塑料日报：震荡运行-20260206

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided 2. Core Viewpoints - The plastics supply - demand pattern has limited improvement, with low upstream petrochemical inventory and a repaired basis. It is expected that plastics will fluctuate within a range. Due to new capacity coming on - stream recently and the high plastics operating rate compared to PP, along with the non - start of concentrated demand for mulch film, the L - PP spread is expected to decline [1]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Analysis - On February 6, the number of maintenance units changed little, and the plastics operating rate remained at around 90.5%, at a moderately high level. The PE downstream operating rate decreased by 4.03 percentage points week - on - week to 33.73%. As the Spring Festival approaches, orders and raw material inventory for agricultural films and packaging films are decreasing, and the overall PE downstream operating rate is seasonally declining. Petrochemical inventory is at a low level compared to the same period in recent years. The cost of crude oil has rebounded. New capacity has been put into production in January 2026. It is expected that the downstream operating rate will continue to decline [1]. 3.2 Futures Market - The plastics 2605 contract fluctuated with a decrease in positions, with a minimum price of 6712 yuan/ton, a maximum price of 6822 yuan/ton, and a final closing price of 6812 yuan/ton, above the 60 - day moving average, with a decline of 0.16%. The position volume decreased by 19,260 lots to 503,244 lots [2]. 3.3 Spot Market - Most PE spot markets declined, with price changes ranging from - 100 to + 50 yuan/ton. LLDPE was reported at 6620 - 7120 yuan/ton, LDPE at 8400 - 8980 yuan/ton, and HDPE at 6760 - 8040 yuan/ton [3]. 3.4 Fundamental Tracking - Supply side: On February 6, the number of maintenance units changed little, and the plastics operating rate remained at around 90.5%, at a moderately high level. - Demand side: As of the week of February 6, the PE downstream operating rate decreased by 4.03 percentage points week - on - week to 33.73%. As the Spring Festival approaches, orders and raw material inventory for agricultural films and packaging films are decreasing, and the overall PE downstream operating rate is seasonally declining. - Inventory: On Friday, the petrochemical morning inventory increased by 0.5 million tons week - on - week to 42.5 million tons, 8 million tons lower than the same period in the lunar calendar last year. - Raw material: The Brent crude oil 04 contract rose above 68 US dollars/barrel, the Northeast Asian ethylene price remained flat week - on - week at 700 US dollars/ton, and the Southeast Asian ethylene price remained flat week - on - week at 675 US dollars/ton [4].