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[Industry Focus]：Raw material costs boost, surfactant market heats up

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1. ethylene oxide market: price stability, supply and demand structure fine-tuning

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weak and stable raw material costs: ethylene oxide prices remained stable. From the cost side, the raw material ethylene market performance is weak, the cost of ethylene oxide support is insufficient. The weak and stable operation of ethylene price directly affects the cost structure of ethylene oxide.

Supply-side tightening: on the supply side, Yangzi Petrochemical due to parking maintenance, resulting in a tight supply of goods in East China, the pace of delivery is tight. At the same time, Jilin Petrochemical is increasing its load, but the pace of downstream receiving goods is gradually increasing, and the overall supply is still shrinking.

Slightly lower downstream demand: demand side, the main downstream polycarboxylic acid water reduction agent monomer start load decreased, by the East China raw material device and monomer device short stop adjustment, ethylene oxide demand support has loosened.

2. palm oil and medium carbon alcohol market: price increases, cost-driven obvious

palm oil in stock rise: last week, palm oil in stock prices rose significantly, bringing cost pressure to the related industry chain.

medium carbon alcohol prices driven by raw materials: the price of medium carbon alcohol rose again, mainly due to the increase in the price of raw material palm kernel oil. The cost side of fatty alcohol was therefore driven, and manufacturers were raising their offers.

high carbon alcohol market stalemate: the market price of high-carbon alcohol is stable. Although the prices of raw material palm oil and palm kernel oil continue to rise, the supply of goods in the market is not much, the enthusiasm of downstream manufacturers to inquire has increased, the actual transaction is still insufficient, and the market supply and demand are deadlocked.

3. non-ionic surfactant market: rising prices, release of demand for daily chemical stocking

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rising costs: the non-ionic surfactant market rose last week, mainly due to the continuous increase in the price of raw material fatty alcohol. Although the price of ethylene oxide is stable, the rise of fatty alcohol has led to the upward trend of the whole market.

Smooth supply: on the supply side, the factory mainly delivers pre-orders, and the overall supply is relatively stable.

Downstream demand cautious: demand side, with the "Double Eleven" approaching, downstream daily chemical field part of the stock orders have been released, but affected by the high price, downstream procurement is still cautious, enthusiasm in general.

4. Anionic Surfactant Market: Prices Rise, Supply Tight in South China

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cost support: the main driving force for the increase in the price of anionic surfactants comes from the increase in raw material fatty alcohols. The continued rise in the price of fatty alcohols continues to support the AES table active market.

Increased plant cost pressure: on the supply side, the factory offer firm, but by the high price of fatty alcohol, the factory cost pressure increased. The supply of AES in South China is slightly tight.

The gradual release of downstream demand: demand side, with the "Double Eleven" shopping festival approaching, downstream demand gradually released, but this week's new orders are limited, and mostly small.

5. polycarboxylate superplasticizer monomer market: strong operation, raw material supply shrinkage

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cost support enhancement: polycarboxylic acid water reduction agent monomer market last week on the strong run. Cost side, affected by satellite petrochemical and Yangzi petrochemical short stop within the week, ethylene oxide area supply shrinkage, support monomer cost side.

Tight in stock resources: on the supply side, some installations in East China are in a state of maintenance, and in stock resources are tight. Some plants due to a slight shortage of raw material resources, monomer start-up load reduced.

Downstream demand wait-and-see: demand side, affected by cold weather, terminal construction rhythm from north to south slow. Downstream just need to wait and see to become the mainstream, the market waiting for further demand release.

The performance of each segment of the chemical industry varies, but it is generally affected by raw material price fluctuations, supply and demand structural adjustments and seasonal factors.

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