According to the monitoring data of business society, as of April 6, 2022, the average ex factory price of domestic industrial grade dimethyl carbonate was 5566 yuan / ton, which was basically the same as that on April 1, 2022. Compared with March 7, 2022 (the reference price of dimethyl carbonate was 6000 yuan / ton), the price was adjusted down by 437 yuan / ton, a decrease of 7.22%.

It can be seen from the data monitoring chart of business society that in March, the overall performance of domestic dimethyl carbonate was poor, and the effective support of the market was weak,. In April, during the Qingming Festival, the domestic market of dimethyl carbonate was stable and returned after the festival. The market news of dimethyl carbonate was calm, and the supply side. At present, the domestic supply of dimethyl carbonate is still sufficient, and there is still a certain pressure on the supply side. In terms of downstream demand, at present, the downstream operating rate is generally general, the recovery is in a slow recovery, and most of them maintain rigid demand procurement. In addition, at present, the logistics in some regions is limited, The overall demand is not high. The post holiday market of raw material propylene oxide is weak, and the support of dimethyl carbonate is limited. As of April 7, the ex factory price of dimethyl carbonate in China is around 5500-5800 yuan / ton. At present, the overall trading of dimethyl carbonate in the yard is flat.

In terms of upstream propylene oxide, after the festival, the domestic propylene oxide market was weak and downward. According to the data of business agency, the reference price of propylene oxide was 11900 yuan / ton on April 6, down 1.11% compared with 12033.33 yuan / ton on April 1.

Future trend analysis

At present, I have heard that the domestic dimethyl carbonate factory has a parking plan in the near future, the on-site supply will be moderately reduced, the supply side support may be improved in the short term, and the downstream demand will take time to gradually expand. The dimethyl carbonate Data Engineer of business society believes that the domestic dimethyl carbonate situation may recover slightly in the short term, and more attention needs to be paid to the news changes of supply and demand.