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Morning Market Insight for Butadiene

Published on 2026-10-13

I. Key Focus Points

  1. Suppliers are maintaining firm offers, with limited willingness among traders to lower prices.
  2. Profits in downstream industries are gradually recovering, leading the market to adopt a cautious wait-and-see attitude.

Core Logic: Mixed bullish and bearish factors result in narrow-range fluctuations in market conditions.

II. Price Table

Product Region Oct 12 Oct 10 Change Rate
Butadiene Shandong Luzhong Delivered 13750 14050 -2.14%
Butadiene Jiangyin Ex-tank Self-pickup 13375 13850 -3.43%
Butadiene CFR China 1620 1620 0.00%
Crude Oil ICE Brent 106.65 104.72 1.84%
BR Rubber Daqing BR9000 16550 16700 -0.90%
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 represent point-in-time values from the two preceding working weeks of this week, not weekly averages.
3. The change rate reflects period-over-period variation.

III. Market Outlook

In the short term, domestic production has decreased slightly due to shutdowns and maintenance at certain facilities in Northeast and North China regions. Combined with cost support from high crude oil prices, some traders show little willingness to offer lower prices. However, downstream enterprises have limited acceptance of high-priced raw materials, resulting in cautious inquiry behavior and low intent for actual transactions. Consequently, the domestic butadiene market is expected to remain primarily within a narrow fluctuation range.

IV. Data Calendar

Data Type Release Date Previous Period Data Current Period Trend Forecast
Butadiene Port Inventory Wednesday 17:00 PM 2.6 ↗
Butadiene Production Profit Friday 17:00 PM 4137.98 ↘
Butadiene Inventory Analysis Friday 17:00 PM 4.60 ↗
Butadiene Weekly Operating Rate Friday 17:00 PM 69.71% ↘
Butadiene Weekly Output Friday 17:00 PM 11.28 ↘
1. ↓↑ indicates significant volatility, highlighting data dimensions with changes exceeding 3%.
2. ↗↘ indicates narrow-range volatility, highlighting data with changes within 0–3%.

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  • Marcus Hayes 2026-10-13 10:03
    Butadiene prices dipped 2-3% despite rising Brent crude, creating a margin squeeze for producers. With downstream demand cautious and transaction intent low due to limited acceptance of firm offers, I expect narrow-range..
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