Cyclohexanone prices continue to rise

1、 Price trend

 

The domestic market of cyclohexanone fell in a weak way. According to the monitoring data of the business association, as of May 8, the average price of domestic producers of cyclohexanone was 5680 yuan / ton, up 8.54% month on month, down 44.50% year on year.

 

2、 Market analysis

 

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Products: the market of cyclohexanone is rising, driven by the cost side, the factory is reluctant to sell at low price, the external offer is increased, the market price is reduced, the price in East China is 5900-6100 yuan / ton in cash, and the actual single negotiation is the main part.

 

Industrial chain: in terms of raw materials, pure benzene: due to the closure of Asia’s pure benzene Market in Vesak, Singapore, FOB Rotterdam and CIF ara both increased by 20 US dollars to 292 US dollars / ton, and FOB USG by 5 US cents to 106 US cents / gallon. Due to the high inventory in the port, the price of pure benzene spot in East China weakened to 3310-3370 yuan / ton due to the weak intention to pick up goods in the downstream. There is no delivery pressure in Shandong refining, and the price is firm at 3350-3400 yuan / ton.

 

Caprolactam: Sinopec’s caprolactam was listed in May and increased by 400 to 9100 yuan / ton. Tianchen Yaolong initially planned to feed on May 10, and orchid science and Technology Co., Ltd. continued its maintenance in June. Nanjing Dongfang plant has been restarted, and the whole caprolactam started 70%.

 

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Adipic acid: the North China adipic acid market is full of wait-and-see sentiment. Adipic acid factory listing up or announced new moon listing, the cost pressure of lower and middle-class operators increased. The middlemen in the spot market made a tentative offer to keep up with the rise, but the downstream acceptance was limited and high-end transactions were difficult, waiting for the guidance of pure benzene news. Price reference: 6000-6200 yuan / ton to be delivered by acceptance, negotiated according to the bill.

 

3、 Future forecast

 

Pure benzene runs at a high level, and there is not much pressure on the spot of the factory. The cyclohexanone analysts of the business community expect that the market of domestic cyclohexanone will run upward in the near future.

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