能源化工甲醇周度报告-20251221

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The short - term outlook for methanol is a volatile rebound. The port fundamentals have improved due to the continuous reduction of port inventories caused by slow vessel unloading. The macro situation may also drive methanol to follow a volatile rebound, but the upside is limited due to fundamental valuation constraints [2][4]. - The MTO fundamentals are currently weak, with production profits being continuously compressed. The range of 2200 - 2250 yuan/ton is a strong fundamental resistance level. If methanol continues to rebound, the probability of negative feedback from MTO (coastal MTO plants) will increase. The lower valuation of methanol mainly refers to the cash - flow cost line of coal - based plants in Henan. The cost side provides support for the lower valuation of methanol, with the cash - flow cost line of coal - based methanol stabilizing around 2000 - 2050 yuan/ton [4]. - For trading strategies, in the short - term, methanol is expected to have a volatile rebound, with the 05 contract having an upper resistance at 2200 - 2250 yuan/ton and a lower support at 2000 - 2050 yuan/ton. The 1 - 5 calendar spread has peaked and is expected to enter a reverse spread pattern in the medium - term. The spread between MA and PP is in a volatile pattern [4]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs This Week's Methanol Summary - Supply - From December 12 - 18, 2025, China's methanol production was 2,055,975 tons, an increase of 18,370 tons from the previous week. The plant capacity utilization rate was 90.52%, a week - on - week increase of 0.90%. Next week, production is expected to be around 2.0667 million tons, and the capacity utilization rate is expected to be around 91.00%, higher than the current period [4]. - Regarding olefins, the Ningbo Fude and Qinghai Salt Lake plants continued to be shut down, leading to a decline in the weekly average operating rate of the MTO industry [4]. - For traditional downstream industries, the dimethyl ether capacity utilization rate was 7.09%, a week - on - week decrease of 21.05%. The overall capacity utilization rate of acetic acid increased despite frequent breakdowns, and the overall capacity utilization rate of methane chloride increased. The formaldehyde operating rate was 42.58%, with the overall capacity utilization rate decreasing compared to the previous week [4]. - Demand - The operating rate of some downstream industries has changed. For example, the MTO industry's operating rate decreased, and the capacity utilization rates of some traditional downstream industries such as dimethyl ether and formaldehyde also decreased, while that of acetic acid and methane chloride increased [4]. - Inventory - As of November 30, 2025, the inventory of Chinese methanol sample production enterprises was 391,100 tons, an increase of 38,300 tons from the previous period, a week - on - week increase of 10.86%. The sample enterprises' orders to be delivered were 220,400 tons, an increase of 13,000 tons from the previous period, a week - on - week increase of 6.25% [4]. - As of December 17, 2025, the Chinese methanol port sample inventory was 1.2188 million tons, a decrease of 15,600 tons from the previous period, a week - on - week decrease of 1.26%. The port inventory decreased slightly, with the East China mainstream social warehouse having good提货, and the Zhejiang olefin plant's shutdown for maintenance affecting consumption. The South China port inventory increased slightly [4]. Price and Spread - The report provides multiple charts showing the trends of basis, monthly spreads, and warehouse receipts of methanol, as well as domestic and international spot prices, and port - inland price spreads from 2020 to 2025 [7][11][16] Supply - Production and Operating Rate - Charts show the production and capacity utilization rates of methanol in China and the northwest region, as well as the production of methanol by different processes (coke oven gas, coal single - alcohol, coal co - alcohol, natural gas) from 2018 to 2025 [24][26]. - The capacity utilization rates of methanol in different regions (northwest, southwest, east, central) are presented [29]. - Import - Related - Charts display the monthly import volume, import cost, weekly arrival volume, and import profit of methanol in China from 2020 to 2025 [33][34][35]. - Cost and Profit - The production costs of methanol by different processes (coal - based in Inner Mongolia, coke oven gas - based in Hebei, coal - based in Shandong, natural gas - based in Chongqing) are shown from 2020 to 2025 [38][39][40]. - The production profits of methanol by different processes (coal - based in Shandong, natural gas - based in Chongqing, coke oven gas - based in Hebei) are also presented [43][44][45]. Demand - Downstream Operating Rate - The capacity utilization rates of methanol downstream industries such as methanol - to - olefins, dimethyl ether, formaldehyde, acetic acid, MTBE are shown from 2020 to 2025 [48][49][50]. - Downstream Profit - The production profits of methanol downstream industries such as methanol - to - olefins in the East China region and Shandong, formaldehyde in Shandong, MTBE in Shandong, and acetic acid in Jiangsu are presented from 2020 to 2025 [55][59][61]. - Procurement Volume - The procurement volumes of methanol by methanol - to - olefins production enterprises in different regions (China, East China, northwest, central) and traditional downstream manufacturers in different regions (China, north, east, southwest) are shown from 2020 to 2025 [63][68][70]. - Raw Material Inventory - The raw material inventories of traditional downstream methanol manufacturers in different regions (China, northwest, Shandong, south) are presented from 2020 to 2025 [73][74][75]. Inventory - Factory Inventory - Charts show the weekly factory inventories of methanol in China, the East China region, the northwest region, and Inner Mongolia from 2018 to 2025 [78][79][80]. - Port Inventory - The weekly port inventories of methanol in China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong are presented from 2018 to 2025 [84][85][86].