1、 Price trend

According to the bulk list data of business agency, the average market price of domestic liquid caprolactam was 13400 yuan / ton on July 18 and 12833 yuan / ton on July 25. The price of caprolactam fell 4.23% this week.

2、 Market analysis

The price of raw material pure benzene rose slightly this week and fell back, while the cost of caprolactam was generally supported. However, the market demand is sluggish, and the downstream follow-up is weak. There is a large supply of caprolactam in the market, which reduces the price for enterprises digesting inventory, and the transaction focus moves down.

The price of raw material pure benzene fell after rebounding this week. The shipment of pure benzene was tight, and the pure benzene in East China port maintained de stocking. The inventory in East China port this week decreased by 20000 tons compared with last week. The port has a good enthusiasm for picking up goods, and the downstream air filling at the end of the month is OK, and pure benzene rebounded slightly this week. However, the market expects the supply of pure benzene to increase in August. This week, the price of Sinopec pure benzene remained stable at 9150 yuan / ton.

3、 Aftermarket forecast

Caprolactam analysts of the business society believe that the current caprolactam market is poor and the trend continues to decline. The downstream demand is reduced, the on-site supply is sufficient, the trading volume is small, and most transactions are at low prices. It is expected that the caprolactam market will continue to decline in the short term.