LPG早报-20250811

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core View of the Report - The overall LPG market is expected to fluctuate as the basis is strong, the futures valuation is low, and there is no fundamental driver [1] Summary by Relevant Catalog 1. Price Data - From August 4 - 8, 2025, the prices of South China LPG remained mostly stable at 4380 - 4390, East China liquefied gas slightly decreased from 4387 to 4403, and Shandong LPG remained at 4520 - 4530. Propane CFR South China increased from 540 to 555, propane CIF Japan fluctuated, MB propane fluctuated around 66 - 69, and CP forecast contract price increased from 521 to 522. Shandong ether - post carbon four increased from 4860 to 4910, and Shandong alkylation oil remained at 7830 - 7900. The paper import profit decreased from - 79 to - 207, and the main basis increased from 494 to 606. The daily change on August 8 showed that South China LPG was unchanged, East China liquefied gas decreased by 3, propane CFR South China increased by 5, MB propane increased by 1, CP forecast contract price increased by 4, Shandong ether - post carbon four increased by 50, and the paper import profit decreased by 39, and the main basis increased by 49 [1] 2. Market Conditions - On Friday, the cheapest deliverable was South China civil LPG at 4380. FEI decreased, CP increased. PP slightly decreased, the production profit of PP made from FEI improved, while the profit from CP slightly deteriorated, but the production cost of CP was lower than FEI. The PG futures weakened, and the monthly spread continued to weaken with the latest 09 - 10 at - 478 (- 10). The US - Far East arbitrage window opened [1] - The spot price center moved down, the cheapest deliverable was South China civil LPG at 4380. The PG futures trended weakly. The basis strengthened to 606 (+ 161). The inter - monthly reverse spread continued to strengthen with the 9 - 10 monthly spread at - 478 (- 39). The number of registered warehouse receipts was 10179 lots (+ 420), with 35 lots decreased in Qingdao Yunda and 455 lots increased in Wuchan Zhongda. The international market fundamentals were loose, FEI and CP fluctuated, and MB weakened. The North Asian - Middle Eastern oil - gas price ratio decreased, and the North American oil - gas price ratio slightly increased. The internal - external price difference decreased significantly, with PG - CP at 9.3 (- 21) and PG - FEI at - 2.5 (- 16). The US - Asia arbitrage window opened. The freight from the US Gulf to Japan was 148 (+ 16) and from the Middle East to the Far East was 85 (+ 11). The waiting time for VLGCs at the Panama Canal increased, possibly due to the peak of container ship arrivals from the previous Sino - US tariff rush shipments, but it is expected to decrease next [1] 3. Weekly View - The naphtha crack spread strengthened. The spot profit of PDH weakened, while the paper profit continued to improve. The production gross profit of alkylation oil decreased. The gross profit of MTBE gas separation and etherification slightly increased, and the gross profit of isomerization etherification slightly decreased. Fundamentally, the unloading volume increased, the port inventory increased, the factory inventory decreased by 0.51%, and the commercial volume increased by 0.57%. The PDH operating rate was 73.84% (+ 1.21pct), with Tianjin Bohua resuming operation, Jiangsu Ruiheng restarting, but Binhua shutting down due to a fault for an expected 20 days. Wanda Tianhong is expected to restart next week [1]