In May, the domestic production of plastic raw material PE was 1,286,400 tons, which was an increase of 69,400 tons from the previous month, an increase of 5.7%. Although the domestic refinery companies concentrated on overhaul, the loss amount increased from the previous month, but the 700,000 tons of PE equipment in the second phase of China Sea Shell Co., Ltd. Successfully put into production and release production, hedging due to repair loss of production, the domestic supply increased accordingly.
In May, the number of domestic refinery companies overhauled gradually. According to statistics, the annual maintenance capacity involved in shutdown and maintenance was 6.65 million tons, and the loss was 225,500 tons, an increase of 76,200 tons from the previous month and an increase of 28,500 tons from the same period of last year.
From the perspective of operating rate, the overall start of polyethylene this month continued to decline from the previous month at 86.07%, which was a decrease of 1.56% from the previous month. However, the high-pressure and low-voltage start-up rates increased, mainly due to the fact that the high-pressure and low-pressure maintenance devices were relatively flat in April. Reduced or shortened time, leading to increased start-up. However, maintenance of linear and full-density devices during the month is more focused and maintenance time is longer.
In the month, the domestic polyethylene market price rose first and then suppressed. At the beginning of the month, linear futures oscillated strongly. As part of the petrochemical industry rose, the spot price continued to rise. However, the weak demand for end-users and the resistance to high-priced raw materials resulted in slow shipments of merchants. In the early and mid-term futures, the futures continued to weaken, and petrochemicals opened the downtrend channel, and raw material prices were frequently weakened.
During the month, the demand for downstream demand was low, and it insisted on just purchasing. The monthly average price of LLDPE was 9778 yuan/ton in this month, which was a 1.4% increase from the previous quarter and an increase of 4.6% year-on-year. The monthly average monthly price of LDPE was RMB 9988/ton, which was a 0.12% increase from the previous month and a year-on-year decrease of 4%. %. Prices of various HDPE varieties have increased, ranging from RMB 150-900/ton.