LPG早报-20250512

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided Group 2: Core View of the Report - The fundamentals of the LPG market are weak, and the short - term futures market is expected to fluctuate weakly [1] Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalog Price and Market Conditions - On Friday, for civil LPG, prices in Shandong remained stable at 4780, in East China at 4938, and in South China dropped 50 to 5130; for imported LPG, prices in East China decreased 7 to 5136, and in South China decreased 60 to 5140; the price of ether - post carbon four rose 10 to 4810. The lowest price was Shandong civil LPG at 4780. The PG futures market fluctuated weakly, with the basis of the 06 contract at 433 and the 06 - 07 spread at 104. The US - to - Far - East arbitrage window was closed [1] - Last week, the domestic civil LPG market was weak. Prices in South China rose and then fell; those in East China and Shandong fluctuated weakly; the center of ether - post carbon four prices moved down significantly; the price of the cheapest deliverable (Shandong LPG) was 4800 yuan/ton. The futures market center moved down slightly; the 06 basis fluctuated; the 06 - 07 spread strengthened [1] Supply and Demand - The LPG commodity volume was 48.55 tons (-1.06%), and the external supply is expected to be stable in the next three weeks. The PDH operating rate decreased to 59.59% (-2.76%) due to high import costs and poor downstream demand. The alkylation operating rate remained flat, and production margins turned profitable, with a small expected increase in operating rate. MTBE production decreased, and the profits of gas - fractionation etherification and isomerization etherification were poor [1] External Market - CP and FEI prices rose slightly, while MB prices remained flat. The internal - external price spread fluctuated, with a slight increase in FEI - MB, and little change in FEI - CP and CP - MB. Freight rates from the US Gulf to Japan and from the Middle East to the Far East rose slightly. US C3 inventories were basically flat, exports increased, and the US - to - Far - East arbitrage window was closed. OPEC+ reduced the production cut, and PG supply is expected to increase. CP official prices are expected to fall, and the propane - butane spread is expected to widen [1]