The international crude oil price center of gravity moves upward, the hot weather supports the gasoline market demand to be good, favors the MTBE market price. The price of MTBE on August 7 was 3783 yuan / ton, up 2.25% from the beginning of the week, according to business agency data.

The center of gravity of international crude oil price has shifted upward. In addition, the domestic weather is still hot, gasoline terminal demand is increasing, downstream replenishment is more active, and gasoline price is rising. Refineries have better demand for gasoline raw materials. Meanwhile, the impact of flood disaster in southern China is weakened, and the overall purchasing and marketing atmosphere of MTBE market is gradually restored, supporting the upward trend of MTBE market price.

At present, the start-up load of MTBE unit is slightly lower than that of last week, but it is still relatively high, and the positive effect is limited.

Analysts of MTBE products of energy branch of business cooperatives believe that: domestic gasoline price demand is good, which supports the demand for intermediate materials such as MTBE, but the supply of MTBE market is at a high level, and it is expected that the price of MTBE market will rise steadily in the near future.

1、 Domestic sodium pyrosulfite price trend chart

According to the monitoring of business agency, the price of domestic sodium pyrosulfite hit the bottom this week and rebounded slightly. The average price of industrial sodium pyrosulfite at the beginning of the week was 1383.33 yuan / ton, and the average price at the weekend was 1400.00 yuan / ton, a slight increase of 1.21%.

2、 Market analysis

In July, the upstream raw material cost of sodium metabisulfite rebounded slightly. The rise of raw material cost supported the domestic market price of sodium metabisulfite. In August, some enterprises raised the factory price slightly, driving the domestic sodium pyrosulfite market price to touch the bottom and rise slightly, up 1.21% compared with the previous month. This week, the market price range of industrial grade sodium pyrosulfite is 1300-1500 yuan / ton, most of the prices are around 1400 yuan / T. the overall purchase and sales of the market are relatively cautious, just need support, and most of them are used as soon as they are purchased. (the above prices all refer to the external quotation of domestic mainstream enterprises, and some unreported enterprises are not included in the scope temporarily. The prices are for reference only and have nothing to do with the final pricing of manufacturers. Please contact all manufacturers for details.).

This week, the domestic sulfur price rose by 9.38%, soda ash price moved forward steadily, and the raw material cost of sodium metabisulfite continued to rise, which will further support the market price of sodium pyrosulfite in the future market.

3、 Future forecast

Analysts from the business agency believe that the rise in raw material costs supports a slight rise in the market price of sodium metabisulfite. Generally speaking, the domestic sodium metabisulfite market is still in the situation of strong supply and weak demand. The overall price recovery space of sodium metabisulfite market is insufficient, and the overall market will continue to operate at the bottom.

Trade name: potassium chloride

Latest price (August 5): 1835.00 yuan / ton

On August 5, the mixed price of potassium chloride in Qinghai was temporarily stable, which was in line with the quotation on August 3. 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 1820-1850 yuan / ton.

According to statistics, the price trend of domestic fluorite declined slightly in July. By the end of the month, the average price of domestic fluorite was 2800 yuan / ton, a slight decrease of 0.4% compared with 2811.11 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month, and a 10.04% decrease year-on-year.

In July, the price of fluorite decreased slightly. Recently, the manufacturers reported that the order situation of fluorite was general, and the merchants in the market were not willing to sell at a low price. The price of fluorite remained at a high level of 2800 yuan / T, and the price of fluorite did not change much. The operation of domestic fluorite manufacturers is stable, the on-site mines and flotation devices are under normal operation, and the fluorite market price is slightly lower. In July, the downstream hydrofluoric acid market price rose slightly, and the downstream terminal was mainly purchased on demand. As of the end of the month, the 97 fluorite wet powder price in Inner Mongolia was 2600-2800 yuan / ton, the mainstream in Fujian Province was 2700-2800 yuan / ton, the 97 fluorite wet powder price in Henan Province was 2700-2900 yuan / ton, and the 97 fluorite wet powder price in Jiangxi Province was 2700-2900 yuan / ton However, the price trend of fluorite market is mainly stable.

The market price of hydrofluoric acid in the downstream of fluorite slightly increased. As of the end of the month, the domestic hydrofluoric acid market price was 9020 yuan / ton, with an increase of 0.22% in July. The price trend of hydrofluoric acid market has a positive impact on the upstream fluorite market, and the fluorite price remains at a high level. In recent years, the sales of automobile industry have improved, but the market trend of refrigerant downstream of the terminal has improved. The demand for refrigerants has not improved significantly, the recovery of foreign economy is not obvious, and the export situation of refrigerant terminal is general. However, the domestic air conditioning industry starts at a low level and the demand for maintenance and after-sales service is weak. On the whole, the foreign demand has not improved significantly. At present, the load of refrigerant R22 manufacturers is not high, the inventory is in a reasonable range, and the market price is still fluctuating. However, the market situation of price without market is obvious. The mainstream price of R22 in domestic large enterprises is 16000-18000 yuan / ton. The domestic market price of R134a is low, and the unit operating rate of production enterprises remains low. At present, the downstream start-up is not high, and the demand for R134a is cold. Recently, the purchasing situation of downstream industry is general, and the price trend of fluorite is mainly stable.

Generally speaking, the market situation of the downstream refrigerant industry is general, but recently, hydrofluoric acid merchants have reported that the hydrofluoric acid market has price but no market, and there is a risk of price reduction. Chen Ling, an analyst at the business agency, believes that the fluorite market price may fluctuate in the short term, and there is no lack of low risk.

1、 Price trend

According to the big list data of business agency, aniline price went up this week. On July 31, aniline price in Shandong was 4200-4330 yuan / ton, and that in East China was 4300-4400 yuan / ton, up 1.57% over last week.

2、 Analysis and comment

In terms of cost, the listed price of pure benzene on Sunday (August 2) was 3230-3400 yuan / ton (the average price was 3370 yuan / ton), and the average price was increased by 180 yuan / ton or 5.64% compared with last week. Sinopec raised the listing price of pure benzene twice this week to 3350 yuan / ton, a total increase of 250 yuan / ton compared with July 1. This week coincides with the end of the month to fill the short, the market spot transaction is more active; in addition, the price of the external market has risen significantly, reducing the pressure of cash withdrawal, pushing up the price of pure benzene.

The price of nitric acid stabilized this week, with 1533.33 yuan / ton in East China on July 31.

This week, Dongying Huatai aniline plant was shut down for maintenance, and the market supply was reduced to some extent. In addition, the raw material of pure benzene rose many times this week, with strong support, driving the focus of aniline Market to move up. However, weak downstream demand still limited the rise of aniline.

3、 Future expectations

In terms of cost, although the pressure of port inventory is still under pressure, the pressure has been alleviated after the end of the month. In addition, Sinopec raised the listing price, the bottom support is stronger, and the pure benzene market is expected to be stronger next week.

Supply and demand balance, aniline price is expected to be stable next week.