IHS化学的分析师表示,尽管下游衍生品需求强劲,但受蒸汽裂解装置产量增加的刺激,当前北美丙烯库存是近5年的高位,导致北美地区丙烯价格大幅下跌,生产商开始寻求出口欧洲和亚洲市场。据预测,未来几个月,北美地区丙烯价格仍会低迷,因为炼厂丙烯产量上升,同时陶氏化学的一套丙烷脱氢(PDH)装置即将投产。分析人士称,自蒸汽裂解装置原料从石脑油转为天然气液 Analysts at IHS Chemical said that despite the strong demand for downstream derivatives, stimulus to the increase in steam cracker output currently accounts for nearly 5 years of propylene inventories in North America, leading to a sharp drop in propylene prices in North America and producers seeking to export to Europe and Asia market. It is predicted that propylene prices in North America will remain sluggish in coming months as propylene production in refineries rises while Dow Chemical’s propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit is in the pipeline. Analysts said the steam cracker feedstock from naphtha into natural gas