塑料日报：震荡运行-20251127

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant information provided 2. Core View of the Report - The plastics market is expected to be in a weak and volatile state in the near future due to the unchanged supply - demand pattern and weakened cost support [1] 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Analysis - On November 27, the number of maintenance devices changed little, and the plastics operating rate remained at around 89%, at a neutral level. New capacities of ExxonMobil (Huizhou) LDPE (500,000 tons/year) and PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical (700,000 tons/year) were recently put into production. The plastics operating rate decreased slightly [1][4] - As of the week of November 21, the downstream operating rate of PE increased by 0.20 percentage points to 44.69% week - on - week. The agricultural film is still in the peak season, with stable orders, but the peak season is less than expected. The overall downstream operating rate of PE is still at a relatively low level in the same period in recent years. The procurement willingness of downstream enterprises is insufficient, mainly for rigid demand [1][4] - In November, the inventory reduction of petrochemicals slowed down, and the current petrochemical inventory is at a neutral to high level in the same period in recent years. The cost support weakened as the crude oil price dropped [1][4] 3.2 Futures and Spot Market Conditions - Futures: The plastics 2601 contract decreased in positions and fluctuated. The lowest price was 6,694 yuan/ton, the highest was 6,742 yuan/ton, and it finally closed at 6,699 yuan/ton, below the 60 - day moving average, with a decline of 0.61%. The position volume decreased by 1,873 lots to 495,726 lots [2] - Spot: The PE spot market was mostly stable, with price fluctuations between - 80 and + 50 yuan/ton. LLDPE was reported at 6,770 - 7,150 yuan/ton, LDPE at 8,620 - 9,280 yuan/ton, and HDPE at 6,930 - 7,600 yuan/ton [3] 3.3 Fundamental Tracking - Supply: On November 27, the number of maintenance devices changed little, and the plastics operating rate remained at around 89%, at a neutral level [4] - Demand: As of the week of November 21, the downstream operating rate of PE increased by 0.20 percentage points to 44.69% week - on - week. The agricultural film is in the peak season with stable orders and slightly increased raw material inventory. The packaging film orders also increased slightly. The overall downstream operating rate of PE is at a relatively low level in the same period in recent years [1][4] - Inventory: On Thursday, the petrochemical early - morning inventory decreased by 0.5 million tons to 65 million tons week - on - week, 4.5 million tons higher than the same period last year. In November, the inventory reduction of petrochemicals slowed down, and the current inventory is at a neutral to high level in the same period in recent years [4] - Raw Materials: The Brent crude oil 02 contract fell below $63/barrel. The price of ethylene in Northeast Asia remained flat at $720/ton week - on - week, and that in Southeast Asia remained flat at $730/ton week - on - week [4]