According to the monitoring data of business agency, as of August 11, 2022, the average ex factory price of domestic industrial grade dimethyl carbonate was 7566 yuan / ton. Compared with the price on August 7, 2022 (the reference price of dimethyl carbonate was 7533 yuan / ton), the price increased by 33 yuan / ton, or 0.44%. Compared with the price on August 1, 2022 (reference price of dimethyl carbonate: 7033 yuan / ton), the price increased by 533 yuan / ton, or 7.58%.

From the business data monitoring chart, it can be seen that in the first week of August, the domestic market of dimethyl carbonate rose. After entering this week, on August 8 at the beginning of this week, the center of gravity of dimethyl carbonate continued to move up slightly, and some factories slightly increased the ex factory price of dimethyl carbonate by about 100 yuan / ton. In the middle of the week, the trading atmosphere of dimethyl carbonate in the market was weakened, and the momentum of the market continued to rise. The overall operation of dimethyl carbonate was stable. As of August 11, the factory price of domestic dimethyl carbonate was around 7100-7600 yuan / ton, and the high-end price was around 8000 yuan / ton. At present, the trading atmosphere of dimethyl carbonate in the market is fair, and there is only a small room for negotiation in the market.

In terms of upstream propylene oxide, at the beginning of August (8.1-8.10), the overall market situation of propylene oxide in Shandong was declining. According to the data monitoring of business agency, on August 10, the reference price of propylene oxide was 8933.33 yuan / ton, a decrease of 0.37% compared with that on August 1 (8966.67 yuan / ton).

Future trend analysis

At present, the on-site inventory of dimethyl carbonate has been improved as a whole, and the support provided by the supply side has become weak. The analysts of dimethyl carbonate of business club believe that in the short term, the market of dimethyl carbonate is mainly adjusted and operated in a narrow range, and more attention should be paid to the basic changes of supply and demand.