In the first quarter of 2022, when the prices of energy products, such as oil and natural gas, rose sharply, the new energy-car industry chain was still on fire, the domestic epidemic was “spoiled” and reports of lock-outs and the closing of bridges were overwhelming.
In such a volatile environment, the prices of various chemical products are rising, influenced by factors such as raw materials and fuel costs. Beginning on 1 april, a large wave of products is about to rise significantly。
Summary of new material price increases in april
On 25 march, the sk announced that, as a result of the increase in raw materials, the price of the suprene tri-dollar acetylene rubber would be increased by 1,500 yuan per ton per product, effective 1 april 2022。

On 21 march, hdc issued an announcement of the april price increase, with a new round of price increases effective 1 april 2022, for pps resins and an increase of $1 for pps \g\b\c。

On 17 march, tisman announced that, as of 1 april, the price of products such as pet, tpc, pa410, pa4t, ppa, pa46 and others in some of the company's brand series would be increased by up to $5,400 per ton! This adjustment is not included in all previously published price increases and some products may have further price adjustments。

On 16 march, serranis announced an increase of up to $400 per ton in the prices of the company's partial pom (polydehyde) and tpe (thermal plastic elastics) series from 1 april

On 15 march, basff sent a letter stating that, owing to geopolitical problems, the price of natural gas in europe had risen sharply, exceeding that of mid-2021, and that the price of all polyurethane products on the european market would therefore be raised, with effect from 1 april。

On 11 march, following the announcement of the second-quarter abs surge, the lg sent a letter stating that the price of all the company's pp/pe had risen by about 15 per cent since april

Alumni chemical corporation announced that prices for polyethylene (pe) and polypropylene (pp) would be raised from 1 april. More than 70 yen/kg (about 3684 yen/tonne)
Pvc resin prices have been announced by the cercle dynamite club as of 1 april. The target is all special pvc varieties, including general pvcs and pvcs, with an increase of 30 yen/kg (approximately 1601 yen/kg)。
From 1 april, the global prices of hspvs “septon” and “hyblur” and closed elastics “tu polymer” will be adjusted upwards. The increase is more than $0. 5/kg (approximately $3180/t)
Dow will increase the prices of 15 specialty resin products in asia and the pacific by $300/t (approximately $1893/t)。
Isk will increase the price of titanium powder in the tipaquetm series by $300 per ton (approximately $1893 per ton) from 1 april。
Teno will increase its titanium powder products from the tiona® & tikontm series by a maximum of 1105 yuan/t。
The mitsubishi chemical company will increase the price of pet bottles by more than 10 per cent from 1 april。
From 1 april, the price of all hsbc polymer products will increase by $440 per ton to approximately $2783 per ton。
The price of all polyethylene (pe) resin products will be increased upwards by yen40 (approximately yen2176/t) from 1 april。
The east ocean styrene band will increase the price of ps resin and flame retardant enhanced ps products from 1 april to a maximum of yen15/kg (approximately $821/ton)。
From april 1st, the dic corporation will increase the gpps, hips, styrene and other products by 17 yen/kg (about 928 yen/tonne)
As of 1 april, all titanium powder products for plastics, paper, etc. Will be priced up to $400 (approximately $2526 per ton)。
Connors will increase all titanium powder products by up to $200 per ton (approximately $1263 per ton) from 1 april。
As a result of the current rise in the oil, coal and gas markets, kabot stated that the price of all products produced in the united states, europe and china would increase by 18 per cent as from 15 april。
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Chemical material price rises in the first quarter
Since the first quarter, the prices of nearly 100 chemical materials have gone up in flames, including a 139 per cent surge in butadiene and an increase of more than $200,000 in ton prices such as lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate。
Let's look at the increase in individual products:
(b) a bid of $10672. 5/tonne for butadiene, an increase of $622. 07/tonne in the first quarter, an increase of 139. 75 per cent
(b) lithium hydroxide quotes of $478666. 66 per ton, an increase of $261999. 99 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 120. 92 per cent
(b) lithium carbonate offer of $480,000 per ton, an increase of $214,000 per ton in the first quarter, or 80. 45 per cent
The price of potassium chloride was $5066. 67 per ton, an increase of $2176. 67 per ton in the first quarter, or 75. 32 per cent
(a) a bid of $7,100 per ton for aic acid, an increase of $2,800 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 65. 12 per cent
An offer of $15166. 67 per ton for isobutyldehyde increased by $5433. 34 per ton in the first quarter, or 55. 82 per cent
Lithium phosphate quotes $160,000 per ton, up $55,000 per ton in the first quarter, up 52. 38 per cent
(a) the Öx offer of $9,000 per ton, an increase of $2,700 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 42. 86 per cent
(b) a price of $796 per ton for benzo-biphenyl, an increase of $2379. 6 per ton in the first quarter, or 42. 64 per cent
(b) a price of $8240 per ton for mixed dibenzobenzene, an increase of $2380 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 40. 61 per cent
Px offers 9,300 yuan/tonne, an increase of 2,600 yuan/tonne in the first quarter, or 38. 81 per cent
The socol offer of $13,200 per ton increased by $3066. 67 per ton in the first quarter, or 30. 26 per cent
A bid of $15,000 per ton for butane increased by $3466. 67 per ton in the first quarter, or 30. 06 per cent
An increase of $2766. 67 per ton, or 27. 85 per cent, in the price of benzidine
(a) the quotation of $123,33. 33 per ton for melamine, an increase of $2666. 66 per ton in the first quarter, or 27. 59 per cent
14,000 yuan per ton for polyester resin (household), up 3,000 yuan per ton in the first quarter, up 27. 27 per cent
Dop offers $12,400 per ton, an increase of $2625 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 26. 85 per cent
(a) the offer of $10,233. 33 per ton for hard-butanol (industrial level) increased by $2,000 per ton in the first quarter, or 24. 29 per cent
(a) the tdi offer of 19775 yuan per ton, an increase of $3775 per ton in the first quarter, or 23. 59 per cent
The epoxy propane quote of $19133. 33 per ton increased by $3133. 33 per ton in the first quarter, or 19. 58 per cent
Organic silicon dmc offers $30800 per ton, up $5,000 per ton in the first quarter, up 19. 38 per cent
The acrylic acid quote of $15366. 67 per ton increased by $2166. 67 per ton in the first quarter, or 16. 41 per cent
Polyester resin (outdoor) priced $15,500 per ton, an increase of $2,000 per ton in the first quarter, or 14. 81 per cent
(a) the multi-crystal silicon offer of $66. 67 per ton in 1996, an increase of $2366. 67 per ton in the first quarter, an increase of 13. 45 per cent
The bromine offer of $55,600/ton increased by 2457. 14/ton in the first quarter, or 4. 62 per cent。
Table of partial chemical price changes in the first quarter of 2022
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Concluding remarks
One quarter of the year 2022 has passed, and the prices of materials in the chemical industry have continued to be high in a context of great geopolitics, energy stress and toxic strains abroad. How should commodity price trends follow? Up or down? Either way, let's just stick with the mind of the worker




