1、 Price trend
According to the price monitoring of the business agency, on May 31, the average price of the mainstream manufacturers of salicylic acid was 14666.67 yuan / ton, up 2.33% from the beginning of the month, and the average price rose more than 300 yuan / ton. This month, the trend was stable and upward.
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2、 Market analysis
This month, the salicylic acid market is improving. After May 1st Festival, with the restart of foreign economy, the export situation of salicylic acid improved, the orders increased, the starting load of manufacturers increased, with the production and sales, the pressure was not great, some manufacturers operated at full load, the mentality of the industry improved, at the same time, the price of phenol at the end of raw material rose sharply in May, with strong support, the price of salicylic acid rose sharply, and then it rose. At present, domestic demand has basically recovered, but most of the salicylic acid is exported. At this stage, the demand side is still not fully released, so it is difficult to have practical support for the rise. The manufacturer’s mentality is stable, and the trend of salicylic acid is stable after the rise in May, and some enterprises reduce their prices according to their own shipments. As of May 31, the industrial price of chemical salicylic acid in MaoYuan of Zhenjiang is about 15000 yuan / ton, the industrial price of professional chemical salicylic acid in Hebei is about 14000 yuan / ton, and the industrial price of salicylic acid in Longxin pharmaceutical in Shandong is about 15500 yuan / ton, with little change in Enterprise price.
Phenol rose sharply in May. At present, the arrival volume at the end of May is relatively sufficient, and the phenol Market is weak. According to the monitoring of the business association, the listing price of petrochemical manufacturers has remained stable at 6900-7000 yuan / ton. The market offer in East China is 6650-6700 yuan / ton, that in South China is 6850 yuan / ton, and that in Shandong and surrounding Yanshan is 6900 yuan / ton. This week’s opening phenol Market in the positive situation of tight supply, the cargo holders actively push up the market, and then from the recent transaction situation, the downstream has obvious resistance to high price phenol, the downstream procurement enthusiasm is not high, and the market volume is not optimistic. The business agency expects the phenol Market to run steadily in the short term, and expects the reference offer of the market in East China to be 6700 yuan / ton.
3、 Future forecast
According to the salicylic acid analyst of the business agency, the price of raw materials is rising, which drives the price of salicylic acid up and up. The demand side is getting better, but the release is insufficient. The manufacturer’s mentality is mainly to stabilize, and there is no price adjustment plan. It is expected that the market of salicylic acid will maintain stable operation in the short term.
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