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1. Report Industry Investment Ratings - PTA: Core view, month - spread, cost, device changes, downstream demand, and processing profit are rated neutral; spot and supply - demand balance are rated cautiously bullish [5] - PX: Core view, month - spread, spot, import, and downstream demand, and supply - demand balance are rated neutral; device changes and processing profit are rated cautiously bearish [6] - Ethylene Glycol (MEG): Core view and device changes, and import, and downstream demand are rated neutral; month - spread and spot, and supply - demand balance are rated cautiously bearish; processing profit is rated cautiously bullish [7] 2. Core Views - PTA: The near - end is tight, short - term supply - demand changes little, expected to destock in December. PXN at a high level reflects strong expectations, and investors should buy on dips [5][70] - PX: The overall pattern is expected to be good. High PXN valuation reflects expectations, short - term is expected to fluctuate, and investors should buy on dips [6][95] - Ethylene Glycol: There is an increase in maintenance on the margin, the balance has improved, but there is still inventory accumulation pressure. The valuation is not high, and the downside space is expected to be limited. The sustainability of the seasonal inventory - accumulation - driven rise needs to be observed, and it is expected to fluctuate in the short term [7][138] 3. Summaries by Related Catalogs 3.1 Terminal and Polyester - Terminal demand is seasonally weakening. The operating rates of texturing, weaving, and dyeing have slightly decreased to 85%, 69%, and 74% respectively. New orders are weakening, and finished - product inventory is rising [9] - As of December 5, polyester load is around 91.8%, cash flow is at a low level, and average inventory is around 16 days. Polyester inventory pressure is not high and is slightly rising. Due to the late Spring Festival in 2026, polyester operating rate remains high, and overall cash flow performance is average [21] - Polyester overall profitability is average. The profits of filament POY and FDY are compressed, while staple fiber profitability is acceptable [22] - As of December 5, POY, DTY, FDY, and staple fiber inventories are 16.2, 26.8, 16.5, and 8.2 days respectively [32] - It is estimated that the polyester load in November and December will be 91% and 90% respectively. In the future, due to low inventory pressure and the late Spring Festival in 2026, the loads of filament and staple fiber are expected to remain high [48] 3.2 PTA - PTA devices are under planned maintenance, with a significant amount of maintenance. YS Ningbo, Dahua, Hainan, Ineos, Nengtou, and Dushan 1 are under maintenance [51] - As of December 5, PTA social inventory (excluding credit warehouse receipts) is 216.9 tons, slightly decreasing. Inventory pressure before the end of the year is not high [55] - PTA balance table shows little change, with the near - end tight. Short - term supply - demand and expectations are good, and the valuation has reacted. Investors should buy on dips [70] - The net short positions of foreign - controlled futures company seats have decreased [71] 3.3 PX - U.S. gasoline inventory has rebounded from the bottom, and gasoline cracking has declined from a high level [81] - Blending for gasoline is average, and short - process profitability in Asia has slightly improved [83] - The aromatics price spread between the U.S. and Asia has slightly narrowed. The toluene price spread between the U.S. and Asia is 212 yuan, and the xylene price spread is 150 dollars. Xylene tariffs have been exempted [88] - Domestic PX load remains stable at 88.2%. Wushi Petrochemical has slightly increased its load, Zhejiang Petrochemical has slightly decreased its load, Sinochem Quanzhou is under maintenance, and Fujia plans to restart a line at the end of the month. Asian load is 78.6%, and GS is reducing its load with a subsequent disproportionation shutdown plan [90] - The PX balance shows a loose supply - demand balance. PXN is around 280 dollars, and the short - term is expected to fluctuate. Investors should buy on dips [95] - The PX outer - inner price spread has stabilized, the PX 1 - 5 month - spread remains stable, and TA05 processing fee has slightly rebounded from the bottom [96] - Industrial chain profits have slightly recovered from a low level. Valuation is mainly concentrated in PXN, which has recently risen to a high level, while PTA processing fee remains low. There is an opportunity to expand PTA processing fee after the demand off - season [105] 3.4 Ethylene Glycol - As of December 5, the total MEG load is 72.8%, and the coal - based load is 72%. Oil - based process maintenance has increased, and coal - based units have restarted after maintenance [107] - Domestic MEG load is 72.95%, and syngas - based load is 72.5%. Sanjiang plans to reduce its load, Maoming Petrochemical has shut down, Sinochem Quanzhou is shut down, CNOOC Shell Phase 2 and Fude plan to conduct maintenance on the 8th, and Shenghong's 100 - ton unit will be shut down until Q2 2026. Coal - chemical maintenance units are restarting one after another [114] - MEG profits are compressed. Oil - based units remain in losses, and coal - based losses have increased. There is an increase in oil - based unit maintenance on the margin [115] - Overseas device maintenance and load reduction have increased. 11 - 12 - month imports are estimated to be 650,000 tons each month, and imports may decline in January - February [125] - As of December 8, the MEG port inventory in the East China main port area is about 819,000 tons, an increase of 66,000 tons from last week. The actual arrival from December 1 - 7 is 163,000 tons, and the expected arrival from December 8 - 14 is 155,000 tons. Port inventory is expected to rise. Polyester factories' MEG raw material inventory days are 13.8 days [133] - There is an increase in maintenance on the margin, the balance has improved, but there is still inventory accumulation pressure. The valuation is not high, and the short - term is expected to fluctuate at a low level [138]