LPG早报-20260127

Group 1: Investment Rating - No relevant information provided Group 2: Core Viewpoints - This week, the domestic LPG market rose significantly due to geopolitical factors and the influence of the external market. Although the PDH operating rate has decreased, the fundamentals are still tight in the short term due to the cold wave in the United States and the peak combustion season. However, as the cold wave ends, Middle - East supply returns, and considering the negative feedback of poor PDH profits and the maintenance season in March, the driving force will weaken. The domestic market's month - spread valuation is neutral, and the fundamentals support bull spreads, but attention should be paid to the situation of warehouse receipts [1] Group 3: Summary by Relevant Content 1. Daily Market Data - From January 20 to January 26, 2026, prices of LPG in South China, East China and Shandong, as well as related products like propane CFR South China, propane CIF Japan, CP forecast contract price, Shandong ether - after carbon four, and Shandong alkylation oil showed different changes. The paper import profit decreased from 148 to - 169, and the main contract basis decreased from 519 to 142. On January 26, compared with the previous day, the price of South China LPG decreased by 10, the price of East China LPG increased by 10, the price of Shandong LPG decreased by 40, and other indicators also had corresponding daily changes [1] 2. Daily Market Conditions - On Monday, under the influence of macro and geopolitical sentiments, the futures market showed a strong performance. The 03 - 04 month - spread was - 246 (+15), and the 04 - 05 month - spread was 91 (-13). As of 9 p.m., the FEI and CP paper - cargo prices reached 551 and 540 US dollars respectively [1] 3. Weekly Views a. Price and Basis Changes - The domestic market rose this week. The 03 basis was 96 (-83), the 02 - 03 month - spread was 64 (-16), and the 03 - 04 month - spread was - 261 (-32). Civil LPG prices were differentiated, with the price in Shandong being 4460 (+20), in East China 4372 (-151), and in South China 4780 (-255). The cheapest deliverable product was Shandong ether - after carbon four at 4350 (+10). The number of warehouse receipts was 5898 (-79) [1] b. International Market Indicators - The FEI month - spread increased, while the MB and CP month - spreads decreased slightly. The oil - gas ratio declined slightly. FEI strengthened compared to CP and MB, and MB - CP also strengthened. The domestic - foreign PG - FEI c1 reached 55.1 (-18.7). The arrival - at - shore discount of propane in East China, China was 85 (+8); the FOB discounts of propane in AFEI, the Middle East, and the United States were 36 (-1.75), 20 (-9), and 62.52 US dollars (+11.72) respectively. Freight rates decreased. The FEI - MOPJ spread was - 18 (week - on - week +9) [1] c. Profit and Inventory - PDH spot profits fluctuated, and paper - cargo profits dropped significantly. Port inventory decreased by 1.53%, and incoming shipments decreased by 13.21%, indicating a narrowing demand. The refinery storage capacity utilization rate increased by 1.21 pct, and external sales increased by 2.11%. The PDH operating rate was 62.25% (-10.82 pct), with Juzhengyuan Phase II under maintenance and Ruiheng out of operation due to a fault, expected to resume next week [1]