一季度亚洲MEG市场需求或将保持强劲

中国石化新闻网讯 据安迅思新闻新加坡1月8日消息，2018年上半年亚洲乙二醇（MEG）市场预计将受到中国下游聚酯市场需求强劲增长的推动。

MEG需求预计将受到下游聚酯生产设施持续高开工率水平的支撑。

一段时间以来中国聚酯生产设施的平均开工率水平始终保持在相对高位，一些市场人士预计至少在今年2月的农历新年之前，开工率水平不会有任何较大的调整。

据安迅思数据显示，自2017年3月以来，中国聚酯生产设施的开工率水平一直徘徊在大约80%的高水平。

数据还显示，2017年1月中国聚酯生产设施的开工率水平为62%-75%，当年2月份上升至70%-79%。

张春晓 摘译自 安迅思新闻

原文如下：

OUTLOOK '18: Asia MEG likely to sustain strong demand in Q1 on polyester growth

The Asian monoethylene glycol (MEG) market is expected to be driven by robust demand from the downstream polyester market in China in the first half of 2018.

MEG demand is expected to be supported by consistently high production rates at downstream polyester facilities.

Average operating rates of polyester facilities in China have been running at relatively high levels for some time and some market participants do not expect any major adjustments at least until the Lunar New Year period in February.

Operating rates at polyester facilities in China have hovered around 80% since March 2017, according to ICIS data.

Operating rates in January 2017 were at 62-75%, rising to 70-79% in February, the data also showed.