1、 Price trend

It can be seen from the above figure that the domestic market price of neopentyl glycol is temporarily stable this week. The average price of neopentyl glycol in domestic mainstream market this week is 10100.00 yuan/ton. On October 23, the neopentyl glycol commodity index was 48.67, unchanged from yesterday, 53.03% lower than the cycle’s highest point of 103.61 (2021-09-22), and 4.46% higher than the lowest point of 46.59 on August 20, 2022. (Note: Period refers to 2021-09-01 to now)

2、 Market analysis

Prices of mainstream neopentyl glycol manufacturers are temporarily stable this week

From the perspective of neopentyl glycol upstream raw material market, the domestic isobutyraldehyde market price rose slightly this week. This week, the average price of domestic isobutyraldehyde mainstream market rose from 6266.67 yuan/ton at the weekend to 6766.67 yuan/ton at the weekend, down 7.98%. The upstream raw material market price rose slightly, with good cost support. Affected by the supply and demand side, it has a positive impact on the price of neopentyl glycol.

3、 Future market forecast

The market trend of neopentyl glycol in late October was dominated by slight fluctuation. The upstream isobutyraldehyde market rose slightly, with good cost support. The downstream paint market was in general, and the downstream purchasing enthusiasm was weakened. The neopentyl glycol analysts of the business community believe that the market price of neopentyl glycol in the short term may rise slightly due to the influence of supply and demand, raw materials and other aspects.

In October, the domestic bisphenol A market fell sharply. Today, the market stopped falling and retreated 200 yuan. The mainstream offer was 13100-13300 yuan/ton. In the morning, the market atmosphere improved. The focus of the market was mostly on the auction situation today. As the market continued to fall, the market gradually bottomed out. After the bottom was slightly sorted out, the offer of the shipper pushed up. Today, the starting price of a petrochemical company in East China for the auction of first class and premium products was 12300 yuan/ton and 12400 yuan/ton. The decline of the two downstream bottoms slowed down.

Quotation of bisphenol A in domestic mainstream market on the 20th:

Region, quotation, rise and fall

East China., 13150., 250

Shandong, 13200., 300

Zinc price rose on October 19

According to the data monitoring of the business community, as of October 19, the average market price of zinc ingots in East China was 25628 yuan/ton, up 1.51% from the previous trading day’s price of 25246 yuan/ton, down 5.83% year on year; Compared with the zinc price of 24710 yuan/ton on October 1, the increase was 3.72%. After the festival, the zinc price rose, and the recent zinc market was strong and stable.

Key points of analysis

The increase of interest rate in the United States aggravates the concern of economic recession, and the expected growth of zinc demand declines; The dollar fell back, and zinc in London was stronger in the night. The rise of domestic zinc smelting and processing fees has stimulated the enthusiasm of zinc smelting enterprises to start work. The supply of zinc is expected to rise, while the downstream zinc alloy and zinc oxide enterprises are expected to start work at a low level. The demand for zinc is still sluggish.

Future market forecast

The overall weak supply and demand situation in the zinc market has not fundamentally changed. The rise in zinc smelting and processing fees has stimulated the growth of zinc supply, and the demand for supply growth is sluggish. It is expected that the downward pressure on zinc prices will increase in the future.

On October 18, the domestic liquefied gas market was mainly consolidated in a narrow range, while the Shandong civil gas market was largely stable, with individual manufacturers increasing by 30-50 yuan/ton according to their own conditions. At present, the trading and investment atmosphere in Shandong market is mild, the upstream shipment is relatively smooth, the inventory is mostly in a controllable state, and the mentality is good. It is expected that the price of Shandong civil gas market will be strong in the short term.

On October 17, the price of acetic acid in East China was 3760.00 yuan/ton, a drop of 0.33% over the weekend. The upstream methanol market declined, the cost support was weak, the downstream demand was light, and a small amount of procurement was followed up as needed. The market trading atmosphere was general, the utilization rate of acetic acid capacity at the supply side was increased, and the enterprise inventory was sufficient. In order to maintain the rhythm of shipment, the focus of market negotiations was shifted downward, and the weak acetic acid market was sorted out, with specific attention paid to the market transaction.

According to the data of the business community, the average price of the silver market in the morning on October 14 was 4411.67 yuan/kg, a daily drop of 0.71%, up 0.99% from the average price of the spot market at the beginning of the month (October 1) of 4367.33 yuan/kg; Compared with the early average price of spot market at the beginning of the year (January 1), 4770 yuan/kg, a decrease of 7.51%.

On October 14, the spot gold market price was 392.24 yuan/g, down 0.14% on a daily basis, up 0.62% from the early average of 389.84 yuan/g at the beginning of the month (October 1); Compared with the early average price of 372.37 yuan/kg in the spot market at the beginning of the year (January 1), the increase was 5.34%.

Comparison of precious metal gold and silver price trends in recent one year

In the long term, the trend of precious metal prices tends to be the same, with slightly different amplitudes.

Price trend of precious metals and crude oil

Macro policy

1. Domestic policy

The People’s Bank of China launched a 7-day 10 billion yuan reverse repo operation this week. Since 357 billion yuan reverse repo expired this week, a net withdrawal of 347 billion yuan was realized that week.

2. International policy

The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell 5.30 basis points to 3.901%. The UK 30-year bond yield fell 31 basis points to 4.24%.

According to CME’s “Federal Reserve Observation”: the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 50 basis points to the range of 3.50% – 3.75% in November is 3.7%, the probability of raising interest rates by 75 basis points is 96.3%, and the probability of raising interest rates by 100 basis points is 0%; By December, the probability of an accumulative interest rate increase of 100 basis points is 1.0%, the probability of an accumulative interest rate increase of 125 basis points is 27.6%, and the probability of an accumulative interest rate increase of 150 basis points is 71.5%.

Kazaks, the governing committee of the European Central Bank, said that the European Central Bank should raise interest rates by 75 basis points in October, and then raise interest rates sharply again in December. Subsequently, the European Central Bank should slow down the rate of interest increase, but it may be supplemented by other measures, such as shrinking the balance sheet. The new internal model submitted by the staff of the European Central Bank to the Management Committee at the meeting last week shows that the terminal interest rate of this round of interest rate increase cycle is 2.25%.

Future market forecast

Recently, the contradiction of geopolitical conflict has escalated, the European energy crisis has continued, the risk aversion of precious metals has been boosted, and the risk aversion buying has supported precious metals. However, the consumer inflation of the core CPI in the United States hit a new 40 year high in September, and the service inflation continued to rise. The CPI achieved the fourth consecutive interest rate increase of 75 basis points in November. The risk of the Federal Reserve postponing the rate increase originally scheduled to slow down from December has increased, and the rate increase is expected to curb the price of interest free precious metals. The long short game intensified, and the price of precious metals fluctuated widely in the short term.

Commodity name: yellow phosphorus

The latest price on October 13: 37250 yuan/ton

Key points for analysis: The yellow phosphorus market was basically stable on October 13, with a slight drop. After the National Day, the price of yellow phosphorus rose slightly and then fell slightly. At present, the manufacturers mainly pay high prices. Some manufacturers do not make external quotations. The downstream market replenishes goods as needed. The yellow phosphorus market is not warm and hot. It is expected that yellow phosphorus will be mainly put into operation in the short term.

According to the price monitoring of the business community, the price of quasi first grade metallurgical coke in Shanxi Province was 2600 yuan/ton on October 12, unchanged from the previous trading day.

The coking coal market has been operating stably, moderately and strongly in the near future. The coal mines in the main production areas have plans to limit production and stop production in the near future. It is estimated that the market is expected to tighten in about 5-7 days. The transportation in some areas is still blocked at present, which has a certain impact on the shipment. The tight supply supports the higher price of coking coal.

In terms of supply, motor transport is still limited in some cities of Shanxi today, and the supply of raw materials and coke export of some enterprises are affected to varying degrees. The production and marketing situation in other regions has not changed much, and the inventory in the factory is generally low. In terms of downstream demand, the recent commencement of steel plants has maintained a high level of stability, the overall demand for coke is relatively stable, and the coke demand is still there. In the future market, the sales of finished products have improved to a certain extent, the demand for coke procurement is still good, and the mentality of coking enterprises is strong. It is expected that the coke market will operate stably, moderately and strongly in the short term. The future market will focus on the impact of transportation and the profit of coke steel enterprises on coke prices.

It can be seen from the trend chart that the market price of paraxylene has risen. The domestic price of paraxylene has risen by 300 yuan/ton to 9300 yuan/ton. Recently, the domestic supply of paraxylene is normal, the domestic PX operating rate is more than 70%, and the domestic supply of paraxylene is average. In addition, the operation of overseas plants is normal, the domestic price of paraxylene has risen. During the National Day holiday, the trend of international oil prices rose, and the price of PX external market rose. On the 10th, the closing prices in Asia were 1110-1112 US dollars/ton FOB South Korea and 1128-1130 US dollars/ton CFR China. Recently, the operating rate of PX devices in Asia was normal. On the whole, the operating rate of PX devices in Asia was about 60%, and the supply of PX goods in Asia was normal. Chen Ling, an analyst at PX Business Agency, believed that the current short-term crude oil price remained high, The downstream PTA and textile industry started to rise, and the market price of paraxylene rose slightly in the later period.

On the cost side, the trend of crude oil during the festival was strong, and the external market rose continuously, boosting the domestic pure benzene market. Factory shipments in Shandong are good, and prices continue to rise. The price of the main refinery was raised, and the market center rose again.

After the festival, the demand for aniline was strong, the situation of tight spot supply on the market continued, and the price of aniline continued to rise. The raw material level is still likely to rise, supported by the cost, and the trend of aniline is strong. Today, the price in Shandong is 13100-13570 yuan/ton; The price of aniline in East China is 13800-14000 yuan/ton.