Southwest chemical raw materials market: hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, caustic soda, soda ash

In the second half of March, the market for inorganic raw materials in the southwestern market was as follows:
The supply of hydrochloric acid increased, and the price dropped steadily. Although the downstream demand is relatively strong, as the output further increases, the market supply is relatively abundant. The manufacturer’s offer declined due to increased inventory pressure. The current Southwest market price is 600-620 yuan (t price, the same below).

Sulfuric acid supply and demand are booming and prices have stabilized. The downstream users have normal production and the volume of incoming goods has steadily increased. The trading situation is relatively good. At the same time, suppliers have normal production and supply and demand are basically balanced. Although the production cost of sulfuric acid was relatively high due to the impact of price increase of raw materials, the price remained stable after the previous period of increase. The current market price in the Southwest is 620-640 yuan.

Caustic soda Due to the increase in production volume of manufacturers, the tightness of the former source of futures has eased. At the same time, the downstream demand remains strong, the trading atmosphere is active, and the supply and demand relationship is gradually calm. As the current price is already high, the pressure on downstream users is very high, so it faces greater upward resistance. The current market price in the Southwest is 2,800 to 3,000 yuan.

The soda ash market is operating steadily and prices remain steady. Although the supply of raw materials is tight, and the price rise has brought certain constraints to the production of soda ash, resulting in a lack of early-stage stock supply, but after the active purchase of downstream users, the inventory has been better enriched, the recent purchase intensity is correspondingly weakened, the dealer shipping speed It has slowed down, so the market price has been steadily moving down steadily. The current market price in the Southwest is 1,700 to 1,800 yuan.

Titanium dioxide demand is flat and prices are steadily consolidated. Downstream users started smoothly and demand remained stable. The supply of goods on the market is sufficient and prices are stable. In the current period, the price of anatase in the southwestern market is 9100 to 9250 yuan, and that of R902 is 20050 to 20100 yuan.

In the second half of March, the organic raw materials market in the Southwest China market is as follows:

The triphenyl market is stable and the price is strongly consolidating. Among them, the pure benzene market was relatively stable, and the trading atmosphere was relatively flat; the toluene and xylene prices were in a narrow range. As the overall supply is sufficient, downstream demand is relatively flat and transactions are less active. In the current period, the price of pure benzene in the southwestern market was 10,100 to 10,400 yuan, toluene was 7,200 to 7,300 yuan, and xylene was 6,100 to 6,200 yuan.

The phthalic anhydride market is stable and prices are sideways. This period of the Southwest market price 8800 ~ 8900 yuan.

Phenol Although the prices of upstream raw materials continue to rise, the price of phenol has dropped sharply, mainly because manufacturers lower their ex-factory prices. Due to the long-standing phenol price and high operating risks, downstream users have kept a low profile in procurement, and most of them are ready to use, so demand has shrunk. The current market price in the Southwest is 13,200-13,400 yuan.

Acetone's downstream demand was weak, and the trading atmosphere was dull, constraining the trend of the acetone market. However, due to the small inventory of manufacturers, the price remained stable. The current Southwest market price 9750 ~ 9950 yuan.

The supply of methanol was stable and the price rose steadily. The current market price in the southwest is 2450 to 2700 yuan.

The formaldehyde market operates steadily and prices fluctuate slightly. The production of downstream adhesives entered the peak season, and the demand for raw materials increased significantly. The trading atmosphere was very active and sales of formaldehyde were relatively smooth. As the supply is within the control range, there is no obvious inventory pressure on the traders, the supply and demand situation is relatively balanced, the end users and distributors have a stable mentality, and the quotation is stable. The current reference price of the Southwest Market was 1320 to 1370 yuan, which was basically the same as the previous period.

Acetic acid is tightly supplied and prices are consolidating at high levels. The current reference price of the southwest market is 7500-7700 yuan.

Vinyl acetate Although the manufacturer’s quotation is stable, the price of vinyl acetate in the southwestern market has declined slightly after a long period of consolidation. The current market price in the Southwest is between RMB 10,800 and RMB 11,000.