Ruida Futures(SZ:002961) Rui Da Qi Huo·2025-10-30 03:09Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - BZ2603 showed a slight fluctuation, closing at 5,526 yuan/ton. Last week, the operating load of petroleum benzene decreased while the operating rate of hydrobenzene increased, resulting in an overall decline in domestic pure benzene production. The operating rates of downstream industries mostly decreased, with the weighted operating rate of pure benzene downstream industries declining on a week-on-week basis. Inventory was reduced to a neutral level. The profit of petroleum benzene changed little and was at a low valuation level due to weak supply and demand. This week, petroleum benzene plants are expected to operate with a slight reduction in load, but with the increase in the load of hydrobenzene and the arrival of imported resources, the domestic supply of pure benzene is still expected to be at a relatively high level. Terminal demand is weak, and downstream plants are expected to mainly reduce their operating rates. The recent new capacity launch in the downstream is difficult to offset the negative impact of the reduction in the load of existing plants. In terms of cost, the market expects a slight increase in production by OPEC+ in December, and combined with the weak demand side of crude oil, international oil prices are under pressure. In the short term, BZ2603 is expected to show a fluctuating trend, and technically, attention should be paid to the previous low support around 5,440 and the previous high pressure around 5,640 [2]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Futures Market - The closing price of the main contract of pure benzene was 5,526 yuan/ton, up 31 yuan; the settlement price was 5,501 yuan/ton, down 28 yuan. The trading volume was 6,746 lots, up 1,863 lots; the open interest was down 65 lots. The mainstream price in the East China market was 5,450 yuan/ton, unchanged; in the North China market, it was 5,495 yuan/ton, up 495 yuan [2]. Spot Market - The mainstream price of pure benzene in the South China market was 5,435 - 5,450 yuan/ton, unchanged; in the Northeast region, it was 5,130 - 5,170 yuan/ton, down 21 - 100 yuan. The mainstream price of hydrobenzene in Jiangsu was 5,325 yuan/ton, down 25 yuan; in Shanxi, it was 5,105 yuan/ton. The FOB mid - price of pure benzene in South Korea was 660 US dollars/ton, down 11 US dollars; the CFR mid - price of pure benzene in China was 675.84 US dollars/ton, down 11.13 US dollars [2]. Upstream Situation - The spot price of Brent DTD crude oil was 64.5 US dollars/barrel, down 1.96 US dollars. The CFR mid - price of naphtha in Japan was 568.63 US dollars/ton, down 9 US dollars. The capacity utilization rate of pure benzene was 78.14%, up 0.13 percentage points; the weekly output was 42.61 tons, down 1.19 tons [2]. Industry Situation - The port inventory of pure benzene was 9.9 tons, up 0.9 tons. The production cost of pure benzene was 5,327.8 yuan/ton, down 118.2 yuan; the production profit was 737 yuan/ton, up 76 yuan [2]. Downstream Situation - The total operating rate of styrene was 69.25%, down 2.63 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate of caprolactam was 95.72%, up 6.41 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate of phenol was 78.54%, down 0.46 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate of aniline was 69.24%, down 0.1 percentage point; the capacity utilization rate of adipic acid was 64.3%, up 2 percentage points [2]. Industry News - From October 18th to 24th, the capacity utilization rate of petroleum benzene decreased by 2.75% to 72.73% week - on - week, while the capacity utilization rate of hydrobenzene increased by 1.07% to 63.46%. The operating rates of styrene, caprolactam, and adipic acid decreased, the operating rate of phenol remained stable, and the operating rate of aniline increased. The weighted operating rate of pure benzene downstream industries decreased by 1.97% to 73.40% week - on - week. As of October 27th, the port inventory of pure benzene in Jiangsu decreased by 14.14% to 8.5 tons week - on - week. From October 17th to 23rd, the profit of petroleum benzene in China was 385 yuan/ton [2].