贸易商囤货导致欧洲甲醇价格飙升至32个月高位

　　据普氏能源资讯1月20日伦敦报道，由于听说贸易商试图构建库存来满足中国农历新年假期以后的需求，欧洲甲醇价格周四（19日）被评估在32个月以来高位的每吨331欧元FOB鹿特丹。

　　由于进口减少以及新的甲醇制烯烃生产商听说一直在购买大量的甲醇在他们的工厂附近来保持稳定的库存，中国港口的甲醇库存最近一直处于低位。具有年加工450万吨能力的甲醇制烯烃厂最近在中国开始生产以及今年晚些时候将启动更多的甲醇制烯烃厂。

　　根据来自中国海关部门的最新统计数据，中国在去年10月份和11月份分别进口了58.7848万吨和67.9918万吨甲醇。平均而言，中国通常月进口甲醇近100万吨。

　　一名市场消息人士说，少数船只的延误以及库存的减少正在推动甲醇价格上涨。另外，一些原计划从中东运往欧洲的甲醇货物很可能已转移到中国。

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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.