1、 Price trend

According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of Shengyi Society, the price of aniline has been consolidating and running horizontally this week. On October 18th, the market price of aniline was 10700 yuan/ton, and on October 14th, the price was 10700 yuan/ton. There was no increase or decrease during the period, a decrease of 5.1% compared to the same period last year.

2、 Analysis and Review

This week, the aniline market mainly digested the increase, and the price remained stable. There have been maintenance shutdowns of aniline plants in Shanxi and Shandong regions, resulting in tight supply on site. Prices have remained high and stable this week, with high prices and a growing wait-and-see atmosphere downstream. In order to stimulate sales, some companies in Shandong lowered their quotes by 200 yuan/ton on Friday, while others remained stable.

Pure benzene: Recently, the pure benzene market has continued to decline, weakening support for aniline. On October 14th, the average price of pure benzene was 6837 yuan/ton, and on October 18th, the average price of pure benzene was 7504 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2.32% during the period.

3、 Future expectations

At present, cost support is weak, and the price of aniline is high. Downstream market entry enthusiasm is poor, and market transaction prices are loose. Under the dual pressure of cost and demand, it is expected that aniline will operate weakly in the short term.