貿(mào)易商囤貨導(dǎo)致歐洲甲醇價(jià)格飆升至32個(gè)月高位

　　據(jù)普氏能源資訊1月20日倫敦報(bào)道，由于聽說貿(mào)易商試圖構(gòu)建庫(kù)存來(lái)滿足中國(guó)農(nóng)歷新年假期以后的需求，歐洲甲醇價(jià)格周四（19日）被評(píng)估在32個(gè)月以來(lái)高位的每噸331歐元FOB鹿特丹。

　　由于進(jìn)口減少以及新的甲醇制烯烴生產(chǎn)商聽說一直在購(gòu)買大量的甲醇在他們的工廠附近來(lái)保持穩(wěn)定的庫(kù)存，中國(guó)港口的甲醇庫(kù)存最近一直處于低位。具有年加工450萬(wàn)噸能力的甲醇制烯烴廠最近在中國(guó)開始生產(chǎn)以及今年晚些時(shí)候?qū)?dòng)更多的甲醇制烯烴廠。

　　根據(jù)來(lái)自中國(guó)海關(guān)部門的最新統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)，中國(guó)在去年10月份和11月份分別進(jìn)口了58.7848萬(wàn)噸和67.9918萬(wàn)噸甲醇。平均而言，中國(guó)通常月進(jìn)口甲醇近100萬(wàn)噸。

　　一名市場(chǎng)消息人士說，少數(shù)船只的延誤以及庫(kù)存的減少正在推動(dòng)甲醇價(jià)格上漲。另外，一些原計(jì)劃從中東運(yùn)往歐洲的甲醇貨物很可能已轉(zhuǎn)移到中國(guó)。

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　　原文如下：

　　European methanol at 32-month high as traders build inventories

　　London (Platts)--20 Jan 2017

　　European methanol was assessed at a 32-month high of Eur331/mt FOB Rotterdam Thursday as traders were heard trying to build inventories to meet post-Lunar New Year holiday demand in China.

　　Methanol inventories at Chinese ports have been low recently on lower imports and as new methanol-to-olefins producers have been heard purchasing a bulk of the volumes to keep a steady inventory next to their plants. MTO plants with a total capacity of 4.5 million mt/year have been started up in China recently and more startups are scheduled for later this year.

　　According to the latest data from Chinese customs, methanol imports into China stood at 587,848 mt and 679,918 mt in October and November, respectively. On average, monthly methanol imports into China usually stand close to 1 million mt.

　　A few vessel delays and lower inventory levels are driving prices higher, said a market source. Also, some cargo [originally] bound for Europe from the Middle East has probably been diverted to China.