瑞达期货塑料产业日报-20250520

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - L2509 oscillated weakly and closed at 7,222 yuan/ton. On the supply side, last week's output decreased by 5.41% month-on-month to 610,000 tons, and the capacity utilization rate decreased by 4.55% month-on-month to 79.52%. On the demand side, the average operating rate of downstream products last week increased by 0.57% month-on-month. In terms of inventory, the production enterprise inventory decreased by 8.27% month-on-month to 527,800 tons, and the social inventory decreased by 1.15% month-on-month to 610,600 tons. In May, the PE industry had centralized maintenance. This week, the Zhejiang Petrochemical and Zhenhai Refining & Chemical plants were shut down, while the Maoming Petrochemical and Yanchang Zhongmei plants restarted, with production and capacity utilization expected to decline slightly. The downstream shed film and mulch film were in the off - season; packaging film orders increased significantly due to tariff reduction; PE pipe demand was mainly for terminal rigid needs. In terms of cost, the stalemate in the US - Iran nuclear negotiations offset the negative impact of Moody's downgrading of the US sovereign credit rating, and international oil prices rose slightly. In the short term, L2509 is expected to oscillate, with support around 7,160 yuan/ton and resistance around 7,340 yuan/ton [2] Summary by Directory Futures Market - The closing price of the main futures contract for polyethylene was 7,222 yuan/ton, down 16 yuan; the closing price of the January contract was 7,155 yuan/ton, down 17 yuan; the closing price of the May contract was 7,135 yuan/ton, down 195 yuan; the closing price of the September contract was 7,222 yuan/ton, down 16 yuan. The trading volume was 314,792 lots, down 6,743 lots; the open interest was 511,907 lots, down 2,179 lots. The spread between the January and May contracts was 20 yuan, up 178 yuan. The long position of the top 20 futures holders was 375,228 lots, down 5,551 lots; the short position was 417,811 lots, down 7,821 lots; the net long position was - 42,583 lots, up 2,270 lots [2] 现货市场 - The average price of LLDPE (7042) in North China was 7,413.91 yuan/ton, down 20.87 yuan; in East China, it was 7,553.41 yuan/ton, down 20 yuan. The basis was 191.91 yuan, down 4.87 yuan [2] Upstream Situation - The FOB mid - price of naphtha in Singapore was 61.55 US dollars/barrel, down 0.02 US dollars; the CFR mid - price of naphtha in Japan was 569.38 US dollars/ton, up 4 US dollars. The CFR mid - price of ethylene in Southeast Asia was 871 US dollars/ton, unchanged; in Northeast Asia, it was 781 US dollars/ton, unchanged [2] 产业情况 - The national operating rate of PE in petrochemical plants was 79.52%, down 4.55 percentage points [2] 下游情况 - The operating rate of polyethylene (PE) packaging film was 48.7%, up 1.11 percentage points; the operating rate of PE pipes was 32.17%, unchanged; the operating rate of PE agricultural film was 16.68%, down 2.76 percentage points [2] Option Market - The 20 - day historical volatility of polyethylene was 14.81%, up 0.04 percentage points; the 40 - day historical volatility was 18.57%, unchanged. The implied volatility of at - the - money put options was 13.04%, down 0.38 percentage points; the implied volatility of at - the - money call options was 13.05%, down 0.34 percentage points [2] Industry News - From May 9th to 15th, China's polyethylene production was 610,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 5.41%; the capacity utilization rate was 79.52%, a decrease of 4.55 percentage points from the previous period. The average operating rate of downstream polyethylene products from May 9th to 15th increased by 0.57% compared with the previous period. As of May 16th, the inventory of polyethylene social sample warehouses was 610,600 tons, a decrease of 1.15% from the previous period; as of May 14th, the inventory of Chinese polyethylene production enterprise samples was 527,800 tons, a decrease of 8.27% from the previous period [2]