Domestic butanol market in a wave after the slide, the international crude oil market is weak shocks, should be weak butanol market has emerged a turning point.

Propylene

From mid-March to the end of April has been in a slump. But due to the recent Asian 200,000 tons of propylene plant overhaul, the domestic propylene market began a new round of warmer.

Coupled with Hebei Haiwei PDH device parking maintenance, Shandong manufacturers inventory declining, the price rebounded quickly, the market mentality also will improve. Shandong to practice atmospheric decompression rate of 56.56%, due to the recent environmental pressure, operating rate is still limited in the short term. Although the current international crude oil market weakness, but the short term propylene market by the impact of the stock will continue to be strong.

N-butanol

From the beginning of March 28 domestic butanol began to decline, while the week most of the n-butanol plant load maintained at about 7 percent, and some of the device parking. Market inventory has experienced more than 1 month of consumption, has been low. May started limited, the market inventory low, short-term market may rise slightly larger.

Device

In addition, Lubon Indusry Co., Ltd May 4, n-butanol plant annual capacity of 85,000 tons, parking maintenance, is expected to repair about 15 days.

According to statistics, April 28, 2017 domestic butanol factory operating rate of 73.64%, only 7 days on May 5, n-butanol manufacturers operating rate fell to 67.70%. It is expected that with the “one way along the” impact of environmental pressure under the operating rate of the manufacturers will be reduced.

May started limited, the market inventory low, the main raw material propylene market stability support, short-term market may rise slightly larger.