Market situation of glacial acetic acid and acetate esters, soda ash and flake caustic soda (August 14, 2024)

Glacial acetic acid
The market price of glacial acetic acid was mostly stable yesterday, and the factory had a strong willingness to maintain the price. Pay attention to the changes in the market sentiment of taking goods.
It is expected that the price of glacial acetic acid may be stable in the short term.

Ethyl acetate
The price of ethyl acetate fell widely yesterday. The current market is still in a downward channel. Although the factories in East China stopped for maintenance as scheduled, the overall supply of goods is sufficient, which makes it difficult to boost the market atmosphere. The downstream chooses to delist and wait and see under the willingness to wait for a decline.
It is expected that the center of gravity of the market price of ethyl acetate will continue to be low today.

Butyl acetate
The market price of butyl acetate was weak and fell yesterday. The market of raw material n-butanol stabilized and consolidated. The current mentality of the industry is slightly divided. Some people are willing to buy at the low end of the market, but the overall volume is relatively limited, and there is still a certain wait-and-see mentality.
It is expected that the market price of butyl acetate will be weak today.

Soda ash
Yesterday, the domestic soda ash market trend was stable, the transaction was relatively flexible, and the high price was adjusted. The operation of the device fluctuated little and was relatively stable. The production and sales of enterprises are maintained, and the orders to be shipped have declined slightly. The downstream demand is general, with low-price purchases and high-price resistance, and the downstream situation has not eased.

Caustic soda flakes
Yesterday, the domestic caustic soda flakes market continued to maintain the previous trend, and the market trading atmosphere remained at the previous level. Merchants were more motivated to ship, but the market high-end price transactions were scarce. It is expected that today, some maintenance devices in the northwest region will resume production today, and the market supply will increase further. The actual transaction price of some manufacturers’ sources may be slightly reduced again.