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【PA6 Morning Tip】With relatively strong cost support, the PA6 market is expected to undergo a minor adjustment in the near term.

Longzhong 2025-04-01 08:20:04

1. Focus Point

1 ） On March 31, the U.S. indicated that it has not ruled out the option of taking military action against Iran, raising market concerns about potential supply risks, which boosted international oil prices. NYMEXCrude oil futuresThe 05 contract rose by $2.12/barrel to 71.48, up 3.06% from the previous period; the ICE Brent crude oil futures 05 contract rose by $1.11/barrel to 74.74, up 1.51% from the previous period. China's INE crude oil futures主力contract 2505 fell by 4.3 to 537.4 yuan/barrel, and the night session rose by 16.5 to 553.9 yuan/barrel.

2 ） Sinopec's caprolactam weekly settlement price was 10,280 yuan/ton (six-month acceptance bill interest-free), down 100 yuan/ton from the previous week.

3 ） Sinopec has reduced the price of pure benzene by 350 yuan/ton at its refineries in East China and South China, implementing a price of 6,600 yuan/ton, effective from March 26.

Core logic: The raw material market is consolidating, with polymer enterprises maintaining firm quotes. The PA6 chip market is also consolidating.

2. Price Form

Unit: yuan/ton

Product	Quotation Item	3 May 28	3 March 31 day	Rise and fall	Note
NYMEX crude oil	USD/barrel	69.36	71.48	+2.12	05 Contract
ICE Brent crude	USD/barrel	73.63	74.74	+1.11	05 Contract
Benzene	East China Market	6770-6830	6720-6800	-50/-30	Cash pick-up
Phenol	East China Market	7200-7250	7200-7250	0/0	Cash Withdrawal
Cyclohexanone	Factory price	7900-8100	7900-8100	0/0	Cash out
Cyclohexanone	East China Market	8250-8350	8200-8300	-50/-50	Cash delivered
Caprolactam	East China Liquid Spot	9800-9800	9800-9850	0/+50	Acceptance delivered
Conventional spun slice of polyamide 6	Factory Price	10300-10600	10300-10600	0/0	cash out of the factory
Conventional spun slice of polyamide 6	market price	10500-10800	10500-10800	0/0	Delivered to East China
Polyamide 6 High-Speed Spinning Chips	East China Spot	11100-11700	11100-11700	0/0	Acceptance delivered
Nylon fiber	POY 85D/24F	12600-14000	12600-13500	0/-500	Acceptance and Self-Pickup
	DTY 70D/24F	14600-16800	14600-16300	0/-500	Pick-up after acceptance
	FDY 70D/24F	14300-14700	14200-14500	-100/-200	Acceptance and Self-Pickup
	Short fiber 1.5D*38mm	12800-13800	12800-13800	0/0	Acceptance delivery
Caprolactam	Sinopec March Settlement	10790			Acceptance self-pickup
	Shen Yuan March Settlement	10800			Pick up and accept delivery
	Sinopec weekly settlement price	10280			Pick up after acceptance
	Shen Yuanzhou listed	10500			Acceptance self-pickup

Note:

1 Caprolactam in East China is supplied as liquid and meets the national standard premium grade.

2 FOB Korea is in USD/ton, while other varieties are priced in RMB, unit: yuan/ton.

3 The above table lists the prices in RMB for cash on delivery, acceptance self-pickup, acceptance delivery, and cash delivery.

4 The two-period prices are the point-in-time prices from the two previous working days before this week, not the weekly average price.

5 The rise and fall is the change value of the rise and fall.

Data source:Luongzhong Information

3. Market Outlook

Market participants are cautiously observing the market. The slight increase in raw material prices has provided some support to costs. Some polymer enterprises have maintained firm quotations. However, downstream customers are digesting their previous inventory and are cautious about restocking. It is expected that the PA6 market will experience a slight adjustment in the near term.

4. Data Calendar

Data	Release Date	Last period's data	This Period's Trend Forecast
Polyamide 6 Polymerization Operating Rate	Thursday 16:00	83.53%	↘
Profit of conventional spinning for polyamide 6	Thursday 16:00	-45 yuan/ton	↘
Conventional spinning polyamide 6 inventory	Thursday at 16:00	13.5 days	↘
1 , ↓↑ indicate significant fluctuations, highlighting data with changes exceeding 3%. 2 ↗↘ is considered as narrow fluctuations, highlighting data with price changes within 0-3%.

Data Source: Longzhong

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【PA6 Morning Tip】With relatively strong cost support, the PA6 market is expected to undergo a minor adjustment in the near term.

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