Daily Review of Bisphenol A: The market is improving

[China Epoxy Network (China Epoxy Industry Online) www.
epoxy-e.
cn] September 17, 2010: The domestic bisphenol A market is on the rise, with a slight upward trend.
On the last trading day (September 16), the mainstream transaction price in East China in the mainstream market began to enter the range of 19,400 to 19,500 yuan/ton, with an increase of 200 yuan/ton.
According to the analysis of market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the market sentiment has improved and enquiries have increased slightly on that day.
The negotiation has reached the level of 19,500 yuan/ton, and the partial spot supply is still relatively biased.
The Mitsui and Mitsui installations were unexpectedly shut down.
It is roughly estimated that they lost more than 1,500 tons of output, and the support for spot prices is obvious.
Traders are actively stocking goods, and the market's rising sentiment is gradually heating up.
Some downstream manufacturers have begun to purchase one after another, and the market is still reasonably volatile before the holiday.
The market is rising steadily and cautiously pushing up.
It will continue to stabilize at a high level.
The low-end supply is difficult to find.
The focus of shipment negotiations is mostly high-end.
Imported goods have gradually reached the shore and are mostly signed by downstream factories.
Therefore, the circulation of spot goods is still tight, but the overall delivery Investment is still average, and some downstream manufacturers are supported by rigid demand and cautiously purchase raw materials.
The raw material phenol market continues to be weak, lack of support in some areas, and a slight decline.
The price in East China is 15,000 yuan/ton, which is slightly lower.
It is also heard; the acetone market continues to stalemate with limited supply of low prices.
The price in East China is 6300-6350 yuan/ton.
, The port has 13,000 tons of ocean-going arrivals and the pressure has increased.
The continuous weakening of raw materials, the weakening of direct costs, the impact of downstream energy conservation and emission reduction, the difficulty of starting operations, the weak purchasing intention of raw materials, and the general rise of the epichlorohydrin market, have a certain inhibitory effect on bisphenol A.

    On the trading day (September 16), the bisphenol A market went up at a high level, and the supply was still tight.
Merchants followed the market and locked in profit to take the goods.
The downstream manufacturers were not high and the demand was difficult to increase.
The actual goods were still mainly small orders; the small and medium-sized terminal manufacturers started construction On the low side, demand for raw materials is weak and support is weak.
The market for raw phenol ketones continues to weaken, supply is tight, and costs are diminished.
Downstream construction is difficult to pick up, terminal delivery is weak, the spot remains weak and stable, and overall trading is limited.
Some imported goods have arrived at the port, and trading merchants are actively picking up goods.
Buyers are still waiting and watching and replenishing positions on demand.
Manufacturers' quotations are deliberately increased, and the previous quotations are not.
High, the impact of this round of raising the spot is limited.
The raw material phenol market remains weak, and the merchants are cautious and some follow the market; the acetone market is stable, the trading is deadlocked, merchants are difficult to find low-priced sources, and the port inventory pressure remains unabated.
There is no change in the downstream epoxy resin demand, the price is stable and the shipment is stable, the double festival is approaching, and some devices are suspended.
According to market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the mainstream quotation in East China is 19,600-19,700 yuan/ton, an increase of 200 yuan/ton, and the mainstream transaction price is 19,400-19,500 yuan/ton, an increase.
200 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in Huangshan area is 19700-19800 yuan/ton, increased by 200 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 19500-19600 yuan/ton, increased by 200 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in North China is 19600-19700 yuan/ton, increased 100 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 19400～19600 yuan/ton, an increase of 200 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in South China is 20100-20200 yuan/ton, an increase of 200 yuan/ton, and the mainstream transaction price is 19900～20,000 yuan/ton, an increase of 200 yuan Yuan / ton.

    Domestic bisphenol A manufacturers maintained stable operations at a high level.
Raw materials are both weakened, costs have faded, spot supply is still tight, and the possibility of continued rise cannot be ruled out.
Wait and see the market, cater to the operation, resources are still tight, supply is limited, part of the device suddenly fails, part is under maintenance, starting load is average, and the whole is external Supply is more limited.
According to market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), on the same day: Bayer Shanghai closed the disk, the pre-ex-factory price was 18,500 yuan/ton, mainly for downstream polycarbonate devices, and only a small amount of external sales.
The 100,000+110,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant is maintained, the prilling tower device is faulty, partial overhaul, and the 100,000+100,000-ton/year polycarbonate unit is operating normally; Sinopec Mitsui’s ex-factory price is 19,000 yuan/ton, and the increase is 200 yuan/ton.
, The 120,000 tons/year bisphenol A plant encountered a minor failure.
It is planned to be shut down for a short time from September 17 to September 21.
It is estimated that more than 1,500 tons of output will be lost.
The contract supply is mainly performed, and a small amount of market bulk is sold.
The spot trend continues to increase.
Pay attention; Wuxi resin is sealed, the pre-ex-factory price is 17500~18000 yuan/ton, the main supply is Xitong epoxy resin equipment (overall production capacity is 100,000 tons/year), Wuxi polycarbon grade products are completely self-use, ready for export, Nantong epoxy The second-grade products are mainly for self-use and partly sold abroad.
The 25,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant in Wuxi is operating normally and the load is relatively high.
The 90,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant in Nantong is shut down for maintenance and is scheduled to restart on the 20th; Zhongxin Chemical is closed, the early stage The ex-factory price is 16,900 yuan/ton, and the 25,000-ton/year bisphenol A unit is operating at full capacity.
The product is mainly used for self-use and mainly supplied to the Suicheng epoxy resin device (overall production capacity is more than 50,000 tons/year), and the upstream is 200,000 tons/year.
The phenol ketone plant is operating stably.

(Our reporter Xi Shi)

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