南华期货塑料产业周报：现货端悲观情绪带动下跌-20251214

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Views of the Report - This week, the polyolefin market declined rapidly due to persistent pessimism. Upstream price cuts failed to stimulate downstream speculative restocking, leading to increased supply pressure and a weaker basis. PE currently faces a situation of increasing supply and decreasing demand, with limited planned maintenance at the end of the year, restarting of previously shut - down plants, and multiple new plant launches in Q4, while the peak demand season for downstream products is ending [1]. - In the short - term, the market may rebound, but in the medium - to - long - term, it is bearish. The price range for L2605 is expected to be between 6400 - 6700. It is recommended to wait and see in the short - term and go short on rallies in the medium - to - long - term [10]. - Comparing PE and PP, PP's cost support is relatively strong, with expected marginal improvement in supply in January due to potential plant shutdowns, while PE shows a pattern of increasing supply and decreasing demand, supporting a narrowing of the L - P spread in the short - term [7]. - In the medium - to - long - term, there will be many new PE plant launches next year, mainly for non - standard products. The supply pressure on LLDPE may ease, but the increased supply of non - standard products could suppress its price [8]. Summary by Directory Chapter 1: Core Contradictions and Strategy Recommendations 1.1 Core Contradictions - The rapid decline in the polyolefin market is driven by pessimistic market sentiment. Upstream price cuts couldn't boost downstream restocking, increasing supply pressure and weakening the basis. PE has a supply - demand imbalance with rising supply and falling demand [1]. 1.2 Trading Strategy Recommendations - Trend Judgment: Short - term rebound possible, medium - to - long - term bearish. - Price Range: L2605 at 6400 - 6700. - Strategy Suggestion: Wait and see in the short - term, go short on rallies in the medium - to - long - term [10]. 1.3 Industrial Customer Operation Suggestions - Base - spread Strategy: None for now. - Month - spread Strategy: None for now. - Hedging and Arbitrage Strategy: Focus on the narrowing of the L - P spread in the short - term. Also, inventory management can involve shorting plastic futures and selling call options, while procurement management can involve buying plastic futures and selling put options [12][13]. Chapter 2: This Week's Important Information and Next Week's Attention Events 2.1 This Week's Important Information - Positive Information: The National Development and Reform Commission will effectively control high - energy - consuming and high - emission projects starting next year [14]. - Negative Information: BASF's 500,000 - ton full - density plant is expected to start production by the end of the year [15]. 2.2 Next Week's Important Events - The State Council Information Office will hold a press conference on the national economic operation [16]. Chapter 3: Market Interpretation 3.1 Price - Volume and Capital Interpretation - Unilateral Trend: The PE market continued to decline, with a larger decline than last week. - Capital Movement: The position of the 01 contract decreased as it approaches delivery, while the 05 contract's position increased rapidly. There was no significant change in the top five long and short positions in the order book, and the net short position of the top five profitable seats increased slightly [20]. - Basis Structure: Due to pessimistic industrial sentiment, the spot price fell, driving the market down and weakening the basis. As of Friday, the North China basis was - 36 yuan/ton (down 62 from last week), the East China basis was 74 yuan/ton (down 112), and the South China basis was 24 yuan/ton (down 152) [25]. - Month - spread Structure: As the 01 contract's valuation dropped to a very low level and neared delivery, short - term positive arbitrage occurred due to concentrated short - position roll - overs [28]. Chapter 4: Valuation and Profit Analysis 4.1 Industry Chain Upstream and Downstream Profit Tracking - With the continuous weakness of PE prices, the production profits of all production lines have been compressed [31]. Chapter 5: Supply - Demand and Inventory Projection 5.1 Supply - Demand Balance Sheet Projection - At the end of the year, PE still faces pressure. Supply is increasing due to limited planned maintenance, restarting plants, and new plant launches, and imports may increase from the end of this year to early next year. Demand is weakening as the peak season for agricultural films ends, intensifying the supply - strong and demand - weak pattern [40]. 5.2 Supply - Side and Projection - The current PE operating rate is 84.11% (+0.06%). It is expected to remain high as planned maintenance at the end of the year is limited. Zhejiang Petrochemical's LDPE/EVA plant is expected to start soon, and Yulong Petrochemical's LDPE/EVA plant and BASF's full - density plant are expected to start at the beginning of next year [48]. 5.3 Import - Export and Projection - In terms of imports, the PE price in the US market has stabilized and rebounded, with fewer offers from the US recently. Although imports are expected to increase slightly from the end of this year to early next year, in the long - run, domestic supply is expected to gradually replace imports. In terms of exports, enterprises are more active in expanding export channels, and PE exports have increased even in the off - season [57]. 5.4 Demand - Side and Projection - The current average downstream operating rate of PE is 44.3% (-0.76%), with a significant decline in the agricultural film production operating rate. The growth space for PE demand is limited, further intensifying the supply - strong and demand - weak pattern [65].