamble on policy expectations before the meeting, especially the expectations and rumors of favorable policies will affect the trend of the futures market in stages. Overseas, the probability of the Fed raising interest rates in July is now more than 80%, and it continues to focus on the impact of inflation and employment data on monetary policy at a later stage. Under the comprehensive influence, the PP market is expected to run mainly in July, and the market volatility will increase under the macro-sensitive window period.