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甲醇周报:地缘紧张缓解后,甲醇回归基本面-20250630
Hua Long Qi Huo·2025-06-30 12:48
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core View of the Report - After the geopolitical tensions eased, methanol returned to its fundamentals and is likely to remain weak in the short - term. It is recommended to wait and see for now [10][34] 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Methanol Trend Review - Last week, affected by the easing of the conflict between Iran and Israel, methanol futures dropped significantly. By Friday afternoon's close, the weighted methanol futures closed at 2399 yuan/ton, a 4.99% decrease from the previous week. In the spot market, port methanol prices mostly rose, with prices in Jiangsu ranging from 2610 - 2820 yuan/ton and in Guangdong from 2440 - 2650 yuan/ton. The inland methanol market continued to rise, with the price in Ordos North Line in the main production area ranging from 1990 - 2033 yuan/ton and the receiving price in Dongying from 2265 - 2315 yuan/ton [12] 3.2 Methanol Fundamental Analysis - Production: Last week, China's methanol output increased to 2,057,636 tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 91.31%, a 3.00% increase. Some companies had new overhauls, but the overall recovery volume was greater than the loss volume due to some large - scale plants operating at full capacity [13][15] - Downstream Demand: As of June 26, the average weekly operating rate of MTO plants in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions was 80.13%, a 3.40 - percentage - point decrease from the previous week. The capacity utilization rates of dimethyl ether, glacial acetic acid, and chlorides increased, while those of formaldehyde decreased slightly [16][18] - Inventory: As of June 25, the inventory of Chinese methanol sample production enterprises was 341,600 tons, a 7.02% decrease from the previous period, and the order backlog was 240,700 tons, a 12.08% decrease. The port sample inventory was 670,500 tons, a 14.34% increase [20][23] - Profit: Last week, the average weekly profit of domestic methanol samples showed different trends. Coal - based methanol profits generally narrowed, while the economics of coke - oven gas - based and natural - gas - based methanol improved [24] 3.3 Methanol Trend Outlook - Supply: This week, methanol plant overhauls are more than restarts. It is expected that China's methanol output will be about 2.0052 million tons, with a capacity utilization rate of about 88.98%, a decrease from last week [30] - Downstream Demand: The olefin industry's operating rate is expected to continue to decline. The capacity utilization rate of dimethyl ether is expected to remain flat, that of glacial acetic acid is expected to increase, and those of formaldehyde and chlorides are expected to decrease [31][34] - Inventory: The inventory of Chinese methanol sample production enterprises is expected to be 354,900 tons, a slight increase from last week. Port inventory is expected to decline as the import apparent demand may remain weak [34]