Report Investment Rating - No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. Core Views Plastic - In the transition phase between the off - season and peak season, the plastic 2509 contract is expected to fluctuate in the short term. The recommended range for attention is 7200 - 7500, and it is advised to go short on rallies. Key factors to monitor include downstream demand, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, Sino - US talks, domestic policies, and crude oil price fluctuations [5]. PP - The PP futures face significant upward pressure. In the short term, the PP2509 contract is expected to fluctuate. The recommended range for attention is 6900 - 7200, and it is advised to go short on rallies. Key factors to monitor are similar to those for plastic [7]. Summary by Directory Plastic Weekly Market Review - On August 15, the closing price of the plastic main contract was 7351 yuan/ton, up 61 yuan/ton from the previous week. The average price of LDPE was 9633.33 yuan/ton, a 1.05% week - on - week increase; HDPE was 8012.50 yuan/ton, a 0.31% increase; and the average price of LLDPE (7042) in South China was 7525.29 yuan/ton, a 0.67% increase. The LLDPE South China basis was 174.29 yuan/ton, a 5.94% decrease, and the 6 - 9 spread was 22 yuan/ton (down 48) [5][9]. Key Data Tracking - **Cost**: WTI crude oil closed at $62.29 per barrel, down $1.06 from the previous week; Brent crude was at $66.13 per barrel, down $0.19. The price of anthracite at the Yangtze River port was 1080 yuan/ton (up 20) [5][19]. - **Profit**: The profit of oil - based PE was - 164 yuan/ton, up 188 yuan/ton from the previous week; coal - based PE was 930 yuan/ton, down 59 yuan/ton. It is expected that the profit of oil - based PE will strengthen and that of coal - based PE will weaken [24]. - **Supply**: China's polyethylene production capacity utilization rate was 84.20%, up 0.12 percentage points from the previous week. The weekly output was 66.11 tons, a 0.14% increase. The maintenance loss was 7.22 tons, down 0.65 tons [27]. - **Demand**: The overall operating rate of agricultural film was 13.82%, up 0.75%; PE packaging film was 49.07%, down 0.23%; and PE pipes was 30.00%, up 1.00% [5]. - **Inventory**: The social inventory of plastic enterprises was 56.86 tons, down 0.71 tons from the previous week, a 1.23% decrease [5][37]. - **Warehouse Receipts**: The number of polyethylene warehouse receipts was 7345 lots, up 1523 lots from the previous week [41]. PP Weekly Market Review - On August 15, the closing price of polypropylene 2509 was 7084 yuan/ton, down 11 yuan/ton from the previous week. The spot price of PP reported by Shengyi was 7246.67 yuan/ton (unchanged). The PP basis was 163 yuan/ton (down 22), and the 5 - 9 spread was 24 yuan/ton (down 2) [7][45]. Key Data Tracking - **Cost**: Similar to plastic, WTI and Brent crude oil prices decreased, and the anthracite price at the Yangtze River port increased [5][58]. - **Profit**: The profit of oil - based PP was - 149.67 yuan/ton, up 193.84 yuan/ton from the previous week; coal - based PP was 439.56 yuan/ton, down 79.73 yuan/ton [7][62]. - **Supply**: China's PP petrochemical enterprise capacity utilization rate was 77.91%, up 0.60 percentage points from the previous week. The weekly output of PP pellets was 78.31 tons, a 0.77% increase; PP powder was 7.00 tons, a 3.41% increase [7][67]. - **Demand**: The average downstream operating rate was 49.35% (up 0.30%). The operating rates of plastic weaving, BOPP, injection molding, and pipes were 41.40% (up 0.30%), 61.30% (up 0.33%), 56.73% (unchanged), and 36.30% (up 0.07%) respectively [7][74]. - **Import and Export Profit**: The import profit of polypropylene was - $525.85 per ton, down $5.42 from the previous week; the export profit was - $12.76 per ton, down $3.02. The import window was closed, and the export window was open [78]. - **Inventory**: The domestic inventory of polypropylene was 58.75 tons (+0.07%); the inventory of the two major oil companies increased by 2.60% week - on - week; the trader inventory decreased by 4.06%; and the port inventory decreased by 0.98%. The finished - product inventory of large plastic - weaving enterprises was 913.87 tons, a 2.70% decrease, and the BOPP raw - material inventory was 8.96 days, a 0.11% increase [80][82]. - **Warehouse Receipts**: On August 5, the number of polypropylene warehouse receipts was 12860 lots, up 320 lots from the previous week [86].

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Views Plastic - Maintains a weak reality, expected to fluctuate within a range. The 2509 contract of plastic is expected to trade within the short - term range of 7200 - 7500, and it is recommended to short at high prices [5]. PP - Faces significant trend pressure, short - term oscillation is weak. The PP2509 is expected to trade within the range of 6900 - 7200 in the short term [6]. Summary by Directory Plastic Market Changes - On August 1st, the closing price of the plastic main contract was 7317 yuan/ton, up 56 yuan/ton from last month, a month - on - month increase of 0.77%. LDPE average price was 9516.67 yuan/ton, down 0.52% month - on - month; HDPE average price was 7975 yuan/ton, down 1.69% month - on - month; the average price of LLDPE (7042) in South China was 7508.24 yuan/ton, down 0.31% month - on - month. The LLDPE South China basis was 191.24 yuan/ton, down 29.37% month - on - month, and the 6 - 9 month spread was 111 yuan/ton (+81). The basis shrank and the month spread widened [5][8]. Fundamental Changes - **Cost and Profit**: WTI crude oil closed at 67.26 US dollars/barrel this week, up 2.29 US dollars/barrel from last month; Brent crude oil closed at 69.52 US dollars/barrel, up 2.89 US dollars/barrel from last month. The price of anthracite at the Yangtze River port was 1050 yuan/ton (+20). The profit of oil - based PE was - 490 yuan/ton, down 28 yuan/ton from last month; the profit of coal - based PE was 1195 yuan/ton, down 358 yuan/ton from last month. It is expected that the profit of oil - based PE will run weakly and the profit of coal - based PE will run strongly [5][18][23]. - **Supply**: This week, the operating rate of polyethylene production in China was 81.09%, up 4.65 percentage points from last month. The weekly output of polyethylene was 63.55 tons, a month - on - month increase of 3.32%. The maintenance of petrochemical enterprise equipment remained at a high level this week. The maintenance loss this week was 9.14 tons, down 2.21 tons from last week [5][26]. - **Demand**: This week, the overall operating rate of domestic agricultural film was 12.63%, up 0.28% from last month; the operating rate of PE packaging film was 48.70%, down 0.74% from last month; the operating rate of PE pipes was 28.67%, down 0.34% from last month [5][30]. - **Inventory**: The social inventory of plastic enterprises was 56.17 tons at the end of this month, up 9.70 tons from the end of last month, a month - on - month increase of 20.87% [5][35]. Main Operating Logic - In July, affected by macro - policies such as anti - involution, coal and downstream commodities rose significantly, driving the PE market to rebound. But as the sentiment cooled, the market price corrected, and the market trading returned to fundamentals. There was new production capacity put into operation in July, and the production capacity will continue to increase in the second half of the year, so the supply pressure remains high. The maintenance loss this month remained at a high level but showed an obvious decline. The operating rate of downstream agricultural film is expected to increase due to the approaching peak season of plastic film. The operating rates of protective film and pipes remain stable. The low - level social inventory provides some support to the market [5]. PP Market Changes - On August 1st, the closing price of polypropylene 2509 was 7098 yuan/ton, up 28 yuan/ton from last month. The spot price of polypropylene reported by Business Society was 7290 yuan/ton (+0.16%) [6][43][48]. Fundamental Changes - **Cost and Profit**: WTI crude oil closed at 67.26 US dollars/barrel this week, up 2.29 US dollars/barrel from last month; Brent crude oil closed at 69.52 US dollars/barrel, up 2.89 US dollars/barrel from last month. The price of anthracite at the Yangtze River port was 1050 yuan/ton (+20). The profit of oil - based PP was - 473.06 yuan/ton, down 14.35 yuan/ton from last month; the profit of coal - based PP was 684.71 yuan/ton, down 347.77 yuan/ton from last month [6][56][60]. - **Supply**: This week, the operating rate of Chinese PP petrochemical enterprises was 76.94%, down 0.50 percentage points from last month. The weekly output of PP pellets reached 77.33 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 0.05%. The weekly output of PP powder reached 6.50 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 6.39% [6][64]. - **Demand**: This week, the average operating rate of downstream industries was 48.40% (+0.03). The operating rate of plastic weaving was 41.10% (-2.00), the operating rate of BOPP was 60.80% (+0%), the operating rate of injection molding was 55.80% (+0.22%), and the operating rate of pipes was 36.17% (-0.30%) [6][70]. - **Inventory**: This week, the domestic inventory of polypropylene was 56.48 tons (-2.72%); the inventory of two major oil companies decreased by 5.44% month - on - month; the inventory of traders increased by 4.02% month - on - month; the port inventory decreased by 7.14% month - on - month [6][75]. Main Operating Logic - In July, affected by macro - policies such as anti - involution, coal and downstream commodities rose significantly, driving the PP market to rebound. But as the sentiment cooled, the market price corrected, and the market trading returned to fundamentals. Although there were intensive maintenance activities in July, they were not enough to relieve the supply pressure. The operating rates of downstream industries such as plastic weaving fluctuated slightly, and the demand remained weak. It is expected that the PP market will be mainly driven by fundamentals, and the PP2509 is expected to fluctuate within a range in the short term [6].