Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints - The fundamentals of the LPG market are generally weak, with expected supply growth, increased chemical demand, and weak combustion demand [1] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalog Market Price Changes - On Friday, for civil gas, prices in Shandong decreased by 30 to 4460, in East China by 30 to 4493, and in South China by 20 to 4820; for imported gas, prices in East China decreased by 26 to 4953 and in South China by 20 to 4940; the price of ether - post - carbon four remained stable at 4740, and the lowest price was Shandong civil gas at 4460 [1] - The PG futures market was weak, the basis of the 06 contract strengthened to 385, the 06 - 07 monthly spread remained flat at 54, and the 07 - 09 monthly spread slightly strengthened to 127; the US to Far - East arbitrage window was closed [1] - Civil gas prices dropped significantly, ether - post - carbon four prices rebounded, and the cheapest deliverable was Shandong civil gas at 4480; the PG futures market declined due to weak spot prices. The 06 contract basis was 385 (+139), the 06 - 07 monthly spread was 54 (-27), and the 07 - 08 monthly spread was 61 (-15) [1] External Market Conditions - FEI and MB prices fell, CP prices rose, and the oil - gas ratio fluctuated; the internal - external price difference decreased significantly, and FEI - MOPJ decreased slightly; freight rates from the US Gulf to Japan and from the Middle East to the Far East declined [1] Fundamentals - Port arrivals decreased significantly, exports were sluggish, and overall port inventories decreased; factory inventories were basically flat [1] - In terms of supply, the commercial volume increased slightly and is expected to continue to increase; at the same time, expected arrivals are expected to increase [1] Demand Conditions - The PDH operating rate rebounded to 61.15% (+3.17pct), production margins declined, and the PDH operating rate is expected to continue to rise next week [1] - The alkylation operating rate and commercial volume remained flat, profitability dropped significantly to - 40.5 (-308), and the operating rate is expected to rise slightly next week [1] - MTBE prices generally fell by 50 - 150 yuan/ton, MTBE production was basically flat, and the profits of gas - fractionation etherification and isomerization etherification declined. It is expected that MTBE supply will fluctuate slightly, gasoline demand will be difficult to improve, and prices may not fluctuate much [1] - As the temperature rises, combustion demand is expected to decline [1]
LPG早报-20250526
Yong An Qi Huo·2025-05-26 03:33