First, the price trend
According to the monitoring of commodity data of the business community, the domestic acetone market is generally stable. At the end of the week, domestic enterprises quoted at 4,743 yuan/ton, and the intraday increase was 1.45%. The market price fluctuated upward.
Second, analysis and review
Products: At the beginning of this week, the price of acetone manufacturers was raised. After the adjustment, the market followed suit. The market is relatively stable. Installation: Domo Caproleuna’s phenolic ketone plant in Leuna, Germany, is scheduled to stop from September 1, with an expected 30-day phenol capacity of 150,000 tons/year and acetone capacity of 90,000 tons/year. Guangdong Huizhou Zhongxin 300,000 tons/year phenolic ketone plant is scheduled to be shut down for maintenance on August 3-4, and it is expected to be overhauled for about 45 days. This week, the inventory of Huadong Acetone Port was 39,000 tons, up 7,000 tons from last Monday (July 23), including 19,000 tons of Huaxi stock and 20,000 tons of Hengyang stock. Market situation: Up to now, the price around Shandong Yanshan is relatively stable, the market offer is mostly at 4,750 yuan / ton; the offer in East China is 4,800 yuan / ton; the supply in southern China is tight, plus Huizhou Zhongxin overhaul, this week’s high, current offer 5300 yuan / ton.

Industry chain: This week, the price of raw material pure benzene is high, and its refineries are uniformly implementing 6850 yuan/ton. The market focus is high, and there is no low-cost supply in the market. In terms of raw material propylene, the profit drove the polypropylene plant’s operating rate to increase significantly. The demand for propylene increased, and the propylene market remained high, setting a new high in the year. At present, the overall market for acetone is stable, mostly for purchase. Downstream isopropanol market volatility, the terminal plant operating rate is stable, and downstream demand is just the mainstay.

Third, the market outlook

Good factors, the two major manufacturers in South China and Northeast China overhaul, manufacturers in East China and North China are interested in controlling the goods, the market supply is gradually strained. Negative factors, downstream demand in general, manufacturers just need to purchase mainly, the on-site operating rate is relatively stable. The acetone analyst of the business community believes that: at present, the factory overhauls, the warehouse controls the goods, the upside space is not large after the rise, and the short-term stability is the main.