9月份亚洲增塑剂市场前景看好

中国石化新闻网讯 据安迅思新加坡8月31日消息，在买卖差价扩大的情况下，亚洲增塑剂市场的进口谈判已陷入僵局。

由于原料价格仍处于高位，增塑剂卖家们一直在抓紧提高报价，以保护自己的利润；而在中国国内市场价格不断下跌的情况下，买家们也不愿做出承诺。

但市场人士仍乐观地认为，亚洲增塑剂市场的总体人气可能会在9月复苏，因为进口谈判将在第四季度初传统需求旺季之前升温。

一位卖家表示，增塑剂需求预计也会在10月初中国国庆长假前出现上升。一家生产商表示:“进入9月，市场对谈判持乐观态度，需求将增加。当价格下跌时，没有人买，因为大家都认为价格会进一步下跌。但当价格开始上涨时，所有人都会争相购买。”

张春晓 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

Asian plasticizers market eyes brighter September as import talks stall

Import discussions have slowed to a trickle in the Asian plasticizers market amid a wide buy-sell gap.

Sellers have been hanging on to higher offers to protect their margins as feedstock prices remain high, while buyers are hesitant to commit amid falling prices in China’s domestic market.

But market players remain optimistic that sentiment for plasticizers in general could be revived in September, as talks ramp up ahead of the traditional seasonal peak at the start of Q4.

Demand is also expected to see an uptick before the long holiday in China at the start of October, one seller said.

“There’s optimism for discussions and demand to increase as we move into September,” a separate producer said.

“When prices fall, no one buys because everyone thinks the prices will fall further. But when prices start to rise, everyone will rush to buy.”