Daily review of BPA: The atmosphere has improved

[China Epoxy Network (China Epoxy Industry Online) www.
epoxy-e.
cn] November 20, 2008: The domestic bisphenol A market has improved and the trading is still good, on the trading day (November 19) The mainstream transaction price in East China, the mainstream market, began to operate at 8,200-8300 yuan/ton, and the low-end increased by 200 yuan/ton and the high-end increased by 100 yuan/ton.
Market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn) analyzed that the spot market atmosphere continued to pick up on that day, and the spot negotiated price gradually increased to around 8,200 yuan/ton.
Some second-hand merchants entered the market to find purchases.
; Judging from the recent foreign trading situation, there will be supplements at the end of November or early December.
At present, the foreign disk market remains basically stable.
The mainstream offer is US$950/ton (CFR China’s main port), and the reference negotiation is US$900/ton (CFR China’s main port).
Port), 500 tons of bonded ocean cargo was negotiated at the beginning of the week, and it was traded at 950-960 US dollars/ton (CFR China's main port); short-term market mentality has improved compared with the previous period, downstream inquiries have increased, and sporadic small orders have slightly higher prices.
Market resources are limited, and the overall transaction situation is acceptable.
International crude oil continued to fall slightly at the close on Tuesday.
The state issued rescue policies to stimulate the chemical market.
The sentiment of the chemical market improved slightly.
Some raw material products rebounded, driving the market mentality to improve.
However, the downstream epoxy resin enters the off-season, the demand for off-season is weaker and the increase is limited; The epoxy resin market has been narrowed down, and the overall price of raw materials has risen compared to the previous period.
However, due to the weak supply and demand situation, the market has not changed significantly.
The solid resin "boats are small and good to turn around" and the operation is relatively flexible.
The overall situation is slightly better than the previous period.
The market changes are limited.

    On the trading day (November 19), the domestic bisphenol A market was on the rise.
Recently, foreign trades have become active and all parties have paid more attention.
With the gradual digestion of spot resources, the outlook for the market outlook is subtle; the main characteristics of the current market are showing The following are: stable internal market, increased external inquiries, market merchants and downstream end users, increased interest in import market negotiations, and it is difficult to find the goods negotiated under US$900/ton (CFR China's main port); domestic spot negotiations prices remain stable , Some small singles near foreign business talks are slightly higher, affected by the rebound in the relevant product market, the downstream focus has shifted, and more temporary wait-and-see at the beginning of the week; the domestic trade market of raw material phenol ketone has little ups and downs.
Among them, the mainstream market in East China, phenol 6100 ~6200 yuan/ton, acetone 5300~5500 yuan/ton, the market is more focused on downstream demand.
According to market experts from China Epoxy-e.
cn, the mainstream quotation in East China is 8300-8500 yuan/ton, the increase is 100 yuan/ton, and the mainstream transaction price is 8200-8300 yuan/ton.
The low-end price is raised by 200 yuan/ton/ the high-end is raised by 100 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in Huangshan area is 8500-8700 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 8400-8500 yuan/ton, the low-end is raised by 200 yuan/ton/ the high-end is raised by 100 yuan/ton ; The mainstream quotation in North China is 8600-8800 yuan/ton, an increase of 100 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 8500-8600 yuan/ton, the low-end price is increased by 200 yuan/ton/ the high-end price is increased by 100 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in South China is 8800-9000 Yuan/ton, an increase of 100 Yuan/ton, mainstream transaction price of 8700-8800 Yuan/ton, low-end price increase of 200 Yuan/ton/high-end price increase of 100 Yuan/ton.

    Domestic bisphenol A manufacturers still have limited fluctuations.
Some continue to close their disks and adjust their quotations individually.
Most of the production facilities are shut down, and newly built start-ups have been put into production.
Each plant has downstream supporting facilities and the scale of external supply is very limited.
The overall characteristics continue to be: output Limited, low inventory, mainly for self-use, few export sales, reduced production and operation, and still loss; the operating load level of the device is still low, including: Bayer Shanghai continued to stop, Wuxi resin opened and stopped one, Zhongxin Chemical's load was average, and Sinopec Mitsui went into production smoothly .
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 17,700 yuan/ton, most of which were self-supporting and limited export scale, 110,000 tons/year The phenol A plant was shut down on October 30.
It is planned to end the year.
The first 100,000-ton/year polycarbonate plant will have a low load, and the second 100,000-ton/year polycarbonate plant will be mechanically completed in October; Wuxi resin sealing , The preliminary quotation is 17,500~18,000 yuan/ton.
The products are mainly for self-use, and the export quantity is not large.
The 16,000-ton/year bisphenol A unit may not be shut down and restarted on April 17, and the 25,000-ton/year bisphenol A unit is in operation.
Normally, a 90,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant in Nantong is under construction, and its commissioning is postponed to the second quarter of 2009; Zhongxin Chemical’s ex-factory price is 8,500 yuan/ton, an increase of 200 yuan/ton, and the operating load of the 25,000-ton/year bisphenol A device is higher.
Low, mainly for supporting epoxy resin equipment (intermittent start-up, digesting inventory); Sinopec Mitsui’s 120,000 tons/year bisphenol A plant was completed in late October, and it was officially put into use at the beginning of the month and scheduled to be discharged at the end of the month.
The products are mainly sold to polycarbonate user.

(Our reporter Shuzhi)

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