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| 2020-03-06 来源： 中国石化新闻网 |
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中国石化新闻网讯 据ICIS网站3月4日休斯顿报道 美国2月乙烯合约以1.75美分/磅（39美元/吨）的降幅结算给大多数参与者，随着裂解装置的启动和上游分馏产能的扩张继续提振本已充足的供应，该合约跟随低位。 结算结果显示，2月乙烯合约为24.00美分/磅，低于1月份的25.75美分/磅。 2月，现货价格稳定下跌，从1月份的16.00-21.50美分/磅下跌至12.00-17.50美分/磅。 由于聚乙烯（PE）和聚氯乙烯（PVC）裂解装置开机时间的推迟以及亚洲的出口减少，需求低于预期，从而对价格造成压力。 第一季度新开机裂解装置包括Shintech公司在路易斯安那州的Plaquemine裂解装置、美国Formosa Plastics公司在德克萨斯州的Point Comfort裂解装置和路易斯安那州Indorama公司的Westlake裂解装置。 这些新的裂解装置为已经供应过剩的市场增加了大约200万吨/年的乙烯产能。 乙烯是重要的石油化工原料，用于生产聚乙烯（PE）、乙二醇（EG）、聚氯乙烯（PVC）等产品。 美国主要的乙烯生产商包括雪佛龙菲利普斯化学、杜邦、埃克森美孚、英力士烯烃和聚合物公司、利安德巴赛尔和壳牌化学。 王磊 摘译自 ICIS 原文如下： US February ethylene contracts settle at decrease amid ample supply US February ethylene contracts settled for a majority of participants at a decrease of 1.75 cents/lb ($39/tonne), tracking lower spot as cracker start-ups and expansions in upstream fractionation capacity continue to boost already ample supply. The settlement puts February ethylene contracts at 24.00 cents/lb, down from 25.75 cents/lb in January. Spot prices fell steadily throughout February, ranging from 12.00-17.50 cents/lb, down from 16.00-21.50 cents/lb in January. Lower-than-expected demand due to delayed polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) start-ups and subdued exports to Asia have also pressured prices. New cracker start-ups in Q1 have included Shintech's Plaquemine cracker in Louisiana, Formosa Plastics Corp USA's Point Comfort cracker in Texas and Indorama's Westlake cracker in Louisiana. These new crackers have added around 2m tonnes/year of ethylene capacity to a market that is already long. Ethylene is a key petrochemical feedstock, used to make polyethylene (PE), ethylene glycol (EG) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) among other products. Major US ethylene producers include Chevron Phillips Chemical, DowDuPont, ExxonMobil, INEOS Olefins & Polymers, LyondellBasell and Shell Chemical. |
