LPG早报-20251014

Report Overview - The report is an LPG morning report released by the Energy and Chemicals Team of the Research Center on October 14, 2025, providing daily and weekly data on LPG market [1]. Key Data and Changes Price Changes - On October 14, 2025, compared with the previous day, the prices of civil LPG in different regions showed mixed trends: in East China, it was 4386 (+2); in Shandong, it was 4450 (+0); in South China, it was 4560 (-30). The price of ether - post - carbon four was 4480 (-110) [1]. - The lowest delivery location was East China, with the latest basis at 265, and the spread between November and December was 136 (+29) [1]. - FEI and CP dropped significantly, with the latest prices at 470 and 452 US dollars per ton respectively [1]. PG Market Changes - The PG futures price dropped significantly. The cheapest deliverable was East China civil LPG at 4384 (+21); Shandong was 4450 (-100); South China was 4570 (-70). The basis was 314 (+188), and the spread between November and December was 78 (+0) [1]. - The warehouse receipts were cancelled to zero in September. The official price of CP in October opened low at 495/475, the lowest in two years, 40 - 60 US dollars lower than expected [1]. - The FEI monthly spread was -15 US dollars (-8.5), and the CP monthly spread was -8.75 US dollars (+0.25) [1]. - The internal - external price difference: PG - CP reached 108 (+3); PG - FEI reached 101 (+13). FEI - CP was 7.5 (-10). The US - Asia arbitrage window was closed [1]. - AFEI was at a discount of -18.75, and the South China CIF discount was 52. Freight rates dropped significantly, with the US Gulf - Japan at 126 (-5) and the Middle East - Far East at 63 (-5.5). The FEI - MOPJ spread widened significantly to -83 (-28) [1]. PDH Profit - The spot profit of PDH to produce propylene changed little; the profit of producing PP rebounded from a low level. The PDH operating rate was 70.88% (-1.64 pct), with Haiwei, Li Huayi Weiyuan, and Tianjin Bohua shut down, and Zhongjing expected to resume next week [1]. Core View - The LPG market shows that inventory pressure is small, supply is abundant, chemical demand provides strong support, and combustion demand is gradually picking up. With the current high PG basis, low FEI and CP valuations, and the expiration of the China - US tariff truce agreement on November 10, the improvement of PDH profit may lead to an increase in the demand for CP cargo purchases. It is advisable to pay attention to narrowing the PDH profit, but be aware of the risk of the low - opening of the official CP price at the end of the month [1]