Trade name: isooctanol

Latest price (January 10): 10566.67 yuan / ton

On January 10, the ex factory quotation of isooctanol in Shandong fell slightly, down 200 yuan / ton, or 1.86%, compared with the quotation on January 7, and 3.65% year-on-year compared with the same period last year. Upstream propylene rose slightly and cost support strengthened, but downstream DOP market fell slightly, and downstream demand showed no signs of improvement.

Recently, the ex factory price of isooctanol in Shandong may fluctuate slightly: the manufacturer’s quotation is about 10300 yuan / ton.

1、 Price trend

According to commodity data monitoring, isopropanol prices rose this week. The average price of domestic isopropanol was 7066.67 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 7166.67 yuan / ton on Friday. The price increased by 1.42% during the week.

2、 Market analysis

Figure: comparison of price trend of acetone and isopropanol from November to January

This week, the price of isopropanol increased, the factories in Shandong were shut down, and the factories in South China were closed. The overall market confidence was good. Up to now, most of the quotations of isopropanol in Shandong are about 7100-7200 yuan / ton; Most of the quotation range of Jiangsu isopropanol is about 7300 yuan / ton; The quotation range of isopropanol in Zhejiang is around 7300 yuan / ton. Internationally, on January 4, the U.S. isopropanol market closed stable, while the European isopropanol market closed relatively stable.

In terms of raw acetone, the market price of acetone rose this week. According to the monitoring of bulk commodity data, the average price of acetone was 5412.5 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 5450 yuan / ton on Friday. The price increased by 0.69% during the week.

In terms of raw material propylene, the price of propylene (Shandong) increased significantly this week, and the manufacturer’s offer continued to rise. As of Friday, the propylene price in Shandong market was 7800-7850 yuan / ton, up 300 yuan / ton from last weekend. The production of the enterprise is stable, the inventory is in the middle, and the delivery of goods remains stable. The price of propylene raw material rose strongly, the offer of propylene pushed up, and the downstream acceptance was acceptable.

3、 Future forecast

Isopropanol analysts of the chemical branch of business society believe that the market price of raw material acetone rises, propylene continues to rise, and the cost support is strong. The factories in Shandong are shut down, the factories in South China are closed, and the downstream factories purchase more on demand. Isopropanol still has little room to rise in the short term, and pay attention to the subsequent changes in isopropanol news.

On January 6, the rare earth index was 831 points, up 10 points from yesterday, down 16.90% from the highest point of 1000 points in the cycle (December 6, 2011), and up 206.64% from the lowest point of 271 points on September 13, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now).

The trend of domestic rare earth index rose, the prices of some domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series rose, the price of praseodymium neodymium oxide rose by 17500 yuan / ton to 885000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal rose by 15000 yuan / ton to 1085000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide rose by 895000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide rose by 35000 yuan / ton to 98000 yuan / ton, and the price of metal praseodymium rose by 10000 yuan / ton to 115000 yuan / ton, The price of neodymium metal increased by 15000 yuan / ton to 1185000 yuan / ton, the price of dysprosium oxide increased by 10000 yuan / ton to 2950000 yuan / ton, the price of dysprosium ferroalloy increased by 10000 yuan / ton to 2920000 yuan / ton, and the price of dysprosium metal was 3.75 million yuan / ton. Some prices in the domestic light rare earth market increased. The recent procurement was general. The price of dysprosium in the domestic heavy rare earth market increased, and the price of terbium increased slightly, Downstream procurement is mainly based on demand, and Myanmar prohibits export. It is expected that the domestic rare earth market price will rise in the later stage.

Trade name: propylene oxide

Latest price (January 5): 10966.67 yuan / ton

On January 5, the market price of propylene oxide increased by 1.23% compared with the previous trading day and decreased by 24.89% compared with the price on December 1. At present, the price of raw propylene is rising, the cost support is rising, the downstream orders are released, the factory shipment is smooth, the inventory pressure is reduced, and the focus of market negotiation is higher.

It is expected that in the short term, the propylene oxide market may be strong.

Trade name: hydrochloric acid

Latest price (January 4): 324.00 yuan / ton

On January 4, the domestic market price of hydrochloric acid increased slightly, up 6.00 yuan / ton, or 1.89%, compared with the quotation on December 31, and up 15.71% year-on-year compared with the same period last year. The upstream liquid chlorine market is general, the support for hydrochloric acid is insufficient, the downstream ammonium chloride market is low, the polyaluminium chloride market rises slightly, and the enthusiasm for hydrochloric acid procurement is good.

Recently, the domestic hydrochloric acid market price may rise slightly, and the average quotation price is about 330 yuan / ton.