The domestic acetone market continues to be weak. From the perspective of the national acetone market, the daily quoted price was 4536 yuan/ton on September 21 to 4421 yuan/ton on September 27, a decrease of 2.53%. The acetone market in East China has once again hit a new low for the year.

The domestic acetone market continues to decline, and within the week, Sinopec’s listed price was lowered by 100 yuan/ton to 4600 yuan/ton. During the week, raw material products fell, and the losses of the phenol ketone factory eased. With the restart of Longjiang Chemical and Sinopec Mitsui facilities, the phenol ketone operating rate increased to nearly 80%. As of now, the statistics of acetone cargo in East China in September are 44000 tons, of which 35200 tons have arrived and there are still 8800 tons in transit.
From the perspective of Business Society, the cost of acetone is expected to decline narrowly next week, with little change in the supply side and a slight increase in demand. Spot prices will continue to fluctuate within the range. There will be little change in the operating load of domestic phenol ketone plants next week, and the port inventory will be around 30000 tons. The downstream demand for bisphenol A has slightly increased, while there has been no significant change in other downstream operations, and the overall demand remains stable; The narrow decline in raw material products and the decrease in cost have intensified the market’s wait-and-see sentiment.