According to the monitoring data of business agency, from May 13 to 20, the average market price of cyclohexanone in China rose from 11750 yuan / ton to 11766 yuan / ton, with an increase of 0.14% in the week, 5.06% month on month and 6.01% year-on-year.

The domestic cyclohexanone market was at a high level this week. The raw material pure benzene rose at a high level. Sinopec pure benzene was listed for three times and increased by 350 yuan / ton to 9300 yuan / ton. The cost rose strongly, and the cost pressure of cyclohexanone increased. Downstream caprolactam rose passively, but the overall load was low and at a loss, the enthusiasm for outward mining was weak, and the delivery of cyclohexanone was not smooth. Under the pressure of cost, the market maintained a firm operation.

Summary of domestic cyclohexanone market as of May 20:

region ., Price

East China 11900-12000 yuan / ton cash delivery

South China, 12000-12100 yuan / ton cash delivery

Shandong Province, 11700-11800 yuan / ton cash delivery

Raw material pure benzene: the price of pure benzene rose in the period, and the price difference between East China and Shandong widened. The spot transaction in East China was 9100-9350 yuan / ton, and that in Shandong was 8600-8900 yuan / ton.

Comparison chart of price trend of pure benzene (upstream raw material) and cyclohexanone in business agency:

Downstream caprolactam: caprolactam market continues to rise. Recently, caprolactam is mainly dominated by cost. The price of upstream pure benzene has risen continuously. Sinopec’s pure benzene has been listed and risen to 9300 yuan / ton. The cost pressure of caprolactam has intensified.

Comparison chart of price trend of cyclohexanone and caprolactam (downstream products) in business society:

In a short time, the supply and demand of cyclohexanone is weak, and cyclohexanone is still dominated by cost. The cyclohexanone analyst of business agency predicted that the cyclohexanone would be consolidated at a high level in the short term.