甲醇日报：港口现货基差快速走强-20250627

Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment strategy for the methanol industry is neutral [4] Core Viewpoints - The geopolitical conflict between Iran and Israel has eased, and the market is starting to price in the expectation of Iranian plant restart. Attention should be paid to the progress of Iranian plant restart. In reality, port inventories have increased this week, but the absolute level is still low. Against the backdrop of low inventories in Taicang, the paper cargo delivery location, short - covering before the paper cargo delivery in late June has led to a rapid strengthening of port basis and a deeper discount in the futures market. Regarding MTO, some MTO plants had maintenance intentions earlier, and attention should be paid to the implementation progress in July. In the inland region, the coal - based methanol production rate remains high, but the inland plant inventories have decreased, indicating certain resilience in inland demand. The regional price difference between the port and the inland has declined from its high level and is expected to compress further [3] Summary by Directory 1. Methanol Basis & Inter - term Structure - Multiple charts show the basis of methanol in different regions (Taicang, Lunan, Inner Mongolia North Line, Henan, Hebei, Guangdong) relative to the main futures contract, and the price differences between different methanol futures contracts (01 - 05, 05 - 09, 09 - 01) [7][11][22] 2. Methanol Production Profit, MTO Profit, and Import Profit - Charts display the production profit of coal - based methanol in Inner Mongolia, the profit of MTO in East China (PP&EG type), the import price difference between Taicang methanol and CFR China, and the price differences between CFR Southeast Asia - CFR China, FOB US Gulf - CFR China, FOB Rotterdam - CFR China [26][27][31] 3. Methanol Production and Inventory - Charts present the total port inventory of methanol, the MTO/P operating rate (including integrated plants), the sample inventory of inland plants, and the operating rate of methanol production in China (including integrated plants) [33][34][36] 4. Regional Price Differences - Charts show the price differences between regions such as Lubei - Northwest - 280, East China - Inner Mongolia - 550, Taicang - Lunan - 250, Lunan - Taicang - 100, Guangdong - East China - 180, and East China - Sichuan - Chongqing - 200 [38][47][49] 5. Traditional Downstream Profits - Charts illustrate the production gross margins of Shandong formaldehyde, Jiangsu acetic acid, Shandong MTBE isomerization etherification, and Henan dimethyl ether [53][59]