MDI/Titanium Dioxide/Acetone is up across the board!

▶ On July 30, Chemours issued a notice of titanium dioxide price adjustment, stating that from September 1, 2021, all specifications of Ti-Pure™ titanium dioxide purchased in Greater China will increase by $200 per ton
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▶ Lihua Yiweiyuan Chemical, Gaoqiao Petrochemical and other acetone prices increase!

Lihua Yiweiyuan Chemical's acetone price was raised by 100 yuan/ton to 5,800 yuan/ton.
This price will be implemented from August 9th
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The first phase of 350,000 tons/year and the second phase of 350,000 tons/year of phenol and ketone units are running smoothly, and the products are mainly for self-use
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The ex-factory price of acetone of Gaoqiao Petrochemical has been raised by 250 yuan/ton to 5,750 yuan/ton.
This price will be implemented from August 9
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Bluestar Harbin Petrochemical's acetone ex-factory price has been raised by 200 yuan/ton to 6,200 yuan/ton.
This price will be implemented on August 9; the 140,000-ton/year phenol and ketone plant is running at full capacity, the manufacturer has no inventory, and the supply is mainly for core users
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▶ Dongfang Zirconium has raised the price for the sixth time, with a maximum increase of 10,000!

On the evening of August 6, Dongfang Zirconium Industry announced that the company will increase the sales price of related zirconium products from August 7, 2021: zirconium oxychloride products (including mother liquor) will be increased by 3,000 yuan per ton; zirconium dioxide products At the same time, the price of other downstream zirconium products of the company will be raised by 15% at the same time
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This is the sixth time that Dongfang Zirconium has raised the price of zirconium products this year
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Regarding the reasons for the increase, Dongfang Zirconium said that the prices of various raw and auxiliary materials continued to rise and the supply was tight
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▶ PPG industrial coatings rose by 25% at one time!

The PPG Industrial Coatings Department issued a letter stating that the price of fluorocarbon coatings this month will be increased by 25% on the basis of the original price.
The effective date of the new price is August 5.
Later, the new price will be provided to customers at the same time, and customers are reminded that in view of the current CCB's raw material supply situation, please give a rolling 3-month order forecast
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At the beginning of last month, the PPG Industrial Coatings Department issued a letter announcing that from July 1, the price of fluorocarbon coatings will be increased by 30%
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The factory is under constant maintenance! The cycle is as long as 2 months!

As can be seen from the above, the recent price increase in the plasticization market has risen "outrageously", but there are reasons for it.
Let's not talk about the epidemic and natural disasters.
In the upstream maintenance season, there are few goods.
In addition, the gold, nine silver and ten are coming, the downstream demand will be The increase is large, and the two-way pull of supply and demand leads to a skyrocketing price!

Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Excelle Coal Chemical's 700,000-ton methanol plant began to shut down for maintenance at noon on August 9, and planned maintenance for 40-50 days
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Excelle in Yulin, Shaanxi: The methanol plant is scheduled to be overhauled on August 10 and will be overhauled for 50 days
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Shaanxi Changqing: The methanol plant is scheduled to stop at 24:00 on the 9th and is expected to be overhauled for two weeks
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Lean Chemical: The 260,000-ton/year methanol plant will be shut down for maintenance on August 8 for about 20 days
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China Coal Ordos: The 1 million-ton methanol plant was shut down for maintenance on July 25, with an estimated duration of about 25 days
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Xinjiang Xinye: The 500,000-ton/year coal-to-methanol plant will be shut down for maintenance from July 26, and the duration will be about 20-25 days
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The production plant of Sichuan Meifeng Chemical Technology Co.
, Ltd.
will be shut down for maintenance, and optimized to eliminate shortages.
The maintenance and start-up time is expected to be about 20 days
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Qixiang Tengda: Announced that the routine maintenance of the 100,000-ton/year methyl ethyl ketone plant is scheduled to start on August 10, and it is expected to be shut down for maintenance for 35 days, saying that it will not have a major impact on the completion of the company's annual production and operation plan
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Changchun Chemical: The manufacturer's No.
2 and No.
3 bisphenol A production lines (total production capacity of 270,000 tons/year) are scheduled to be shut down for maintenance for 45 days in mid-September
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Daqing Zhonglan Petrochemical: The propylene plant was shut down for maintenance around July 26 for a period of 40-45 days, and there is no quotation for propylene
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Tosoh (Rui'an): The 80,000-ton/year MDI plant has been shut down for maintenance on August 1, and it will take about 25-30 days
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Zhejiang Petrochemical No.
2: Atmospheric and decompression stopped, No.
1 and No.
3 were opened.
The previous three sets were opened at 80%, and now the two sets are opened at 100%
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No.
2 aromatics are too much, and styrene PX will have an impact
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Malaysia's Lotte Chemical Titan started to overhaul the No.
1 cracker (272,000 tons of ethylene + 150,000 tons of propylene) located in Pasir Gudang on August 3, and the maintenance time is about 35 days
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Qilu Petrochemical: The ethylene unit of the olefin plant entered the shutdown stage on August 2.
This maintenance is a comprehensive shutdown and maintenance implemented after four consecutive years of maintenance in 2017
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Qilu Petrochemical: On August 2, the 200,000-ton/year styrene plant was shut down for maintenance for 45 days
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Jiangsu Xinyang: The 300,000-ton/year styrene plant is scheduled to be shut down for maintenance for about 25 days in early August
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Anhui Jiaxi: The 350,000-ton/year styrene plant is scheduled to be shut down for maintenance for 15-20 days on August 15
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Liaotong Chemical: The styrene plant is scheduled to be overhauled for 35 days on July 15
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