According to the monitoring of business society, the market price trend of phthalic anhydride declined this week. As of the weekend, the quotation of phthalic anhydride was 8500 yuan / ton, down 2.72% from the price of 8737.5 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week, up 36.82% year-on-year. The market price trend of phthalic anhydride has declined recently.

This week, the market price trend of phthalic anhydride continued to fall, the delivery of phthalic anhydride in the field was general, the price trend of downstream DOP market fell slightly, the price trend of orthobenzene fell, the plasticizer market fell, the downstream trend fell, which was bad for the domestic phthalic anhydride market, and the market price of phthalic anhydride fell slightly. The operating rate of domestic phthalic anhydride manufacturers is less than 60%, the domestic spot supply of phthalic anhydride is normal, the downstream plasticizer industry mainly purchases on demand, and the actual transaction has little change. The market price trend of phthalic anhydride in East China has declined, and the high-end transactions on the floor are limited. The mainstream of adjacent France source negotiation in East China is 8500-8600 yuan / ton, and the mainstream of naphthalene method source negotiation is 8300-8400 yuan / ton; The mainstream quotation of phthalic anhydride market in North China is 8500-8600 yuan / ton. The wait-and-see mentality of phthalic anhydride still exists in the field. The downstream is mainly purchased on demand. The price trend of phthalic anhydride decreases, and the market price trend of phthalic anhydride decreases slightly.

This week, the price trend of domestic orthobenzene fell, with the on-site price of 8600 yuan / ton, down 4.44% from the price of 9000 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week. The decline of domestic orthobenzene price is a bad factor in the phthalic anhydride market. Recently, the market trend of imported orthobenzene in the port area fell, the external quotation of orthobenzene fell, and the inventory of orthobenzene in the port area has not changed much recently. The actual transaction price is subject to negotiation. The price trend of orthobenzene has declined after detailed discussion on the actual list, Domestic phthalic anhydride prices fell slightly.

This week, the market price trend of DOP in the downstream of phthalic anhydride decreased. According to the monitoring of business society, the domestic DOP price was 12250 yuan / ton by the end of the week, with a price decrease of 0.41%. The operation of DOP enterprises in the field was stable, the supply of DOP was normal, the price of isooctanol decreased, the cost of DOP raw materials decreased slightly, the operation of DOP enterprises was normal, the supply of DOP was sufficient, the PVC price was temporarily stable, the downstream demand was stable, and the market transaction was general. The upward momentum of plasticizer DOP market still exists, and the downward pressure is weakened. The transaction price is subject to the real-time price. The DOP price is 12100-12400 yuan / ton. This week, the DOP price trend declined slightly, and the affected price of phthalic anhydride market declined slightly.

On the whole, the recent price trend of phthalic anhydride is temporarily stable, but the market trend of downstream plasticizer industry is stable, coupled with the downward trend of crude oil market. Affected by this, the market situation of phthalic anhydride is favorable and the support is insufficient. It is expected that the market price of phthalic anhydride will be stable in the later stage.