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Ethylene glycol: Ethylene glycol is now at a high level and fluctuates. The trading atmosphere on the market is general

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May 17, 2023, 4:21 PM

The market price index of ethylene glycol was 4186.71, up 25.56 from yesterday.


Market focus:

1. The market is still worried about the US debt ceiling, and some economic data are weaker than expected, and international oil prices fell. Ice crude oil futures 06 fell 0.25 U.S. dollars per barrel or 0.35 percent per barrel or 0.35 percent. Ice cloth oil futures 07 fell 0.32 U.S. dollars per barrel or 0.43 percent.

2. The 300000-ton syngas MEG plant in Weihe, Shaanxi Province began to be shut down and overhauled on May 8th, which is expected to last for 15-20 days.

3. Xinjiang Tianye 600000-ton ethylene glycol plant is stopped for maintenance, which is planned for one month, and the 50, 000-ton ethylene glycol plant in the old area operates normally.

Futures trends:

May 17, 2023 EG main contract 2309 opening price: 4318, highest price: 4366, lowest price: 4296, settlement price: 4328, closing price: 4348, position: 425686, up 27 from the previous working day, up by 0.62%.

Spot market: today, ethylene glycol market prices continue to rise, futures market volatility uplink, the current spot circulation is relatively limited, to a certain extent to support the mentality of the industry. Specifically, MEG inner disk center of gravity concussion uplink in the morning, market negotiations are OK. At present, the spot base difference is near the 09 contract discount of 95-100 yuan / ton, the negotiation is 4245-4250 yuan / ton, and part of the transaction revolves around 4215-4245 yuan / ton. Afternoon MEG inner disk center of gravity concussion is strong, buy a follow-up in general. At present, the spot base difference is near the 09 contract discount of 95-100 yuan / ton, the negotiation is 4255-4260 yuan / ton, and part of the transaction revolves around 4220-4250 yuan / ton. As of press time, the quotation in South China revolves around 4450 yuan / ton, maintaining that yesterday, the quotation of some manufacturers is strong; the quotation in East China is around 4225 yuan / ton, up 7 yuan / ton from yesterday.

List of market prices on the outer disk:

Market

Price terms

2023/5/17

2023/5/16

Rise and fall

Unit

China

CFR

512-514

514-516

-2

Us Dollar per ton

Gulf of America

FOB

18-20

18-20

0

Cents per pound

Southeast Asia

CFR

527-529

527-529

0

Us Dollar per ton

Northwest Europe

CIF

458-462

458-462

0

Euro per tonne

 

List of mainstream market prices:

Area

2023/5/16

2023/5/15

Rise and fall

Unit

The whole country

4186.71

4161.15

25.56

 

South China

4450

4450

0

Yuan per ton

East China region

4225

4218

7

Yuan per ton

 

Enterprise price list:

Unit: yuan / ton

Area

Production enterprise

2023/5/17

2023/5/16

Rise and fall

Remarks

Northeast China

Jilin Petrochemical Corporation

3950

3950

0

 

Fushun petrochemical

3950

3950

0

 

Northwestern region

Duzishan petrochemical

4200

4200

0

 

Shandong area

Hua Lu Hengsheng

4100

4100

0

 

North China region

Tianjin Petrochemical Company

4250

4250

0

 

Yanshan Petrochemical

4250

4250

0

 

Shanxi Woneng

3800

3800

0

 

East China region

Shanghai Sinopec

4250

4250

0

 

Sinopec

4275

4275

0

April settlement

Sinopec

4350

4350

0

Listed in May

Yangtze Refining and Chemical Industry

4250

4250

0

 

Central China

Sinopec

4100

4100

0

 

Sanning, Hubei

4230

4230

0

 

South China

Chinese Science Refining and Chemical Industry

4250

4250

0

 

Maoming Petrochemical

4250

4250

0

 

Southwest China

Sichuan Petrochemical Company

4250

4150

100

 

 

Future forecast:

Recently, the performance of macro mood is poor, the price of crude oil fluctuates in a narrow range, and the cost is limited in the face of ethylene glycol support. however, with the landing of the plant overhaul recently, the supply in the Chinese market has been reduced, and there are still plans to stop the plant in the later stage, if the overhaul can be landed on schedule, the market supply may still be expected to shrink, and some operators in the market have a positive mentality; with the decline of raw material prices, there is a certain demand for filling up in the lower reaches. At present, the supply pressure in China has eased, and the price-raising sentiment of some manufacturers is still needed, but in view of the limited support of demand, the short-term market price of ethylene glycol is expected to be arranged horizontally, and in the later stage, we need to pay close attention to the prices of crude oil and coal as well as the operation of the plant in the field.