According to the monitoring data of business society, as of May 12, 2022, the average ex factory price of domestic industrial grade dimethyl carbonate is 5100 yuan / ton. Compared with May 1, 2022 (the reference price of dimethyl carbonate is 4900 yuan / ton), the price is increased by 200 yuan / ton, or 4.08%.

It can be seen from the data monitoring chart of the business society that after the labor day in May, the domestic dimethyl carbonate market was consolidated and operated as a whole. This week, on the 10th of the week, affected by the uncertain downstream demand, some factories in Shandong still had the demand for destocking, and the ex factory price of dimethyl carbonate was reduced by a narrow range of 100 yuan / ton. Other factories supported by the high cost of raw material propylene oxide and maintained stable quotation. 11. On the 12th, dimethyl carbonate finally ushered in a rebound market, and the downstream demand increased. In addition to the support given by the cost side, the offer of dimethyl carbonate factory increased steadily, with an increase range of about 100-300 yuan / ton. As of the 12th, the ex factory price of domestic dimethyl carbonate was around 5000-5300 yuan / ton. At present, the overall trading atmosphere of dimethyl carbonate has improved, and the mentality of the industry has warmed up.

In terms of upstream propylene oxide, the market price of propylene oxide in Shandong was temporarily stable on May 11, flat compared with the previous trading day, and decreased by 3.04% compared with the price on April 11. At present, the price of raw material propylene is weak, the price of liquid chlorine is rising, the pressure on the cost side remains, most of the devices in the field operate at a slightly low load, and the supply side is reduced, but the demand side is cold, the enthusiasm for inquiry and procurement is general, and the focus of market negotiation is temporarily stable. It is expected that in the short term, the propylene oxide market may be stable.

Future trend analysis

At present, the atmosphere in the dimethyl carbonate field has picked up, and the downstream demand side has been steadily opened. The dimethyl carbonate datagrapher of business society believes that in the short term, the domestic dimethyl carbonate market is mostly stable, medium and strong, and the specific trend needs to pay more attention to the news changes on the supply and demand side.