Since entering 2018, the overall market of PVC raw materials has remained high, even if there is an occasional drop, it will also be accompanied by the wind-blown market, and from time to time to leap a high, warped, and reoccupy the high ground. As the saying goes, there is no love or hate without a reason, and the price increase market is not empty. 18 years has entered the second quarter, more induced price increase factors are coming to the face, raging. These factors are irresistible international environment, there must be the implementation of national policy, with the times the direction of environmental protection, there is a routine enterprise phase overhaul maintenance, there are accidents, man-made speculation ...... a variety of factors intersected together, so that the chemical industry companies are careful, struggling to have to raise prices to synthesize the cost of the Rising, tight supply.
Next, we will explain in detail the factors contributing to the increase in prices of PVC raw materials, but also expect the next market trend.
1 anti-dumping trade war, imported raw materials into the Chinese market is difficult, chemical giants have raised prices
Since the start of the U.S.-China trade war, chemical giants have issued price increases, such as BASF, Clariant, Huntsman, etc., a wide range of products, involving carbon black, pigments, additives, plasticizers, etc. ACR raw material bismuth by anti-dumping, imported raw materials are difficult to enter the market, resulting in bismuth and ACR prices have soared, a single day of price hikes of 2,000 yuan / ton has become a common occurrence.
2 Syrian war, the tense international situation has given rise to the chemical raw materials prices jumped high
In recent times, the Syrian issue has touched the nerves of the entire market. With the increasing possibility of the United States, the United Kingdom and other Western countries to take military action in Syria, it has aggravated the concern about the disruption of the global oil supply chain. It is understood that crude oil in the last five trading days are all rising, especially since the oil price breakthrough in the former high of 66.76 U.S. dollars position, the rising trend of crude oil is still strong, as of last Friday (April 13) plate refreshed 67.76 U.S. dollars / barrel yet another new high, the rising trend as rainbow. Considering that crude oil is chemical raw materials PTA, propylene, propane, benzene, toluene, xylene and other chemical raw materials of the upstream products, industry insiders say, it is expected that the continued fermentation of the war in Syria, or will cause the chemical raw materials related industry chain products jumped significantly.
3 The general trend of energy saving and emission reduction has been set, and waves of environmental protection inspections are coming in full swing
From 2016 to the present, the environmental protection policy has become more and more stringent, such as the whitening agent raw powder manufacturers, affected by environmental protection inspections, is always in the stage of phased shutdown, serious oversupply, April 18, Henan Ruichter Chemical Co. Ltd. announced that the price of OB pure powder up to 500,000 yuan / ton, KCB up to 500,000 yuan / ton, the follow-up is expected to have an upward adjustment.
4 various international summits are being launched, the production enterprises have to make way for capacity constraints, the price is bound to rise
June 9 held in Qingdao, "SCO Summit", has issued a notice from May 1 to start all to Qingdao courier, logistics, customs are prohibited into Qingdao, has continued to the end of June. Some large fertilizer manufacturers in April has received a shutdown notice, began to shut down production, a large number of ACR, CPE, PE wax companies concentrated in Shandong Province, it is estimated that will be affected to a certain extent, it is expected that a large number of customers will be stocked in May, when the price is still higher.
5 accidents, rectification of serious, production restrictions and production stoppages, directly leading to price increases
2-4 months of chemical accidents, chemical enterprises on fire, explosions occur from time to time, once the accident, the entire industry may face shuffling, rectification, once production restrictions and production stoppages, and will drive prices up.
6 April environmental protection tax began to be collected, helping costs rise
On January 1, 2018, the environmental protection tax was formally implemented, and according to the provisions of the tax law, the environmental protection tax is declared on a quarterly basis, which means that on April 1, the environmental protection tax ushered in the first tax period. I learned that lead salt stabilizer manufacturers, CPE manufacturers are in the scope of the levy, all the production enterprises that emit wastewater and waste gas are in the scope of the levy, and the tax burden will inevitably be paid for through price increases.
7 stage of the enterprise overhaul maintenance conduction price stage of upward adjustment
April and May, bimethyl ester overhaul too many manufacturers, the entire industry supply tension, exacerbated by price increases; this month, PVC resin manufacturers ushered in a collective overhaul of the season, but also drove up resin prices; some time ago, phthalic anhydride and octanol manufacturers shut down, but also led to the price of DOP and other plasticizers upward, can be said to be involved in one hair moves the whole body.
8 industry speculation from time to time, expectations are good, buy up not buy down
Merchants in the price rise, inevitably hope to maintain the situation of price increases, more money, a good market to grasp the article, to promote the price to maintain a high level; downstream treatment of high prices can not help, buy up!
