LPG早报-20250529

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core View of the Report - The fundamentals of the LPG market are expected to be weak overall, with expected supply growth, increased chemical demand, and weak combustion demand [1] 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Price Changes - On Wednesday, for civil gas, prices in Shandong increased by 20 to 4490, in East China decreased by 9 to 4517, and in South China decreased by 20 to 4800; ether - post carbon four remained stable at 4740; the cheapest deliverable was Shandong civil gas at 4490 [1] - The CP import cost increased, PP remained flat, and PP production profit decreased. The PG futures market was strong, the basis of the 06 contract slightly strengthened to 413, the 06 - 07 monthly spread increased by 27 to 95, and the 07 - 09 monthly spread increased by 16 to 159 [1] - The price of civil gas decreased significantly, ether - post carbon four rebounded, and the cheapest deliverable was Shandong civil gas at 4480. The PG futures market declined due to weak spot prices. The basis of the 06 contract was 385 (+139), the 06 - 07 monthly spread was 54 (-27), and the 07 - 08 monthly spread was 61 (-15) [1] - In the external market, FEI and MB decreased, CP increased, and the oil - gas ratio fluctuated; the internal - external price difference decreased significantly, and FEI - MOPJ decreased slightly; the freight rates from the US Gulf to Japan and from the Middle East to the Far East decreased [1] 3.2 Supply and Demand - Supply: The arrival of goods decreased significantly, exports were sluggish, and overall port inventories decreased; factory inventories were basically flat. The commodity volume increased slightly and is expected to continue to increase, and the expected arrival of goods is also expected to increase [1] - Demand: 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; the alkylation operating rate and commodity volume remained flat, profitability declined significantly to - 40.5 (-308), and the operating rate is expected to increase slightly next week; the MTBE price generally decreased by 50 - 150 yuan/ton, MTBE production was basically flat, the profits of gas - fractionation etherification and isomerization etherification declined. The expected MTBE supply will fluctuate slightly, and gasoline demand is difficult to increase, so the price may not fluctuate much. With rising temperatures, combustion demand is expected to decline [1]