LPG早报-20260120

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - This week, the domestic market was greatly affected by geopolitical factors, rising first and then falling, with a slight upward shift in the weekly central level [1]. - The internal and external valuations are relatively high; the external supply - demand pattern is expected to weaken, as the impact of fog in the US is expected to be small, and although the Middle East is tight in the short - term, it will be loose later; the combustion demand will end in February, and the PDH operation rate will decline [1]. - The domestic valuation is neutral, and the 2 - 3 and 3 - 4 spreads are in reverse arbitrage. Attention should be paid to the situation of warehouse receipts in the future [1]. Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalogs Daily Data Changes - From 2026/01/13 to 2026/01/19, the prices of South China LPG, East China LPG, Shandong LPG, propane CFR South China, propane CIF Japan, CP forecast contract price, Shandong ether - after carbon four, Shandong alkylation oil, paper import profit and main basis all had different degrees of changes. The daily changes on 2026/01/19 were - 75, 0, 30, 1, 1, 1, 20, 0, - 79, 45 respectively [1]. Daily Viewpoint - On Monday, the futures market dropped significantly. The 02 - 03 spread was 85 (+10), the 03 - 04 spread was - 256 (+3), and the 02 - 04 spread was - 171 (+13). At 10 p.m. on Monday, the FEI and CP paper prices reached 523 and 527 US dollars respectively, with small changes [1]. Weekly Viewpoint - The 02 basis was 138 (-41), the 02 - 03 spread was 70 (+15), and the 03 - 04 spread was - 250 (-58) [1]. - The prices of domestic gas increased. The price in Shandong was 4440 (+40), in East China was 4523 (+56), and in South China was 5035 (+195). The cheapest deliverable was Shandong ether - after carbon four at 4340 (-50) [1]. - There were 5977 warehouse receipts (-241). The FEI and CP spreads increased, the MB spread decreased, the oil - gas ratio weakened, and FEI strengthened compared with CP and MB [1]. - The PG - FEI spread was 73.6 (-11.9), and the PG - CP spread was 69.6 (-8). The arrival discount of propane in East China, China was 77 (-2); the FOB discounts of AFEI, Middle East, and US propane were 37.75 (+3.75), 29 (-1), and 50.8 US dollars (+9.12) respectively [1]. - Freight rates increased. The rate from the US Gulf to Japan was 139 (+7). The FEI - MOPJ spread was - 27 (weekly +12) [1]. - PDH profits were significantly repaired but still poor. Port inventory decreased by 4.9%, ship arrivals increased by 2.7%, and overall shipments increased significantly. The refinery storage capacity utilization rate decreased by 0.66 pct, and external sales decreased by 0.19% [1]. - The PDH operation rate was 73.07% (-2.54 pct), and there were expectations of multiple device shutdowns in February (Juzhengyuan Phase II and Zhongjing Phase II), with the PDH operation rate expected to continue to decline [1].