Daily Review of Epichlorohydrin: Manufacturers Rise Again

[China Epoxy Network (China Epoxy Industry Online) www.
epoxy-e.
cn] February 19, 2009: The domestic epichlorohydrin market is consolidating high-end prices, manufacturers continue to rise, and the trading day (February) 18) The mainstream transaction price in East China in the mainstream market temporarily formed a single platform of 8,500 yuan/ton, and the low-end was raised by 500 yuan/ton.
According to the analysis of market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the market quotations continued to be strong on that day, and most manufacturers were at 9,000 yuan/ton.
Actual discussions centered on 8,500 yuan/ton, and production facilities continued to be controlled.
The shortage of resources has not yet improved.
The downstream products are more cautious and the delivery is slow; the current overall operating load is still low, and the tight supply situation continues.
Due to the continuous push of the market and the strong market wait-and-see atmosphere, the recovery of downstream demand is slow, and raw materials are required.
More cautious, the market continues to consolidate at a high level; the raw material propylene market has fallen in varying degrees.
Shandong refineries have all begun to export, and the market supply has increased.
The downstream market has limited transactions and prices have entered a downward channel.
The transaction prices are mostly 7000-7200 yuan/ton.
The price decrease by 200 yuan/ton in surrounding areas has dropped sharply.
This wave of market decline should have come early-only because the purchase of cyclochlorine and cyclopropyl was delayed for a few days; currently downstream epoxy resin manufacturers wait and see-take goods cautiously.
The start-up load is still recovering, the start-up is slow, the merchants are not very enthusiastic about entering the market, the overall transaction is not many, and the crude oil price continues to fluctuate, and the market mentality is slightly unstable.
In short, domestic manufacturers have been driven by a substantial upward adjustment.
The downstream companies have limited ability to accept high prices.
For the time being, they will mainly wait and see, and market transactions will be limited.
A small amount of negotiations will remain at 8,500 yuan/ton.
The market outlook for manufacturers will gradually increase.

    On the previous trading day (February 18), the domestic epichlorohydrin market continued to rise, trading remained light, mid-to-low-end prices were hard to find, and the focus of negotiations continued to move upwards, small orders were sold at slightly higher prices, and downstream resistance increased Most buyers are very cautious in taking the goods; at present, the domestic market is consolidating at a high level.
Manufacturers continue to control the start of production, the available output is limited, the raw material propylene continues to rise, the pressure on the cost of ring chlorine is increasing, the downstream start is slow, the market is cautious in obtaining goods, and continues to consolidate at a high level.
Mainly; downstream start-ups are still recovering, quotations have increased slightly, but the two major raw materials are consolidating at a high level, the wait-and-see atmosphere is strong, the downstream start-up is slow, demand is still restricted, merchants are not motivated to enter the market, and the overall transaction volume is not high; international crude oil The market fluctuates at a low level, and the current raw material propylene is slightly loose.
According to market experts from China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the mainstream quotation in East China is 8500-9000 yuan/ton, the high-end price is raised by 500 yuan/ton, and the mainstream transaction price is 8500 yuan/ton, low The upper end is raised by 500 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in Huangshan area is 8500-9000 yuan/ton, the high-end price is raised by 500 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 8500 yuan/ton, and the low-end price is raised by 500 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in North China is 8500-9000 yuan/ Increased 500 yuan/ton for high-end and high-end prices, 8500 yuan/ton for mainstream transactions, and 500 yuan/ton for low-end; mainstream quotations in South China 9,000-9500 yuan/ton, high-end prices increased by 500 yuan/ton, and mainstream transaction prices 9,000 yuan/ton , The low-end is raised by RMB 500/ton.

    Manufacturers’ ex-factory quotations continued to rise, and 9,000 yuan/ton quickly became the dominant one.
The installation load continued to be controlled.
Some parking devices were restarted ahead of schedule.
The parking manufacturers are planning to resume production, and new manufacturers also have plans to start production.
According to the introduction of market experts from China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), Bohui Chemical’s ex-factory price is 9,000 yuan/ton (including freight), 500 yuan/ton is raised, and the first set is 80,000 tons/year The device is operating normally, the other two sets of 80,000 tons/year are shut down, and the second set of 80,000 tons/year device restart plan is postponed to the 22nd; Tianjin Chemicals is closed, and the preliminary ex-factory price is 6,500 yuan/ton (including freight).
The 28,000-ton/year unit will be shut down on November 21 and the 33,000-ton/year unit will be shut down on September 15 and will be restarted at the end of February and early March; Xinyue Chemical’s ex-factory price is 9,000 yuan/ton (including freight), and the increase is 500 yuan/ton , 3+30,000 tons/year device for low-load operation; Yangnong Chemical’s ex-factory price is 9,000 yuan/ton (including freight), 3+30,000 tons/year device for low-load operation, supporting 100,000 tons/year epoxy resin device Raw materials; Qilu Petrochemical’s ex-factory price is 8,100 yuan/ton (including freight), 32,000 tons/year is not high, and maintenance is planned for April; Baling Petrochemical’s ex-factory price is 9,000 yuan/ton (including freight), with an increase of 500 yuan/ Tons, 32,000 tons/year equipment is operating normally, mainly for self-use and insufficient for export; Anbang Electrochemical’s ex-factory price is 6,500 yuan/ton (including freight), and the 20,000 tons/year equipment shutdown and repair and restart time are undetermined; Sandie Chemical lacks quotations , The 25,000-ton/year plant was temporarily shut down, and the product was supplied to related companies; the 40,000-ton/year plant of China Shipping Fine Chemicals was completed at the end of last year, and the start-up plan was repeatedly postponed.
It is currently tentatively scheduled to start production in March.

(Our reporter Zhong Huan)

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