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Morning Market Insight: Caprolactam

Published on 2026-10-29

I. Key Points

  1. [Chempricehub] Oct 28: International crude oil prices rose amid market concerns over potential escalation of the US-Iran conflict and continued Houthi attacks on Saudi energy facilities. NYMEX December crude futures closed at $102.78/bbl, up $2.88/bbl (+2.88% MoM); ICE Brent December futures closed at $115.32/bbl, up $1.44/bbl (+1.26% MoM). China INE crude futures contract 2612 fell by 9.2 to 722.4 CNY/bbl during the day session but rose by 15.1 to 737.5 CNY/bbl in the night session.

  2. Sinopec refineries in East, South, and Central China lowered their pure benzene prices by 200 CNY/ton to 10,600 CNY/ton, effective October 16.

Core Logic: Weak supply-demand support; caprolactam is expected to trade weakly.

II. Price Table

Unit: CNY/ton

Product Quote Item Oct 27 Oct 28 Change Remarks
NYMEX Crude Oil USD/bbl 99.9 102.78 +2.88 Dec Contract
ICE Brent Crude USD/bbl 113.88 115.32 +1.44 Dec Contract
Pure Benzene East China Market 10,350–10,580 10,450–10,550 +100/-30 Cash, Self-pickup
Phenol East China Market 9,800–9,900 9,850–9,850 +50/-50 Cash, Self-pickup
Cyclohexanone Ex-works Price 11,200–11,200 11,300–11,300 +100/+100 Cash, Ex-works
East China Market 11,700–11,700 11,700–11,700 0/0 Cash, Delivered
Caprolactam East China Liquid Spot 13,900–13,900 13,900–13,900 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Delivered
Polyamide 6 (PA6) Conventional Spinning Chips Ex-works Price 14,400–14,700 14,400–14,700 0/0 Cash, Ex-works
Market Price 14,700–14,800 14,700–14,800 0/0 Delivered to East China
Polyamide 6 (PA6) High-speed Spinning Chips East China Spot 14,900–14,900 14,900–14,900 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Delivered
Nylon Fiber POY 85D/24F 15,800–16,500 15,800–16,500 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
DTY 70D/24F 17,500–18,500 17,500–18,500 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
FDY 70D/24F 16,100–16,800 16,100–16,800 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
Staple Fiber 1.5D*38mm 16,300–16,800 16,300–16,800 0/0 Bank Acceptance, Delivered
Caprolactam Sinopec Oct Settlement 14,533 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
Shenyuan Oct Settlement 14,000 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
Sinopec Weekly Settlement Price -- Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup
Shenyuan Weekly Listed Price 14,000 Bank Acceptance, Self-pickup

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  • Marcus Hayes 2026-10-29 10:01
    With crude rising but Sinopec cutting benzene, caprolactam faces weak demand. High feedstock costs squeeze margins while low capacity utilization persists. I expect prices to remain soft as downstream nylon buyers stay c..
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