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DBP Market Morning Briefing (September 11, 2026)

Published on 2026-09-11

I. Focus Points

  1. DBP downstream purchasing interest is increasing.

  2. Raw material prices remain high, providing some cost support.

  3. 9/10: There are no signs of easing in the U.S.-Iran conflict, and the Houthi armed forces continue to pressure Saudi Arabia. Supply risks continue to rise, and international oil prices continue to climb. NYMEX crude oil futures October contract rose $6.43 to $102.48/barrel, up 6.69% period-on-period; ICE Brent crude oil futures November contract rose $6.42 to $107.63/barrel, up 6.34% period-on-period. China INE crude oil futures 2610 contract rose 45.9 to 768.4 yuan/barrel, and rose 47.6 to 816 yuan/barrel in night trading.

II. Price Table

DBP and Upstream Product Price Comparison

Unit: yuan/mt

Product Region Previous Period Current Period Change
DBP Henan Region 9800 10300 +5.10%
Naphthalene-based Phthalic Anhydride Hebei Region 9200 9350 +1.63%
N-Butanol Shandong Region 8350 8670 +3.83%

Data source: Chempricehub Information

Remarks:

  1. DBP, naphthalene-based phthalic anhydride, and n-butanol all refer to national standard premium-grade products.

  2. The prices in this list are spot cash prices including tax, in yuan/mt.

  3. The RMB prices in the above table are all ex-factory cash prices.

  4. The prices for the two periods are point-in-time prices from the two working weeks prior to this week, not weekly average prices.

  5. The percentage change is the period-on-period change rate.

III. Market Outlook

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IV. Data Calendar

Data Item Release Date Previous Period Data Current Period Trend Estimate
Weekly Production Thursday 17:00 0.93 ten thousand mt
Capacity Utilization Rate Thursday 17:00 48%

Data source: Chempricehub Information

Remarks:

  1. ↓↑ are regarded as significant fluctuations, highlighting data dimensions with changes exceeding 3%.

  2. →↗↘ are regarded as narrow fluctuations, highlighting data with changes within 0-3%.

Comments

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  • Hannah Berg 2026-09-11 20:06
    Seeing DBP jump 5.1% with feedstock cost support and firmer downstream buying, I expect near-term margins to stay pressured unless capacity utilization eases. Oil risk is the wildcard.
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