1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The polyolefin industry currently lacks positive drivers. Plastics are slightly better than PP. There is an opportunity to focus on the upward trend of the plastic - PP spread [1]. - For polyethylene (PE), the cost support from crude oil has weakened. Although supply pressure is expected to decrease, demand support is limited. Short - term prices may be under pressure and fluctuate. Attention should be paid to the positive spread opportunity of the 09 - 01 contract. - For polypropylene (PP), the cost support has weakened. Although the supply pressure is expected to ease, the restart of previous maintenance devices and the expansion of a 90 - million - ton/year device in mid - to - late July will weaken the positive impact on the supply side. Demand support is insufficient. Temporarily lacking positive drivers, PP prices may fluctuate downward, and the plastic - PP 09 contract spread may have an upward trend [9]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Viewpoint Summary 3.1.1 Polyethylene (PE) - Cost: Geopolitical premium has temporarily left. OPEC+ production increase exerts pressure on oil prices, and the EIA US crude oil inventory has unexpectedly increased. The refined oil cracking spread has not improved, and the global tariff trade situation still poses concerns about demand. Crude oil prices may decline, providing insufficient support for plastics [7]. - Supply: Current production is at a high level in recent years, with weekly capacity utilization and production increasing month - on - month. However, the restart expectation of previous maintenance devices is low, and there are new device maintenance plans, which support prices [7]. - Demand: The overall downstream start - up of PE has slightly decreased and is still lower than the same period in previous years. The off - season atmosphere continues, and terminal consumption is mainly on a "use - as - you - go" basis, with weak downstream orders [7]. - Import and Export: The import profits of LLDPE and HDPE have rebounded month - on - month, and the import profit of LDPE has increased [7]. - Inventory: Social inventory has increased month - on - month, and trade inventory is still accumulating [7]. - Gross Margin: Oil - based profits have increased, while coal - based profits have declined [7]. - Spread: The 09 - 01 spread of plastics fluctuates, and attention can be paid to positive spread opportunities. The 09 - 01 spread of PP may seasonally strengthen in fluctuations. The 09 - contract spread of plastic - PP may have an upward trend [7]. 3.1.2 Polypropylene (PP) - Cost: Geopolitical premium has temporarily left. OPEC+ production increase and the high US crude oil inventory put pressure on oil prices. The refined oil cracking spread has not improved, and the global tariff trade situation still affects demand. The coal market is stable. Overall, the cost support for PP has weakened [9]. - Supply: PP capacity utilization and production have decreased month - on - month but are still at a high level in recent years. There are many device maintenance plans, but attention should be paid to the impact of the expansion of a 90 - million - ton/year device in mid - to - late July on the East China market supply [9]. - Demand: The overall downstream start - up rate has declined. Downstream raw material inventory has decreased, finished product inventory pressure is not large, and orders are generally weak [9]. - Import and Export: The import profit loss has widened month - on - month, and the export profit has slightly increased [9]. - Inventory: PP production enterprise inventory has different trends, trader inventory has slightly increased, and production enterprise inventory has decreased but is still at a high level in recent years [9]. - Gross Margin: Except for the decline in coal - based profits, oil - based, methanol - based, and PDH - based PP profits have increased [9]. - Spread: Similar to PE, the 09 - 01 spread of plastics fluctuates, and attention can be paid to positive spread opportunities. The 09 - 01 spread of PP may seasonally strengthen in fluctuations. The 09 - contract spread of plastic - PP may have an upward trend [9]. 3.2 Next Week's Focus - On Wednesday (July 9): API and EIA crude oil inventories in the US for the week ending July 4, EIA crude oil inventory in Cushing, Oklahoma for the week ending July 4, EIA strategic petroleum reserve inventory for the week ending July 4, EIA's monthly short - term energy outlook report, China's CPI annual rate in June, and the end of the US reciprocal tariff suspension period. - On Thursday (July 10): Initial jobless claims in the US for the week ending July 5, EIA natural gas inventory in the US for the week ending July 4, and China's M2 money supply annual rate in June. - On Friday (July 11): IEA's monthly crude oil market report. - On Saturday (July 12): US oil rig count for the week ending July 11 [12]. 3.3 Polyethylene Key Data Tracking - Price Review: Spot prices have declined, and futures prices have fluctuated. As of July 4, the LLDPE futures main contract 09 was reported at 7282 yuan/ton, a decrease of 20 yuan/ton or 0.27% from the previous week. The LLDPE basis was - 2 yuan/ton, with little change from the previous week [15]. - Capacity Utilization and Production: As of the week ending July 4, due to the restart of devices such as Yulong Petrochemical and Shanghai SECCO, polyethylene production was 61.9 million tons, an increase of 2.36 million tons from the previous period. The capacity utilization rate was 79.46%, an increase of 0.77% from the previous period [19]. - Maintenance Loss: As of the week ending July 4, the domestic polyethylene maintenance loss was 11.03 million tons, a decrease of 2.57 million tons from the previous period. The estimated maintenance loss next week is 10.06 million tons, a decrease of 0.97 million tons from this week [23]. - Downstream Start - up: As of the week ending July 4, the overall downstream start - up rate of polyethylene was 38.05%, a decrease of 3.18% from the previous week, still lower than the same period in previous years. The agricultural film start - up rate decreased by 0.26%, and the PE packaging film sample enterprise start - up rate increased by 0.5% [33]. - Downstream Raw Material Inventory: As of the week ending July 4, the agricultural film raw material inventory increased by 0.14 days to 8.18 days, the PE packaging film raw material inventory increased by 0.11 days to 8.04 days, and the PE pipe raw material inventory decreased by 0.07 days to 7.13 days [35]. - Import Profit: On July 4, the import profits of LLDPE, HDPE, and LDPE were - 6 yuan/ton (a decrease of 55 yuan/ton from the previous week), 126 yuan/ton (a decrease of 14 yuan/ton from the previous week), and 604 yuan/ton (an increase of 57 yuan/ton from the previous week) respectively [44]. - Profit Margin: As of the week ending July 4, the oil - based linear cost was 7646 yuan/ton, a decrease of 338 yuan/ton from the previous period; the coal - based linear profit was 5869 yuan/ton, an increase of 13 yuan/ton from the previous period [46]. - Futures Trading Volume, Open Interest, and Warehouse Receipts: As of July 4, the plastic futures trading volume increased by 13,215 lots to 355,370 lots compared with the previous week; the open interest decreased by 22,961 lots to 580,694 lots; the warehouse receipt quantity decreased by 100 to 5,831 lots [51][53]. 3.4 Polypropylene Key Data Tracking - Price Review: Polypropylene spot prices have weakly declined, with a price fluctuation range of 7166 - 7204 yuan/ton. As of July 4, the PP futures main contract 09 was reported at 7078 yuan/ton, a decrease of 25 yuan/ton or 0.35% from the previous week. The term basis has narrowed, and the East China polypropylene basis has weakened to 64 yuan/ton [55]. - Capacity Utilization and Production: As of the week ending July 4, domestic polypropylene production was 77.37 million tons, a decrease of 1.55 million tons or 1.96% from the previous week; compared with the same period last year, it increased by 12.52 million tons or 19.31%. The average capacity utilization rate was 77.44%, a decrease of 1.86% from the previous period [59]. - Maintenance Loss: As of July 4, the domestic polypropylene device weekly loss was 21.632 million tons, a 11.93% increase from the previous week. Next week, the maintenance loss is expected to decline. The average capacity utilization rate is expected to slightly rebound to around 77.5% [63]. - Downstream Start - up: As of the week ending July 4, the overall downstream start - up rate of PP decreased. The plastic weaving start - up rate decreased by 1% to 42.2%, the BOPP start - up rate decreased by 0.14% to 60.27%, and the injection molding product start - up rate decreased by 0.72% to 51.33% [67]. - Downstream Raw Material and Finished Product Inventory and Orders: As of the week ending July 4, downstream raw material inventory decreased, finished product inventory pressure was not large, and orders were generally weak. The average order days of the polypropylene downstream product industry were 7.59 days, a 1.30% decrease from the previous week, and the downstream average start - up rate is expected to continue to decline next week [70]. - Inventory: As of July 4, polypropylene commercial inventory was 78.58 million tons. Production enterprise total inventory decreased by 1.49 million tons to 57.01 million tons, trader inventory increased by 1.46 million tons to 14.97 million tons, and port inventory decreased by 0.04 million tons to 6.57 million tons [77]. - Import and Export Profits: As of the week ending July 4, the PP import gross margin was - 523 yuan/ton, with the loss widening month - on - month. The export profit was - 1.59 yuan/ton, a slight increase from the previous period [81]. - Futures Trading Volume, Open Interest, and Warehouse Receipts: As of July 4, the PP futures trading volume decreased by 16,487 lots to 255,730 lots compared with the previous week; the open interest increased by 770 lots to 593,335 lots; the warehouse receipt quantity decreased by 112 lots to 7,292 lots [90][92][94]. 3.5 Spread Tracking - The 09 - 01 spread of plastics fluctuates, and attention can be paid to positive spread opportunities. The 09 - 01 spread of PP may seasonally strengthen in fluctuations. The 09 - contract spread of plastic - PP may have an upward trend. As of July 4, the plastic 09 - 01 futures contract spread was 39 yuan/ton, a decrease of 18 yuan/ton from the previous week. The PP 09 - 01 futures contract spread was 36, a decrease of 26 from the previous week. The 09 - contract L - PP spread was 204 yuan/ton, an increase of 5 yuan/ton from the previous week [97][101].