April 2016 cable raw materials (plastic) monthly report

First, the upstream market dynamics of cable raw materials (PVC).

(1) Calcium carbide market dynamics

This month, the receiving price of most calcium carbide in the north continued to rise by 30 yuan / ton, and some regions received prices to stabilize the price and wait and see
.
The arrival of calcium carbide in PVC enterprises is still tight, most of them are only enough, and the number of trucks to be unloaded is not much
.
Although Jining Jinwei and Shanxi Yushe PVC equipment maintenance, the maintenance time is short and the purchase is not stopped, so there is no impact
on the demand for calcium carbide.
Junzheng Mengxi calcium carbide furnace wheel repair, calcium carbide external mining, resulting in the tight
supply of calcium carbide in Wuhai and surrounding areas.
The ex-factory price of Northwest calcium carbide has shifted upward, and high-end prices have appeared
repeatedly.
The company starts to maintain the early stage, the supply of goods is tight, the low-end price only takes the fixed downstream customers, the price of retail and sales middlemen is higher, and the gap between high and low prices is huge
.

(2) Ethylene market dynamics

Due to stable demand and the imminent maintenance support of some enterprises, the Asian ethylene market price was stable, and the CFR Northeast Asia price held steady to close at 1189.
5-1191.
5 US dollars / ton; CFR Southeast Asia prices held steady at $1144.
5-1146.
5/mt
.
The ethylene market price is temporarily stable, and the market investment is quiet
.