According to the monitoring of the business community, the price of phthalic anhydride in the domestic market fell in the first week of March. As of the 5th, the price of phthalic anhydride was 7625 yuan / ton, which was 3.79% lower than the price of 7925 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week, with a year-on-year increase of 33.77%. Recently, the price trend of phthalic anhydride fell down, the spot supply was normal, and the market of phthalic anhydride declined.

In recent years, the price trend of phthalic anhydride market has declined, and the market situation of phthalic anhydride is normal. In recent years, the downstream demand has decreased, the price trend of o-benzene has remained high, the plasticizer market has declined, and the poor demand has led to the price decline of phthalic anhydride. Domestic phthalic anhydride manufacturers started at a low level, and the operating rate of phthalic anhydride on the site was about 60%. The domestic phthalic anhydride spot supply was normal, the price of phthalic anhydride on the site was lower, the downstream plasticizer industry market was significantly lower, and the actual transaction situation was general. The price trend of phthalic anhydride market in East China is declining, with limited high-end transactions in the market. The mainstream of neighboring France source negotiation in East China is 7600-7700 yuan / ton, and naphthalene method source negotiation is 7400-7500 yuan / ton. The mainstream quotation of phthalic anhydride market in North China is 7500-7700 yuan / ton. The market outlook of phthalic anhydride still exists, and the downstream procurement is poor. The price of downstream DOP falls rapidly in March, which brings challenges to the phthalic anhydride market The market price of phthalic anhydride was lower.

In recent years, the price trend of domestic o-benzene has maintained a high level, and the market price has maintained a level of 6500 yuan / ton. The high price of domestic o-benzene is a good support for the phthalic anhydride market. In addition, the market of imported o-benzene in the port area has not changed much, and the external quotation of o-benzene has maintained a high level. The actual transaction price is subject to negotiation and detailed discussion. In addition, there is a strong wait-and-see mood among the o-benzene merchants in the market, and the price of o-benzene has gone down The price of raw material o-benzene is high, which is good for the domestic market price of phthalic anhydride, and the decline of market price of phthalic anhydride is limited.

In March, the market price of the downstream DOP of phthalic anhydride dropped sharply. According to the monitoring of the business community, the domestic DOP price was 13175 yuan / ton as of the 5th, and this week’s price dropped by 4.53%. The price of isooctanol in the market fell, the cost of DOP raw materials fell, the low start-up of DOP enterprises’ equipment was temporarily stable, the price of PVC fluctuated and fell, the demand of downstream customers was mainly just demand, and the customers were more resistant to high price DOP. Plasticizer market rising momentum weakened, downward pressure increased, the transaction price is based on the real-time price, the overall DOP price is about 13300-13500 yuan / ton, the domestic demand for phthalic anhydride is poor, and the market price is slightly lower.

Generally speaking, the crude oil price trend is strong in the near future, but the downstream plasticizer industry market trend is not good, the DOP price continues to decline, and it is expected that the market price of phthalic anhydride will continue to decline slightly in the later period.