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Morning Market Insight for Butadiene

Published on 2026-11-10

I. Key Focus Points

  1. Demand Expectations and Market Sentiment: Anticipated incremental demand has fueled a bullish sentiment within the market.
  2. Supply Tightness: A scarcity of resources available for external sales continues to provide bottom-line support for prices due to tight supply conditions.

Core Logic: While anticipated demand growth and tight supply provide fundamental support, downstream buyers remain cautious about accepting high prices. Consequently, the domestic butadiene market is expected to primarily exhibit fluctuating trends.

II. Price Table

Product Region Nov 9 Nov 6 Change Rate
Butadiene Shandong Central Delivery 15,300 14,800 3.38%
Butadiene Jiangyin Ex-tank Self-pickup 14,750 14,400 2.43%
Butadiene CFR China -- 1,840 --
Crude Oil ICE Brent 92.57 98.32 -5.85%
BR Rubber Daqing BR9000 16,100 15,950 0.94%
Notes:
1. Units for CFR China are USD/ton; units for crude oil are USD/barrel. All other units are CNY/ton.
2. Prices represent point-in-time values from the two preceding working weeks, not weekly averages.
3. Change rate indicates week-on-week variation.

III. Market Outlook

In the short term, major downstream products have shown strength, and production at downstream enterprises is gradually resuming. This creates incremental demand for butadiene, providing continued support to the market. Additionally, tight availability of export-oriented resources has heightened bullish sentiment among domestic traders, making low-priced货源 (sources) difficult to find. However, downstream resistance to high prices persists. Therefore, the domestic butadiene market is expected to remain primarily volatile with fluctuating trends.

IV. Data Calendar

Data Type Release Time Previous Value Expected Trend
Butadiene Port Inventory Wed 17:00 PM 3.15 ↗
Butadiene Production Profit Fri 17:00 PM 3,629.35 ↗
Butadiene Inventory Analysis Fri 17:00 PM 4.56 ↘
Butadiene Weekly Capacity Utilization Fri 17:00 PM 67.19% ↘
Butadiene Weekly Output Fri 17:00 PM 10.87 ↘
1. ↓↑ indicates significant volatility, highlighting data dimensions with changes exceeding 3%.
2. ↗↘ indicates narrow-range volatility, highlighting data dimensions with changes within 0-3%.
Product Region Oct 27 Oct 26 Change Rate
Butadiene Shandong Central Delivery 14,050 14,200 -1.06%
Butadiene Jiangyin Ex-tank Self-pickup 13,750 13,815 -0.47%
Butadiene CFR China 1,710 1,700 0.59%
Crude Oil ICE Brent 113.88 115.81 -1.67%
BR Rubber Daqing BR9000 16,400 16,400 0.00%
Notes:
1. Units for CFR China are USD/ton; units for crude oil are USD/barrel. All other units are CNY/ton.
2. Prices represent point-in-time values from the two preceding working weeks, not weekly averages.
3. Change rate indicates week-on-week variation.

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  • Sarah Mitchell 2026-11-10 10:00
    Butadiene prices rose 3.38% in Shandong, yet downstream resistance caps gains. Tight supply supports the floor, but high feedstock costs and weak demand keep margins squeezed. Volatility persists as buyers hesitate at cu..
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