I. Key Focus Areas:
Pure Benzene: Overnight crude oil prices remained firm, with geopolitical uncertainties persisting, providing adequate support from the cost side. In the East China market, spot trading prices shifted slightly upward yesterday. Port inventories continued to remain at low levels, and the tight supply-demand balance for spot circulation has not changed, leading holders to be reluctant to sell at lower prices. Pure benzene prices are expected to trend steadily higher today.
II. Price Table
| Region | Oct 23 | Oct 22 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East China | 16,750 | 16,750 | 0 |
| Shandong | 16,500 | 16,500 | 0 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. The RMB prices listed above for East China represent ex-works acceptance of bank drafts (tax-inclusive). The RMB prices for Shandong represent ex-works cash transactions. | |||
| 2. The prices shown reflect snapshot values from the two weeks preceding this week, rather than weekly averages. | |||
| 3. The change value represents the period-over-period variation. |
III. Data Table
| Aniline Industry Supply and Demand Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Type | 2026/10/22 | 2026/10/15 | Rate of Change | Next Week Outlook |
| Capacity Utilization Rate | 79.79% | 84.44% | -4.65% | ↑ |
| Production Profit Margin | 30.39% | 25.10% | 5.29% | ↑ |
| Output | 8.15 | 8.63 | -0.48 | ↑ |
| 1. Capacity utilization rate reflects production metrics, defined as the ratio of actual output to total capacity for producing enterprises. | ||||
| 2. Production profit margin is an industry-wide metric reflecting overall profitability in mainstream regions, calculated as industry profit divided by average price. | ||||
| 3. Output refers to the weekly production volume of the domestic aniline industry, measured in ten thousand tons. |
IV. Market Outlook
Jinling Dongying has restored one unit with a capacity of 100,000 tons per year, which may alleviate pressure on spot supply. On the demand side, market entry remains driven by immediate needs, with stable trading activity within the sector. Consequently, the aniline market is operating with steady prices.
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