On January 13, the rare earth index was 852 points, unchanged from yesterday, decreased by 14.80% from the highest point of 1000 points in the cycle (December 6, 2011), and increased by 214.39% 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 is temporarily stable, and the price trend of domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series is temporarily stable. The price of praseodymium neodymium oxide is 900000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal is 1095000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide is 915000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide is 1020000 yuan / ton, the price of metal praseodymium is 1170000 yuan / ton, the price of metal neodymium is 1240000 yuan / ton, and the price of dysprosium oxide is 301 million yuan / ton, The price of dysprosium ferroalloy is 2.98 million yuan / ton, and the price of metal dysprosium is 3.8 million yuan / ton. The domestic light rare earth market price continues to rise, and the recent procurement is general. The dysprosium series price in the domestic heavy rare earth market rises, while the terbium series price is temporarily stable, and the downstream purchase is mainly on demand. Myanmar prohibits export, and it is expected that the domestic rare earth market price will continue to rise in the later period.

Trade name: acetic acid

Latest price (January 12): 6010 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: the trend of acetic acid market continues to decline today, and the price is 0.33% lower than that of the previous working day. The domestic market is weak. At present, the domestic acetic acid enterprises are operating on the high side, the supply of goods in the market is sufficient, the downstream market is mainly for purchasing, the demand is weak, the enterprises compete for shipping, the market is weak and downward, and the field operators are bearish about the future market mentality.

Future forecast: the short-term acetic acid market continues to be weak and wait-and-see, with specific attention to the market supply.

Trade name: TDI

Latest price (January 11): 17475.00 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: today, the average price of TDI market in East China increased by 1.90% compared with yesterday. The domestic TDI market continued to be strong. The spot filling in the market was slow, the supply of goods was tight, the traders in the field were reluctant to sell goods, the offer was raised again, the supply of low-price goods was difficult to find, the purchase enthusiasm in the downstream was reduced compared with that in the past, mainly in need of purchase, and the atmosphere in the field was cautious. The quotation of the distribution market in East China closely follows the rise of the market. The quotation of domestic goods is about 17200-17500 yuan / ton, and that of Shanghai goods is about 17500-17700 yuan / ton.

Future forecast: the short-term TDI market is relatively strong, and we will pay attention to the market supply and downstream follow-up.

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.