芳烃日报：纯苯边际改善、突发消息下苯乙烯供需趋紧-20260122

Report Industry Investment Rating - The report maintains a cautious bullish view on the benzene and styrene market, suggesting waiting for buying opportunities after a pullback [3] Core Viewpoints of the Report - The supply - demand situation of benzene has marginally improved, and port inventories have started to decline from high levels. Styrene prices have strengthened further due to supply contraction expectations caused by unexpected news. However, due to the high price increases of benzene and styrene and the subsequent resumption of some plants, along with the still - high benzene inventories, there is a risk of a pullback [3] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Fundamental Analysis - The 300,000 - ton/year styrene plant of Tangshan Xuyang has malfunctioned and stopped production. The inventory is mainly for contract delivery, and there is no external quotation today [1] - From January 10th to 16th, the operating rate of petroleum benzene decreased by 0.12% month - on - month to 74.26%, and the operating rate of hydrogenated benzene decreased by 4.07% month - on - month to 57.59% [1] - According to Steel Union data, from January 10th to 16th, the weighted operating rate of benzene downstream industries increased by 2.14% month - on - month to 74.50% [1] - As of January 19th, the benzene inventory at East China ports was 297,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 8.33% [1] - From January 9th to 15th, the profit of petroleum benzene was 369 yuan/ton, a month - on - month decrease of 26 yuan/ton [1] Macroeconomic Analysis - The National Development and Reform Commission will research, formulate and introduce an implementation plan for the strategy of expanding domestic demand from 2026 to 2030 [2] - Multiple departments such as the Ministry of Finance will implement a loan interest subsidy policy for small and medium - sized enterprises, set up a 500 - billion - yuan special guarantee plan quota for private investment to be implemented over two years, extend the implementation period of the fiscal interest subsidy policy for personal consumption loans to the end of 2026, and in 2026, the fiscal department will strongly support the stability of employment, enterprises, the market and expectations [2] Futures and Spot Market Analysis - The supply - demand situation of benzene has marginally improved, and port inventories are decreasing from high levels. Styrene prices have strengthened further due to supply contraction expectations. Due to the high price increases and subsequent plant resumptions, along with high benzene inventories, there is a risk of a pullback. It is advisable to wait for buying opportunities after a pullback and pay attention to market sentiment changes due to recent macro news [3]