PP日报：震荡上行-20260106

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided 2. Core Viewpoints - The PP market shows a trend of oscillating upward, but the improvement in the supply - demand pattern is limited, and the upward space is expected to be limited. The L - PP spread is expected to decline due to new capacity in the plastics industry and the end of the agricultural film peak season [1] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Analysis - As of the week ending January 2, the PP downstream operating rate decreased by 0.48 percentage points month - on - month to 52.76%, at a relatively low level in the same period over the years. The operating rate of plastic weaving, the main downstream of drawstring PP, dropped by 0.60 percentage points month - on - month to 43.14%, and orders continued to decline slightly, slightly lower than the same period last year [1] - On January 6, with the addition of new maintenance units such as Lihezhixin, the PP enterprise operating rate dropped to around 79%, at a relatively low level, and the production ratio of standard drawstring PP dropped to around 22% [1][4] - The inventory accumulation during the New Year's Day this year was not significant, and the current petrochemical inventory is at a neutral level in the same period in recent years [1][4] - On the cost side, due to the oversupply of crude oil, the US military's raid on Venezuela has caused geopolitical concerns, but the key oil facilities in the country are intact, and its output accounts for less than 1% of the global supply, so the crude oil price remains weak [1] - In terms of supply, the new 400,000 - ton/year capacity of PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical was put into operation in mid - October, and the number of maintenance units has increased recently. The downstream is at the end of the peak season, orders for plastic weaving continue to decline, the price of BOPP film has dropped again, and there is a lack of large - scale centralized procurement in the market, which has limited support for the market [1] - In December, China's manufacturing PMI, non - manufacturing business activity index, and comprehensive PMI output index all rose to the expansion range, boosting market sentiment, but the improvement in the PP supply - demand pattern is limited, and the downstream order cycle is shortened [1] 3.2 Futures and Spot Market Conditions Futures - The PP2605 contract increased in positions and oscillated upward, with a minimum price of 6,345 yuan/ton, a maximum price of 6,439 yuan/ton, and finally closed at 6,423 yuan/ton, above the 20 - day moving average, with a gain of 1.09%. The open interest increased by 13,147 lots to 521,569 lots [2] Spot - The spot prices of PP in different regions showed mixed trends. The drawstring PP was quoted at 6,000 - 6,430 yuan/ton [3] 3.3 Fundamental Tracking Supply - On January 6, with the addition of new maintenance units such as Lihezhixin, the PP enterprise operating rate dropped to around 79%, at a relatively low level, and the production ratio of standard drawstring PP dropped to around 22% [4] Demand - As of the week ending January 2, the PP downstream operating rate decreased by 0.48 percentage points month - on - month to 52.76%, at a relatively low level in the same period over the years. The operating rate of plastic weaving, the main downstream of drawstring PP, dropped by 0.60 percentage points month - on - month to 43.14%, and orders continued to decline slightly, slightly lower than the same period last year [4] Inventory - On Tuesday, the early petrochemical inventory decreased by 10,000 tons month - on - month to 660,000 tons, 60,000 tons higher than the same period last year. The inventory accumulation during the New Year's Day this year was not significant, and the current petrochemical inventory is at a neutral level in the same period in recent years [4] 3.4 Raw Material End - The Brent crude oil 03 contract rose to $62 per barrel, and the CIF China price of propylene remained flat month - on - month at $740 per ton [6]