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Butadiene Morning Market Brief

Published on 2026-09-22

I. Key Focus Points

  1. Domestic plants have restarted operations, leading to a slight replenishment of spot market resources.
  2. Downstream demand remains flat, with weak buying interest.

Core Logic: With only a marginal increase in supply, the impact on market trends is limited. Downstream purchasing willingness remains weak, resulting in a soft consolidation of the domestic butadiene market.

II. Price Table

Product Region Sep 21 Sep 20 Change Rate
Butadiene Shandong Luzhong (Delivered) 13675 13850 -1.26%
Butadiene Jiangyin (Tank Farm Ex-Works) 13150 13350 -1.50%
Butadiene CFR China 1600 1600 0.00%
Crude Oil ICE Brent 95.78 -- --
BR Rubber Daqing BR9000 15050 15000 0.33%
Notes:
1. The unit for CFR China is USD/ton, and for crude oil is USD/barrel; all other units are CNY/ton.
2. Prices refer to specific point-in-time prices from the two previous working weeks prior to this week, not weekly averages.
3. Change rate refers to the period-over-period change.

III. Market Outlook

In the short term, Nanjing Chengzhi’s butadiene plant has restarted operations, and Yangzi Petrochemical’s butadiene plant is expected to restart soon, supplementing spot market circulation resources. However, the marginal increase in supply provides limited guidance for market trends. Downstream demand remains sluggish, with most enterprises maintaining low operating loads and weak willingness to purchase butadiene. The prevailing cautious wait-and-see sentiment within the market may continue to exert pressure on prices. Consequently, the domestic butadiene market is expected to remain in a soft consolidation phase.

IV. Data Calendar

Data Type Release Date Previous Period Current Period Trend Forecast
Butadiene Port Inventory Wed 17:00 PM 2.37
Butadiene Production Profit Fri 17:00 PM 5004.23
Butadiene Inventory Analysis Fri 17:00 PM 3.93
Butadiene Weekly Capacity Utilization Rate Fri 17:00 PM 66.11%
Butadiene Weekly Output Fri 17:00 PM 10.70
1. ↓↑ indicates significant fluctuations, highlighting data dimensions with changes exceeding 3%.
2. ↗↘ indicates narrow fluctuations, highlighting data with changes within 0-3%.

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  • Priya Kapoor 2026-09-22 20:06
    Butadiene prices are under pressure as weak downstream demand for BR rubber outweighs the slight supply bump from plant restarts. With capacity utilization rising but buying interest flat, margins remain tight. I expect ..
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