Daily Review of Bisphenol A: Light Inquiry

[China Epoxy Network (China Epoxy Industry Online) www.
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On the last trading day (March 9), the mainstream transaction price in East China in the mainstream market still maintained the range of 7,100 to 7,200 yuan/ton.
According to the analysis of market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the market was still light and the atmosphere remained on the sidelines on the day.
The negotiation prices were maintained at the early stage and the buying intentions were more cautious.
The overall buyers were not very motivated to enter the market.
At present, the operation is mainly in a weak state, there are fewer market negotiation orders, follow-up resources are constantly being added, and more merchants are reluctant to sell.
The raw material market is weak and running down: the decline of phenol profitable disk consumption and cost support is gradually slowing down, and the downturn is still weak, but the downside is relatively limited, and the downstream consumer demand is still general; acetone is still a buyer's market and continues to run weakly, which does not rule out A slight decline may occur locally.
The supply and demand are affected by market demand, the trend is sluggish, the wait-and-see is strong, the follow-up resources continue to fill in, the transaction scale is quite limited, the merchants are reluctant to sell and the wait-and-see atmosphere is strong, some manufacturers offer strong 7300-7600 yuan/ton, but the downstream mostly contradicts this price.
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In short, the downstream demand is poor, the procurement is more cautious, the cost support is weak, and the external market is weakly consolidating.
The downstream receiving is mostly active and wait-and-see.
The terminal demand is still sluggish and the transaction volume is low.
The manufacturers raise their quotations under the pressure of the cost.
There are still many people in the industry, and most people in the industry are waiting to see the market outlook, and the short-term market expectations are mainly organized.

    On the last trading day (March 9), the domestic bisphenol A market was mainly consolidating.
The wait-and-see operation was still strong, the atmosphere was still difficult to excite, the downstream demand recovered slowly, and the end-users were mainly wait-and-see.
The buyers were generally cautious in obtaining the goods, and the market continued to be sluggish.
; Sinopec Mitsui and Shanghai Bayer offer strong prices at RMB 7,300-7,600/ton, but the negotiating price is slightly lower, and merchants are reluctant to sell and wait and see the future market; weak and weak operation is still the main feature, the wait-and-see atmosphere is difficult to change, the transaction scale is difficult to increase, and the overall manufacturer The operating load is 50%, and the output is limited; the downstream wait-and-see atmosphere is relatively strong-the epoxy resin market is mainly consolidating, and the order volume of manufacturers has shrunk slightly compared with the previous period.
March has entered the traditional peak season.
All parties expect the market to increase.
However, the current weakness has changed.
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In short, the current market has not changed much, the sluggish state is still running, the transaction scale is limited, and the narrow range consolidation is continued.
Domestic manufacturers' offers are maintained, and the overall starting load is half.
Merchants are reluctant to sell and wait and see the market trend.
Imports were introduced in January, only at a low of 20,000 tons.
, The overall market sentiment improved slightly, and industry insiders began to wait and see.
According to market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), the mainstream quotation in East China is 7300-7400 yuan/ton, the mainstream transaction price is 7100-7200 yuan/ton; the mainstream quotation in Huangshan region is 7400～ 7,500 yuan/ton, mainstream transaction price 7200-7300 yuan/ton; mainstream quotation in North China 7400-7500 yuan/ton, mainstream transaction price 7300-7400 yuan/ton; mainstream quotation in South China 7800-7900 yuan/ton, mainstream transaction price 7600～7700 yuan/ton.

    Half of the domestic manufacturers offer offers and half of them are closed.
The high-end can be at 7600 yuan/ton.
It seems that there is a slight bullish mentality, but the downstream is very resistant to this price; the basic characteristics of the operation are still: high production capacity, and the power of discourse needs to be improved.
, The overall production load of the device is low, and no complete closure is no longer complete.
The operation continues to be low-key, and the quotation is partially clear.
It is mainly self-supporting and small amount of external supply.
According to market experts from the China Epoxy Industry Association (www.
epoxy-e.
cn), on the day: Bayer Shanghai’s ex-factory price was 7500-7600 yuan/ton.
The products are mainly for self-use, and the overall load is less than 50%, 11+1 ton/ton.
The annual load of the bisphenol A plant is not high, and the overall load is less than 50%.
The first set of 100,000 tons/year polycarbonate device has a low load, and the second set of 100,000 tons/year polycarbonate device is mechanically completed in October 2008/12 Monthly start-up; Sinopec Mitsui’s ex-factory price is 7300~7400 yuan/ton, 120,000 tons/year equipment is operating normally, product inventory is small, and the main contract user is mainly polycarbonate manufacturers; Wuxi resin is closed, and the preliminary price is 17500~ 18,000 yuan/ton, the product is for self-use, basically no export-the main supply is the Xitong epoxy resin plant (overall production capacity is more than 100,000 tons/year), and the 16,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant was shut down on April 17 and restarted.
Impossible, the 25,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant is operating normally, and the catalyst replacement plan is scheduled for March.
The 90,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant in Nantong is scheduled to be put into operation in the second quarter; Zhongxin Chemical will be closed, and the initial ex-factory price of 8,000 yuan/ton, 2.
5 The 10,000-ton/year bisphenol A plant is operating at low load, and the main supply is the Suicheng epoxy resin plant (the overall production capacity is more than 50,000 tons/year), and the export is not much.

(Our reporter Xi Shu)

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