This week, the market price fell and the overall atmosphere weakened. The procurement of chemical fiber downstream of cyclohexanone is slowing down, the confidence of solvent market is weakening, and the procurement atmosphere is also flat. It is expected that the market price of cyclohexanone will weaken in the future. According to the monitoring data of business news agency, as of March 16, the average price of domestic cyclohexanone market was 100033 yuan / ton, with a month on month increase of 42.56% and a year-on-year increase of 41.31%.

Region, price

East China: 10200-10400 yuan / ton, cash delivery

South China: 10200-10400 yuan / ton, cash delivery

Shandong area: 10200-10300 yuan / ton, cash delivery

In terms of raw materials, the price of domestic pure benzene dropped and rose again after the recent rise. The price of Sinopec’s pure benzene was increased by 300 yuan / ton with the implementation of 6750 yuan / ton, which was implemented by all its refineries. The price is effective from February 26. Sinopec’s quotation for high-end caprolactam this week was lowered by 200 yuan to 14500 yuan / ton (liquid premium products will be accepted and picked up in June).

During the week, caprolactam factory’s new order purchasing enthusiasm was not high, and the price psychology was obvious, and the price of cyclohexanone was weakening. The trading atmosphere of solvent market continued to be weak. In addition, the crude oil, pure benzene and commodity markets had more callbacks this week. The market was pessimistic. The trading activity declined, and the prices of traders followed the decline. Business community cyclohexanone analysts expect that the market of cyclohexanone will be depressed in the short term.