Recently, China's methanol spot market, there is a clear differentiation trend. Affected by the imbalance of regional supply, the inland region of the major producer of methanol factory offer a substantial rise, while the port of methanol market is subject to international crude oil and methanol prices weak downward correction slightly. Under the influence of the pupil factors and methanol futures straddle both sides hold cautious attitude, position size steady decline in methanol, the price once again falling back to 1900 - 2000 yuan / ton range of oscillation.
　　October 20th, Shandong new energy Phoenix 72 sets of two tons / year of coal methanol plant recovery and stability, the company said today's foreign prices down 20 yuan / ton to 1970 yuan / ton. Shandong Linyi Hengchang coking methanol factory price down 70 yuan / ton to 1950 yuan / ton, the 15 million tons / year coke oven gas methanol plant currently produces 450 tons. Anhui Haoyuan methanol external acceptance price down to 1880 yuan / ton, the 60 million ton / year methanol plant operation in stable condition, Nissan 900 tons about. Anhui Jin coal chemical methanol acceptance quote down 20 yuan / ton to 1980 yuan / ton, the actual transaction can be negotiated, 30 tons / year fine methanol plant operation stability. Shandong Yanzhou Mining Group methanol methanol today foreign quotations down 20 yuan / ton to 1910-1950 yuan / ton, Luhua Nissan 600 tons, most occupied and stable country coke, Guohong device stable. Shandong alliance methanol factory offer down 30 yuan / ton to 1870 yuan / ton, 75 tons / year of coal methanol plant normal operation, about 1000 tons per day. Inner Mongolia Rong Xin Chemical Co., Ltd. 90 tons / year of coal methanol plant is currently running stable, the company said this week, methanol foreign offer at around 1620 yuan / ton. Henan xinlianxin methanol prices down 50 yuan / ton to 1950 yuan / tons, clinch a deal actually slightly lower, in the stability of the 30 million tons / year methanol plant 1#. The 2#, 3# a total of 16 million tons / year plant 10.19 maintenance 7-10 days, Nissan 400 tons about. Shandong Mingshui great chemical methanol factory price transient stability in 1950 yuan / ton, the actual negotiations, its total 35 million ton / year methanol plant currently Nissan 800 tons about.
　　In October 15th, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on promoting the reform of the price mechanism of a number of opinions issued, clearly promote the reform of natural gas prices. According to the national development and Reform Commission of oil and gas pricing formula calculation, in the current level of oil prices, non residents with gas prices or 0.7 - 1 yuan / cubic meters of room for a downward adjustment, down in the range of 20% - 30%. This to reduce the cost of domestic natural gas, methanol, improve the enthusiasm of the device for the production of methanol from natural gas, alleviate southwest, northwest methanol market supply and demand pattern will form a certain impact.
　　In summary, although China's methanol spot market, especially in the short-lived rebound in prices in the mainland market, but methanol weak market as a whole pattern hasn't changed. Considering the operation of domestic and foreign methanol spot market, it is expected that China's methanol futures market outlook is still dominated by weak oscillation.