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Report Summary 1. Investment Rating The report does not mention the industry investment rating. 2. Core Views - LPG: The supply - demand situation lacks significant improvement. Domestic LPG prices are trending upward due to cost support from international prices and limited supply supplements. In the short - term, civil demand remains seasonally weak, and the overall chemical end - use demand is expected to have limited improvement. Attention should be paid to the change of import costs and PDH device dynamics [3]. - Propylene: The domestic propylene market price is trending upward, driven by supply - demand changes. In the short - term, price support remains, but there is a possibility of a decline from high levels due to the pressure on downstream profits and the expected return of major supply - releasing devices in mid - to early September [5]. 3. Section Summaries LPG Part - Price & Spread - Domestic LPG market prices have generally increased. For example, the price of Shandong civil LPG increased by 30 yuan/ton week - on - week, and the price of Shandong ether - post LPG increased by 80 yuan/ton week - on - week [8][15]. - The congestion in the Panama Canal has eased, and the freight from the US to the Far East has slightly decreased from its high level [16]. - Supply - The total domestic LPG commercial volume is 54.8 tons, a 3.0% increase week - on - week. The commercial volume of civil gas is 21.5 tons (+1.0%), and the commercial volume of ether - post C4 is 17.5 tons (+0.2%) [3][70]. - The LPG shipments from the US and the Middle East to China have decreased, while the Canadian shipments are relatively stable. The number of international ship arrivals in China has increased by 2.7 tons week - on - week, mainly in East China [3]. - Demand & Inventory - In terms of chemical demand, the PDH operating rate decreased by 2.6% to 73.0% this week, and the MTBE operating rate remained unchanged from last week [3][84]. - Civil gas inventories have slightly decreased, while ether - post C4 inventories have increased. The LPG terminal inventory in South China (excluding Fujian) has increased, while the inventories in other regions have decreased [95][105]. Propylene Part - Price & Spread - The operating rates of some propylene production and consumption devices have changed. For example, the operating rate of domestic PDH decreased by 2.6%, and the operating rates of some downstream devices such as Jingbo's PP and Shandong Hongxin's acrylic acid have changed [4][116]. - Propylene prices are trending upward. The prices of domestic propylene in Shandong, East China, and other regions have increased to varying degrees week - on - week [5][131]. - Balance Sheet - In the national propylene balance sheet, the supply and demand situation shows certain monthly changes. In August 2025, the total propylene production was 528 tons, and the total demand was 535 tons, with a balance of 13 tons [137][142].