化工日报-20251208

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Report Industry Investment Ratings - Urea: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Methanol: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Pure Benzene: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Styrene: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Polypropylene: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Plastic: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - PVC: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Caustic Soda: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - PX: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - PTA: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Ethylene Glycol: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Short - fiber: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Glass: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Soda Ash: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Bottle Chip: Not clear from the given star - rating description [1] - Propylene: ☆☆☆, representing a more distinct short - term upward trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] 2. Core Viewpoints - The futures of olefins and polyolefins show different trends. Propylene prices are rising due to low supply and good demand, while plastics and polypropylene are falling because of weak demand [2] - Pure benzene prices are pushed up by factors such as low valuation, expected supply - demand improvement, and rising oil prices. Styrene is also rising due to tight supply - demand balance [3] - In the polyester industry, PTA is cost - driven, ethylene glycol has supply pressure, short - fiber follows raw materials, and bottle chips are affected by cost and have over - capacity issues [5] - In the coal - chemical industry, methanol has a weak supply - demand pattern, and urea prices are expected to decline due to high supply and cooling demand [6] - In the chlor - alkali industry, PVC and caustic soda are both in a weak state with high supply and low demand [7] - Soda ash and glass are in an oversupply situation in the long - term, and the strategy of shorting on rebounds is recommended [8] 3. Summaries by Relevant Catalogs Olefins - Polyolefins - Propylene futures are weakly sorted. Market prices in Shandong are rising due to no actual increase in supply, low inventory, and good downstream purchasing [2] - Plastic and polypropylene futures are falling. Polyethylene has weak demand, and polypropylene has a weakening new - order situation and low - cost raw material suppression [2] Pure Benzene - Styrene - Pure benzene prices are rising. The weekly load of pure benzene devices is decreasing, and there is an expected supply - demand improvement. Consider long - short spreads in the positive set [3] - Styrene futures are rising. The overall domestic supply - demand is in a tight balance, and there is an expected decline in port inventory [3] Polyester - PTA prices are rebounding. PX load is slightly down, PTA output is slightly up, and the industry chain has limited supply - demand drive but cost support from oil price rebound [5] - Ethylene glycol has supply pressure. Its weekly output is rising, port inventory is increasing, and it is expected to accumulate inventory around the Spring Festival [5] - Short - fiber is running at a high load, with a slight increase in inventory. Its absolute price fluctuates with raw materials, and the long - term supply - demand pattern is relatively good [5] - Bottle chips have weakening demand, stable weekly load, weak processing margins, and over - capacity issues [5] Coal - chemical - Methanol ports are de - stocking, but the inventory remains high. The supply - demand pattern is difficult to improve significantly in the short - term, and it will fluctuate weakly in the range [6] - Urea prices are falling. Although there is inventory reduction in production enterprises, the market trading is cooling due to high supply and slow procurement [6] Chlor - alkali - PVC is weakly operating. Supply pressure may be relieved if enterprises are forced to overhaul, and the export situation has improved, but overall demand is weak [7] - Caustic soda is also in a weak trend. The industry is accumulating inventory, supply pressure is high, and downstream demand is insufficient [7] Soda Ash - Glass - Soda ash prices are falling. The industry is de - stocking, but supply pressure is high, and it shows a long - term oversupply pattern [8] - Glass prices are fluctuating slightly. The industry was de - stocking last week, but the sales may not be maintained this week. It has a long - term oversupply situation [8]