I. Key Points
Pure Benzene: The market continues to assess the prospects of U.S.-Iran dialogue, with supply risk concerns easing slightly. ICE Brent crude futures for December settled at $108.79/bbl, down $0.76/bbl (-0.69% WtW). Yesterday saw increased trading volume, and crude oil remained firm in the morning session; the market is expected to open higher today and consolidate.
II. Price Table
| Region | Oct 21 | Oct 20 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East China | 16,750 | 16,750 | 0 |
| Shandong | 16,500 | 16,500 | 0 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. Prices for East China are ex-works, tax-inclusive, bank acceptance notes (RMB); prices for Shandong are ex-works, cash settlement (RMB). | |||
| 2. These figures represent point-in-time prices from the two weeks preceding this week, not weekly averages. | |||
| 3. "Change" refers to the week-over-week variation. |
III. Data Table
| Aniline Industry Supply-Demand Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metric | 2026/10/15 | 2026/10/8 | Rate of Change | Next Week Outlook |
| Capacity Utilization | 84.44% | 87.68% | -3.24% | ↓ |
| Production Profit Margin | 25.10% | / | / | ↑ |
| Output | 8.63 | 8.96 | -0.33 | ↓ |
| 1. Capacity utilization reflects the ratio of actual production output to installed capacity, serving as a key indicator of production levels. | ||||
| 2. Production profit margin is an industry-wide metric reflecting overall profitability across major regions, calculated as industry profit divided by average price. | ||||
| 3. Output represents the domestic aniline industry's weekly production volume, measured in ten thousand tons. |
IV. Market Outlook
Planned shutdowns at Jinling Dawang and unplanned outages at Huatai have introduced new pressure on market supply. Considering downstream purchasing capacity and the healthy development of the industrial chain, the upward momentum in aniline prices has paused, leading to sideways consolidation.
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