丙烯日报：供需仍偏宽松，短期跟随成本端指引-20251030

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral; - Inter - term: PL01 - 02 reverse spread on rallies; - Inter - variety: None [4] 2. Core View - The supply - demand situation of propylene remains relatively loose. The supply is expected to increase due to the restart of propylene plants in North China and the resumption of maintenance units. The demand is mainly rigid, with downstream replenishment being cautious. The cost support is weakening as crude oil prices are falling with OPEC+ production increase expectations. In the short term, there is insufficient upward driving force, and attention should be paid to the cost side and PDH plant start - stop status [3] 3. Summary by Catalog 3.1 Market News and Key Data - Propylene: The closing price of the main contract is 6205 yuan/ton (+93), the spot price in East China is 6060 yuan/ton (-15), and in North China is 5985 yuan/ton (-25). The basis in East China is - 145 yuan/ton (-108), and in North China is - 147 yuan/ton (-45). The operating rate is 74% (-1%), the spread between China's propylene CFR and Japan's naphtha CFR is 176 US dollars/ton (-6), the spread between propylene CFR and 1.2 propane CFR is 98 US dollars/ton (-10), the import profit is - 251 yuan/ton (+136), and the in - plant inventory is 46260 tons (+4770) [2] - Propylene downstream: PP powder operating rate is 41% (+2.74%), production profit is - 5 yuan/ton (+25); epoxy propane operating rate is 68% (+0%), production profit is - 389 yuan/ton (-32); n - butanol operating rate is 86% (-4%), production profit is - 73 yuan/ton (+15); octanol operating rate is 88% (-4%), production profit is - 381 yuan/ton (+18); acrylic acid operating rate is 74% (-1%), production profit is 747 yuan/ton (+11); acrylonitrile operating rate is 79% (+0%), production profit is - 394 yuan/ton (+52); phenol - acetone operating rate is 78% (+0%), production profit is - 329 yuan/ton (+0) [2] 3.2 Market Analysis - Supply side: Propylene supply is expected to increase due to the restart of plants in North China, reduction of external propylene procurement in some areas, and the resumption and capacity increase of maintenance units. Some enterprises offer discounts to sell [3] - Demand side: Downstream replenishment is cautious due to the loosening of propylene prices. The overall downstream operating rate has declined. The supply of PO is stable for now, and the demand is mainly rigid. The acrylic acid plant has seen a significant decline in operating rate due to centralized maintenance, but some plants are expected to restart. The operating rate of PP powder has increased, while that of butanol and octanol has decreased significantly [3] - Cost side: Crude oil prices are falling with OPEC+ production increase expectations, and the cost support is weakening [3] 3.3 Strategy - Unilateral: Neutral; - Inter - term: PL01 - 02 reverse spread on rallies; - Inter - variety: None [4]