According to the monitoring data of business agency, from March 11 to 18, the average market price of cyclohexanone in China fell from 11666 yuan / ton to 11200 yuan / ton, a decrease of 4.00% in the week, a month on month decrease of 6.93% and a year-on-year increase of 11.63%.

Domestic cyclohexanone fell weakly this week. Crude oil and pure benzene fell. Sinopec’s listing of pure benzene lowered 700 yuan / ton to 8200 yuan / ton twice. The cost side was negative, and the downstream demand was sluggish. Coupled with the impact of epidemic logistics and transportation, the shipment of cyclohexanone was blocked. Manufacturers actively reduced prices and the focus of transaction decreased.

Summary of domestic cyclohexanone market as of March 18:

region ., Price

East China ., 11400-11500 yuan / ton, cash delivery of the whole vehicle

South China ., 11600-11700 yuan / ton cash delivery

Shandong region ., Detailed discussion of 11100-11200 yuan / ton

Raw material pure benzene: the price of pure benzene in East China fell, and crude oil was the main factor affecting the price.

Comparison chart of price trend of pure benzene (upstream raw material) and cyclohexanone in business agency:

Downstream caprolactam: the caprolactam market fell sharply in the week. Crude oil and pure benzene prices fell broadly, cost support collapsed, and caprolactam market fell. In addition, due to the recent epidemic control in some areas, transportation and demand have been affected to some extent, the mentality in the field is empty, and the downstream procurement atmosphere has weakened. Caprolactam enterprises cut prices, and the price focus fell sharply.

Comparison chart of price trend of cyclohexanone and caprolactam (downstream products) in business society:

The supply and demand of cyclohexanone is weak, but the cost has a great impact. The cyclohexanone analyst of business society expects that the cyclohexanone market will be sideways consolidated in the short term.