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对二甲苯:中期仍偏弱,PTA:检修增加,加工费修复,中期仍偏弱,MEG:1-5月差反套
Guo Tai Jun An Qi Huo·2025-09-19 02:09

Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant information provided Core Views - PX is expected to remain weak in the medium term due to low profits and increased maintenance in downstream PTA, leading to a marginal easing of PX supply [1][11] - PTA's short - term processing fee for 01/05 contracts may rebound, but the unilateral trend remains weak. With limited room for polyester load increase and expected weakening demand in Q4, the medium - term trend may be weak after the end - September restocking [1][11] - MEG's valuation has recovered in the short term, but the medium - term unilateral trend may still be weak. A 1 - 5 spread reverse arbitrage is recommended. Supply pressure will gradually emerge, and demand is expected to weaken in Q4 [1][12] Summary by Related Catalogs Futures Market - Yesterday's closing prices of PX, PTA, MEG, PF, and SC were 6684, 4666, 4268, 6344, and 491.8 respectively, with fluctuations of - 1.30%, - 0.98%, - 0.67%, - 0.91%, and - 1.50% [2] - The price differences between different contract months of PX, PTA, MEG, PF, and SC all showed declines compared to the previous day [2] Spot Market - Yesterday's PX CFR China price was 826.67 dollars/ton, down 9 dollars from the previous day; PTA's East China price was 4626 yuan/ton, up 6 yuan; MEG's spot price was 4362 yuan/ton, down 11 yuan [2] - PX - naphtha spread was 232.83 dollars/ton, down 1.5 dollars; PTA processing fee was 107.46 yuan/ton, down 16.52 yuan; short - fiber processing fee was 239.06 yuan/ton, up 2.85 yuan; bottle - chip processing fee was 82.22 yuan/ton, up 27.77 yuan; MOPJ naphtha - Dubai crude oil spread remained unchanged at - 6.01 dollars [2] Fundamental Data PX - Today's PX price dropped to 827 dollars/ton, down 9 dollars from yesterday. A 70 - ton PX unit in the Northeast is under maintenance for about 45 days, and two 70 - ton PX units in the East are expected to postpone maintenance to next year [4] PTA - As of Thursday, PTA load was 76.8%, and the operating rate was around 82.7%. Today's PTA spot price rose to 4630 yuan/ton [4] MEG - Today's MEG spot average price was 4362 yuan/ton. A 30 - ton/year synthetic - gas - based MEG unit in Inner Mongolia plans to shut down for 20 - 30 days starting October 10. A 60 - ton/year synthetic - gas - based MEG unit in Xinjiang is restarting. As of September 18, the overall operating load of MEG in the Chinese mainland was 74.93% (up 0.02% from the previous period), and the operating load of synthetic - gas - based MEG was 79.38% (up 2.69% from the previous period) [5] Polyester - The operating load of domestic polyester industrial yarn plants remained stable at around 75%. As of Thursday, the polyester load in the Chinese mainland was around 91.4%. The sales of polyester yarn in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were weak, with an average sales rate of 4 - 5%. The sales of direct - spun polyester staple fiber were average, with an average sales rate of 60% [6] Terminal Market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang - The comprehensive operating rates of texturing, weaving, and dyeing in Jiangsu and Zhejiang remained at 78%, 66%, and 72% respectively [7] - Downstream raw material inventory decreased. Some factories made rigid - demand purchases, some stocked up until late September or early October, and a few until late October [8] - New orders and shipments in the weaving sector were weak, and high inventory pressured fabric prices. Conventional fabric varieties still had nominal cash - flow losses [9] Trend Intensity - The trend intensities of PX, PTA, and MEG are all 0, indicating a neutral trend [10]