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【PBT Daily Review】PBT Market Focus Weakens with Fluctuations
Longzhong 2025-04-02 17:38:10

1

PBT manufacturers' quotations are stable.

② This week, the PBT facility in Meizhou Bay, Fujian, has restarted production.

This week, China's PBT industry output reached 23,075 tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 54.32%, an increase of 4.47% compared to last week. This week, the average gross profit of domestic PBT was -498 yuan/ton, down 97 yuan/ton from the previous week.

2 Spot Overview

Market

Specifications

2025/04/01

2025/04/02

Rise and fall value

Price Change Percentage

East China

Medium-low viscosity pure resin

7850-8200

7800-8200

-50 /0

-0.64% /0%

East China

PTA

4886

4900

14

0.9%

East China

BDO (Scattering Water)

7900-8000

7900-8000

0/0

0/0

Data source:Dragon News

East China region as the benchmark Today, the mainstream price of medium and low viscosity PBT resin is between 7800-8200 yuan/ton. Down 50 yuan per ton compared to yesterday. Today's PBT market is weak and falling. PTA marketStalemate Sortation BDO Market 观望运行。成本面支撑一般, Wait and see. Cost support is generally average,The supply side of PBT continues to have an outflow mentality, with low prices heard in the market, and the market trend is weakly declining. According to statistics from Longzhong Information, the price of low to medium viscosity PBT pure resin in the East China market is 7800-8200 yuan/ton.

Figure 1 PBT price trend chart in East China market in China by 2025 (RMB/ton)

[PBT日评]: PBT市场延续弱势运行(20250401)

 

3 Production Dynamics

This week, China's PBT industry production reached 23,075 tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 54.32%, a 4.47% increase from last week, and a 0.83% decrease compared to the same period last year. In terms of plant operations during this period, Changchun Chemical's PBT facility has resumed normal production after maintenance, and Changhong Biotech's PBT facility is operating on two lines. This week, the average profit margin for domestic PBT in China was -498 RMB/ton, a decrease of 97 RMB/ton compared to last week.

Figure 2: Trend of Domestic PBT Capacity Utilization Rate in 2025

Figure 3 2025 Domestic PBT Profit vs. Price Comparison Chart (CNY/ton)

[PBT日评]: PBT市场心态谨慎观望(20250326)

[PBT日评]: PBT市场心态谨慎观望(20250326)

Data source:隆众资讯 Data source: Longzhong Information Group

Source: Longzhong Information

4

Cost side On the PTA side, there is an expectation of reduced operating rates at both supply and demand ends. Downstream buying enthusiasm is not high, and the overall valuation in the industrial chain is low. Support from the cost side still exists, but it is difficult to find sustained momentum in the market. In the short term, the domestic PTA spot market will remain in a range-bound pattern; BD The willingness to sell in the PBT market has increased, with more low-priced sources available in the market, leading to a weaker overall market trend.ThereforeLonzon expects that the medium and low viscosity PBT resin in the East China market will be around 7800-8100 yuan/ton tomorrow.

5

PTA Market: Today's PTA spot price increased by 14 to 4900 yuan per ton. This week and next week, the delivery and warehouse receipts at major ports for May contracts traded at par to plus 8 yuan, with discounts of 20 to 26 yuan. Negotiations for mid to late April delivery at major ports for May contracts traded at a premium of 5 to 10 yuan. Major suppliers plan to undergo maintenance soon; however, sentiment is constrained by cost factors. In the afternoon, absolute prices fluctuated downward, with spot basis slightly stronger. Downstream inquiries have been acceptable, and overall trading has shown improvement. (Unit: yuan per ton)

BDO As of the time of writing, the spot bulk water in East China is主流商谈7900-8000 yuan/ton, and the drummed water is商谈8900-9000 yuan/ton (cash on delivery), unchanged from yesterday. Today, in East China,BDO marketWatching the operation. Hualu plans to feed material on the 5th, with support from the supply side remaining adequate. Downstream demand has slightly increased, and traders are reporting prices based on market conditions, keeping the market stable but weak.

6 , Data Calendar

Data

Last Issue Data

This issue's trend forecast

PBT Capacity utilization rate

Thursday at 5:00 PM

54.32%

PBT

Thursday 17:00 PM

23075

PBT Weekly Profit

-498

Data Source: Longzhong Information

Note:

1 Consider ↑↓ as significant fluctuations, highlighting data dimensions with price changes exceeding 3%.

2 Consider ↗↘ as narrow fluctuations, highlighting data with price changes within 0-3%.

 

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