1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The rebound of domestic coking coal and coke prices and potential supply - side policies may boost market sentiment. Although the absolute value of port inventory is still low, production profit is good, domestic production and operating rate are still high, international methanol operating rate has rebounded to a high level, methanol imports have recovered, downstream profit is poor, downstream demand is under pressure, and inventory has increased. Therefore, methanol is likely to fluctuate. For single - side and option trading, the report suggests range - bound operations and selling straddle options [7]. 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Weekly Viewpoint and Strategy - **Inventory**: China's methanol sample production enterprise inventory reached 35.69 tons this week, a week - on - week increase of 0.46 tons or 1.31%. Port methanol inventory is expected to accumulate slightly [7]. - **Supply**: This week, China's methanol output is estimated to be around 191.93 tons, with a capacity utilization rate of about 85.17%. The import sample arrival plan is estimated at 32.60 tons, including 16.70 tons of visible and 15.90 tons of invisible imports, and domestic trade is estimated at 3.5 - 4.0 tons [7]. - **Demand**: This week, the overall start - up of the olefin industry slightly increased. The start - up rate of dimethyl ether remained flat, that of acetic acid increased, while those of formaldehyde and chloride decreased [7]. - **Industrial Chain Profit**: The import profit showed an inversion of - 43 yuan/ton. The profit of coal - to - methanol in Inner Mongolia remained stable at 122 yuan/ton, while the downstream profit suffered large losses, with the profit loss of MTO in East China still being large at - 1131 yuan/ton [7]. - **Coal Price**: Some traders are bullish on the traditional coal - using peak season, but the port inventory is still high, and the oversupply situation is difficult to change in the short term [7]. - **Strategy**: For single - side trading, short MA509. For PP - 3MA, short the spread. In option trading, sell straddle options [7][10][11]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Prices - **Spot Price**: As of July 10, the spot price of methanol in Taicang, Jiangsu was 2390 yuan/ton [15]. - **Basis**: As of July 10, the basis relative to the September contract was - 8 yuan/ton [15]. 3.3 Supply - side - **Capacity Utilization and Output**: Last week (20250704 - 0710), China's methanol output was 1909928 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 77148 tons, and the device capacity utilization rate was 84.75%, a week - on - week decrease of 3.89% [66]. - **International Operating Rate and Imports**: As of July 9, 2025, the Chinese methanol sample arrival volume was 31.03 tons, including 26.42 tons of foreign vessels and 4.61 tons of domestic trade vessels [71]. - **New Capacity in 2025**: In 2025, China's new methanol capacity is about 860 tons, with a capacity increase of about 8.4%. Overseas, the new methanol capacity is expected to be 505 tons [73][74]. 3.4 Demand - side - **Apparent Consumption**: From January to May, the apparent consumption of methanol was 4577 tons, an increase of 7.6% [78]. - **Methanol - to - Olefin Operating Rate and Output**: Last week, the MTO operating rate was 85.94%, a week - on - week increase of 0.55% [82]. - **Traditional Downstream Operating Rate**: The operating rates of different traditional downstream products showed different trends, such as formaldehyde, acetic acid, MTBE, and dimethyl ether [83][86]. - **Downstream Purchasing Volume**: No specific data summary was provided, but relevant charts were presented [90]. - **Production Enterprise Order Volume**: As of July 9, 2025, the sample enterprise's pending order volume was 22.12 tons, a decrease of 2.00 tons from the previous period, a week - on - week decrease of 8.29% [98]. - **New Downstream Capacity**: In 2025, the new downstream capacity of methanol is mainly concentrated in the olefin field, with an estimated new olefin capacity of 236 tons and a theoretical new methanol demand of 660 tons. For traditional downstream, the new capacity is mainly in acetic acid and MTBE, with a theoretical new methanol demand of 587 tons [100]. 3.5 Inventory - **Enterprise Inventory**: As of July 9, 2025, China's methanol sample production enterprise inventory was 35.23 tons, a week - on - week increase of 1.07 tons or 3.14% [104]. - **Port Inventory**: As of July 9, 2025, the Chinese methanol port sample inventory was 71.89 tons, a week - on - week increase of 4.52 tons or 6.71% [107]. - **Port Floating Storage**: No specific data summary was provided, but relevant charts were presented [110].

Investment Rating - The report does not explicitly provide an investment rating for the methanol industry Core Insights - The methanol market is experiencing mixed price movements, with MTO demand increasing while traditional demand remains weak, leading to seasonal price fluctuations and a cautious market sentiment [1][10] - Domestic methanol production is increasing due to the recovery of previously offline facilities, while imports are slightly decreasing, resulting in a supply surplus [5][22] - The overall supply-demand balance is skewed towards oversupply, with expectations of continued pressure on prices in the near term [20][22] Market Overview - The average price of methanol in Taicang is reported at 2274 CNY/ton, up 19 CNY/ton from the previous period, while prices in Ordos North Line decreased to 1884 CNY/ton, down 47 CNY/ton [2][7] - The port inventory of methanol is at 58.12 million tons, reflecting an increase of 5.82 million tons, indicating a build-up in stock levels [3][53] - The total methanol production for the period is reported at 198.59 million tons, with a utilization rate of 88.12% [21][32] Supply and Demand Analysis - The supply side shows an increase in domestic production while imports have decreased, leading to a net reduction in supply [5][22] - MTO consumption has increased to 108.63 million tons, indicating a positive demand trend, while total consumption rose to 217.31 million tons [3][21] - The theoretical supply-demand balance shows a positive difference of 12.63 million tons, although this has narrowed compared to the previous week [21][22] Cost and Profit Analysis - The profit margins for coal-based methanol production have decreased, with the price difference between coal and methanol narrowing to 1366 CNY/ton [23][26] - The average profit for coal-based methanol production is reported at 12.95 CNY/ton, down 65.23 CNY/ton from the previous week [23][31] - The profitability of downstream products such as MTO and formaldehyde has declined, with MTO reporting a negative average profit of -1033.59 CNY/ton [28][31] Inventory Analysis - The inventory levels for domestic methanol producers have increased to 37.05 million tons, reflecting a 4.38% increase from the previous week [45][47] - Port inventory levels have also risen, with a total of 58.12 million tons reported, indicating a build-up in stock due to slower demand [49][53] Related Market Analysis - The domestic coal market has shown a slight rebound, with prices for Ordos Q5500 coal at 498 CNY/ton, which may impact methanol production costs [58] - Transportation costs for methanol have remained stable, with minor fluctuations observed in freight rates [59]