甲醇日评20251010：高库存压制现货价格-20251010

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - The report does not provide an industry investment rating [1] Group 2: Report's Core View - The high inventory suppresses the spot price of methanol. In the short - term, the methanol price may be weakly volatile. The recommended trading strategy is to wait and see [1] Group 3: Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 1. Methanol Futures and Spot Prices - MA01 decreased from 2328.00 yuan/ton on September 30, 2025, to 2290.00 yuan/ton on October 9, 2025, a decrease of 1.63%. MA05 decreased from 2362.00 yuan/ton to 2346.00 yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.68%. MA09 decreased from 2329.00 yuan/ton to 2320.00 yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.39% [1] - Among spot prices, prices in most regions decreased, except for Hubei which increased by 1.28% from 2340.00 yuan/ton to 2370.00 yuan/ton [1] 2. Methanol Basis and Related Prices - The basis of Taicang spot - MA increased from - 90.50 yuan/ton to - 80.00 yuan/ton [1] - Coal and natural gas prices were relatively stable, with slight decreases in some coal prices and no change in industrial natural gas prices [1] 3. Methanol Profit Situation - Coal - made methanol profit decreased from 334.80 yuan/ton to 324.80 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2.99%. Natural gas - made methanol profit remained unchanged at - 422.00 yuan/ton [1] - MTO profit in the Northwest decreased by 55.86% from - 58.00 yuan/ton to - 90.40 yuan/ton, and in the East by 0.76% from - 590.07 yuan/ton to - 594.57 yuan/ton [1] - Among downstream products, the profit of acetic acid increased by 0.96%, MTBE by 4.94%, formaldehyde by 1.83%, and dimethyl ether by 4.29% [1] 4. Important Information - Domestic futures: The main methanol contract MA2601 fell, opening at 2321 yuan/ton, closing at 2290 yuan/ton, down 50 yuan/ton, with trading volume of 545,698 lots and open interest of 999,972 lots, showing increased volume and open interest [1] - Foreign information: In a Middle - Eastern country, two methanol plants with a total capacity of 3.3 million tons restarted. Currently, all plants are operating, with only a few at low loads. The daily output is gradually increasing. The overall loading volume is around 243,000 tons, a decrease compared to the same period last month [1] 5. Market Logic and Strategy - Market logic: During the holiday, the methanol spot price dropped. High imports and blocked freight during the holiday led to high port inventory and supply pressure. The downstream's short - term restocking power was insufficient before the holiday, and the traditional downstream peak season is ending. The supply side's drive should be focused on in the fourth quarter [1] - Trading strategy: Wait and see [1]