建信期货MEG日报-20250819

Report Information - Report Title: MEG Daily Report [1] - Date: August 19, 2025 [2] - Research Team: Energy and Chemical Research Team [4] Market Review and Operation Suggestions - On the 18th, the main contract 2509 of ethylene glycol futures opened at 4383, with a high of 4383, a low of 4340, a settlement price of 4353, and a closing price of 4346, down 28 from the previous trading day's settlement price. The total volume was 91,926 lots, and the open interest was 128,989 lots [7]. - The current supply - demand structure is weak, and there is insufficient incremental support from the macro - level. It is expected that ethylene glycol may maintain a weak trend in the short term [7]. Industry News - Traders were cautious ahead of the meeting between Trump and Putin to end the Russia - Ukraine conflict, and crude oil futures gave up most of the previous day's gains. On Friday (August 15), the settlement price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for September 2025 on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $62.80 per barrel, down $1.16 or 1.81% from the previous trading day, with a trading range of $62.68 - $64.15. The settlement price of Brent crude oil futures for October 2025 on the London Intercontinental Exchange was $65.85 per barrel, down $0.99 or 1.48% from the previous trading day, with a trading range of $65.73 - $67.06 [8]. - The spot negotiation price of the Zhangjiagang ethylene glycol market this week was 4436 - 4437 yuan/ton, down 21 yuan/ton from the previous working day. The negotiation price for late August was 4436 - 4437 yuan/ton, and for late September was 4433 - 4435 yuan/ton. This week, the spot basis was at a premium of 90 - 91 yuan/ton over EG2509, the basis for late August cargo was at a premium of 90 - 91 yuan/ton over EG2509, and the basis for late September was at a premium of 87 - 89 yuan/ton over EG2509 [8]. - The prices of short - fiber factories were relatively stable, while the prices of traders increased slightly. Due to cost push, downstream demand was weak, and the on - site trading volume was scarce. The mainstream sales - to - production ratio of factories was 40.41% [8]. Data Overview - The report presents various data charts including MEG futures prices, futures - spot price differences, international crude oil futures main contract closing prices, raw material price indices (ethylene), PTA - MEG price differences, MEG prices, MEG downstream product prices, and MEG downstream product inventories, with data sources from Wind and the Research and Development Department of CCB Futures [13][14][15]