1、 Price trend
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According to the big list data of business club, the listed price of pure benzene on August 1 was 3230-3400 yuan / ton (with an average price of 3370 yuan / ton), and that on August 31 was between 3020 and 3450 yuan / ton (with an average price of 3390 yuan / ton). The average price was 20 yuan / ton higher than that on August 1, up 0.59% this month.
2、 Analysis and comment
At the beginning of August, the pure benzene market continued the rising trend at the end of July and continued to rise. Since the middle of the year, the maintenance of downstream units has increased, and the willingness to lower the price is obvious, and the price of pure benzene in North China has declined significantly.
The operating rate of petroleum benzene in August decreased by about 3% compared with the beginning of the month. Port inventory rose by about 15000 tons this month, dragging down market prices.
In terms of crude oil, the international crude oil price in August showed an upward trend, and supply and demand were still the main factors restricting the price recovery. Compared with July 31, Brent oil price increased by 1.99 USD / barrel, or 4.64%; WTI oil price increased by 2.33 USD / barrel, or 5.74%. Compared with December 31, 2019, Brent oil price decreased by 32.79%; WTI oil price decreased by 29.41%.
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In August, the external market fluctuated in a narrow range. On August 31, South Korea imported 421.33 US dollars / ton of pure benzene, a decrease of 28.67 US dollars / ton, or 6.37% compared with the previous month; and that of East China was 437.5 US dollars / ton, down 7.5 US dollars / ton, or 1.69% compared with the previous month
On the downstream side, styrene: the styrene price dropped sharply after rising slightly at the beginning of this month, and then rebounded in the last ten days, and the overall price was lower than that at the beginning of the month. On August 1, the price of styrene in Shandong was 5333.33 yuan / ton, while on August 31, it was 5300 yuan / ton, with a monthly decrease of 0.62%. The highest price of this month appeared on August 6-9, with the price of 5366.67 yuan / ton; the lowest price appeared on August 21-23, with the price of 5133.33 yuan / ton.
Aniline: on August 1, the price of aniline in Shandong was 4250-4330 yuan / ton, and that in Nanjing was 4300-4500 yuan / ton; on August 31, the price of aniline in Shandong was 4250-4430 yuan / ton, and that in Nanjing was 4400-4600 yuan / ton, an increase of 1.16% this month.
3、 Future forecast
In terms of crude oil, crude oil in September is expected to rise as a whole and continue to pay attention to the impact of public health events.
In September, the downstream operating rate is expected to increase, the pure benzene port inventory pressure may be relieved, and the price is expected to break through in the later stage.
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