1、 Price trend
According to the data in the bulk list of the business agency, the average ex factory price of domestic caprolactam liquid on May 1 was 8533 yuan / ton, and the average ex factory price of domestic caprolactam liquid on May 31 was 9916 yuan / ton, with a price increase of 16.21% this month.
2、 Market analysis
Product: the supply of caprolactam in China is tight this month, and there are few spot products. The enterprise is active in price hike. In addition, the price of caprolactam is rising due to the rising price of raw materials. The price began to rise sharply in the first ten days of May, and gradually stabilized from the middle of May to the end of the month. As of the end of the month, the price of caprolactam liquid in Shandong Luxi Chemical Co., Ltd. was 9400 yuan / ton, cash was delivered, and the manufacturer’s capacity was 300000 tons. The actual transaction was negotiable. The price of Nanjing Dongfang caprolactam liquid is 10200 yuan / ton, the 400000 ton / year unit is in normal operation, and the caprolactam unit is in normal operation. The price of Baling Hengyi caprolactam liquid is 10200 yuan / ton, and the 450000 ton / year unit is normally started and delivered by acceptance. The price of caprolactam liquid of Baling Petrochemical Company is 10200 yuan / ton, and the 300000 ton / year unit is normally started and accepted.
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Industrial chain: raw material pure benzene rose 19.21% this month. *** Sinopec raised the listing price of pure benzene five times this month, with a total increase of 700 yuan / ton to 3500 yuan / ton. This month, the pure benzene market was mainly driven by crude oil and positive external market. With the recovery of public health events, foreign blockade measures have been gradually relaxed, and crude oil chemicals market has picked up. But at present, the domestic price is higher than the import price, which restrains the sharp rise of domestic pure benzene price.
*** There are 37 kinds of commodities decreased on a month on month basis, 16 kinds of commodities decreased by more than 5%, accounting for 17.8% of the number of commodities monitored in this sector; the top three products decreased were R134a (- 15.67%), potassium chloride (- 15.14%) and propane (- 11.97%). This month, the average rise and fall was 3.66%.
3、 Future forecast
Caprolactam analysts believe that this month, due to cost hikes, caprolactam spot supply is tight, leading to price increases. In the later stage, if the cost is stable and the supply increases, the pressure on suppliers will increase. It depends on the follow-up of downstream polymerization plants. It is expected that caprolactam market will mainly be sorted and operated in the short term.
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