據安迅思新加坡8月31日消息，在買賣差價擴大的情況下，亞洲增塑劑市場的進口談判已陷入僵局。

由于原料價格仍處于高位，增塑劑賣家們一直在抓緊提高報價，以保護自己的利潤；而在中國國內市場價格不斷下跌的情況下，買家們也不愿做出承諾。

但市場人士仍樂觀地認為，亞洲增塑劑市場的總體人氣可能會在9月復蘇，因為進口談判將在第四季度初傳統需求旺季之前升溫。

一位賣家表示，增塑劑需求預計也會在10月初中國國慶長假前出現上升。一家生產商表示:“進入9月，市場對談判持樂觀態度，需求將增加。當價格下跌時，沒有人買，因為大家都認為價格會進一步下跌。但當價格開始上漲時，所有人都會爭相購買。”

張春曉 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

Asian plasticizers market eyes brighter September as import talks stall

Import discussions have slowed to a trickle in the Asian plasticizers market amid a wide buy-sell gap.

Sellers have been hanging on to higher offers to protect their margins as feedstock prices remain high, while buyers are hesitant to commit amid falling prices in China’s domestic market.

But market players remain optimistic that sentiment for plasticizers in general could be revived in September, as talks ramp up ahead of the traditional seasonal peak at the start of Q4.

Demand is also expected to see an uptick before the long holiday in China at the start of October, one seller said.

“There’s optimism for discussions and demand to increase as we move into September,” a separate producer said.

“When prices fall, no one buys because everyone thinks the prices will fall further. But when prices start to rise, everyone will rush to buy.”