Chemical industry weekly report: transformation and inflection point varieties strong Hengqiang, interest rate cuts and integration of good printing and dyeing and titanium and so on

China Paint Network
: This week's chemical business climate has increased. In high season,
price of titanium dioxide
rising; In the off-season, potassium sulfate prices fell. The chemical industry faces the prospect of capacity-building, and the recovery still needs to wait to maintain a "neutral" rating.
this week, China Merchants Chemical focused on tracking 16 chemical products 11 up 1 down 4 flat, China Merchants Chemical Business Climate Index of 10, up month-on-month. Price increases are: hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, soda, high-pressure polyethylene, polypropylene, shunbutyl rubber, butylene, pure benzene, toluene, urea, PVC; Falling varieties are: soda. Of the 99 chemical-related products we monitored, 39 average prices rose month-on-month, 27 fell and 33 were flat.
prices of chemicals rose and fell this week. Top increases: urea (Baltic particles, 6.2%), ethylene propane (East China, 6.2%), NYMEX natural gas (5.5%), hexicillin (East China, 5.4%), diaphragm soda (30% off, 5.0%) %) , liquid chlorine (Yangtze River Delta, 4.9%), acrylic (Yangtze River Delta, 3.6%), glycol (East China, 3.3%), liquid ammonia (Hebei Xinhua, 2.8%), xylene (Yangtze River Delta, 2.8%). Top decliners: potassium sulfate (Robpo 51%, -11.1%), phosphorus ore (Morocco, -10.0%), ethylene (Southeast Asia CFR, -5.0%), acetic acid (East China, -4.9%), Polymer MDI (East China, -1.1. 7%), aniline (East China, -1.4%), DAP (Yangtze River Delta, -1.4%), staphylactic oil (Singapore CFR, -1.1%), light pure alkali (East China, -1.0%), butyl ketone (East China, -1.0%).
price of titanium dioxide continued to rise. This week by the Longyu Group titanium white powder increased 300 yuan / ton of positive impact, the country's East China, Southwest and other enterprises, such as goldstone-type products increased by 300-500 yuan / ton, is now reported 11500-13000 yuan / ton. Exports to good, domestic production capacity delayed, Yulilian restructuring dragon, industry concentration increased, it is expected that the titanium dioxide industry will continue to be good. Recommended Yulilian, Jinpu titanium industry, nuclear titanium white and so on. Raw material prices rose and PO prices rose. This week the PO market changed the previous decline, the price jumped 6.2%, is now at 11350 yuan / ton.
oil prices rose, propylene prices rose, pushing up PO production costs, PO is expected to still have upward momentum in the short term. Good Binhua shares.
off-season, the price of sulphuric acid is lowered. This week the domestic potassium sulfate market is dismal, luo potassium 51% powdered potassium sulfate to the station price down to 2800 yuan / ton, particles to the station price of 3000 yuan / ton. Other Mannheim manufacturers followed the price reduction, the market into the off-season, poor trading, short-term potassium sulfate market flat. Likong Crown Farmer shares.
price of acetic acid has fallen because of an oversupply. This week the domestic acetic acid prices generally reduced by 100-200 yuan / ton range, Shandong quoted 2450-2500 yuan / ton, the transaction is weak. Last month, most of the opening, acetic acid supply increased, and downstream demand can not keep up, short-term acetic acid market is not optimistic. Likong Hualu Hengsheng.
aggregator MDI prices fell. This week the domestic aggregate MDI market is not good, manufacturers in May listing prices down, dealers holding the attitude of instability, the average price in East China fell 1.7%, the price of 128,000 yuan / ton. In April, BASF and Huntsman overhauls were completed, the installation was turned on, supply increased, and the short-term aggregate MDI market was expected to be empty