4月全球IPEX指数跌至2003年11月水平

据ICIS网站5月6日消息 由于油价下跌和疫情对需求的破坏影响，ICIS石化指数（IPEX）在4月份暴跌。

全球指数维持在2003年11月的水平，略低于2003年1月的水平。

由于石化和塑料价格全面下跌，全球指数逐月大幅下跌。该指数反应了12种主要石化和塑料产品的主要合同价格和月平均价格变动情况。

4月份，随着石脑油价格的下跌在整个地区市场中发挥作用，芳烃价格迅速大幅下跌。石油化工产品价格受到原油下跌和供过于求的负面市场情绪的影响，因为全球大面积的冠状病毒封锁打击了下游和终端用途产品的需求。

虽然对某些对保护人类健康至关重要的化学品和塑料的需求有所增加，但石化产品和塑料的总体价格趋势在很大程度上由于供过于求而下降。

一些聚合物受到的影响最小，虽然就价格而言，美国聚丙烯和欧洲聚苯乙烯等产品的降幅仍在接近5-6%的范围内。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

Global ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) for April plunges to November 2003 level

The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) plunged in April as the impact of the falling oil price and coronavirus-driven demand destruction slammed the sector.

The global index stands at a level last seen in November 2003 and is just below that in January 2003.

Each of the regional components of the global index fell sharply month on month as petrochemical and plastic prices fell across the board. The index charts the largely contract and average monthly price movements of a basket of the 12 major petrochemicals and plastics.

Aromatics prices fell steeply and quickly in April as the falling value of naphtha worked its way through the regional markets. Petrochemicals prices are impacted by the drop in crude oil and the negative market sentiment of oversupply as coronavirus lockdowns across large areas of the globe hit downstream and end-use product demand.

While there are some bright spots of increased demand for certain chemicals and plastics important for the protection of human health, the overarching price trend for petrochemicals and plastics is down due largely to oversupply.

Some of the polymers have been least affected by the lockdowns although in terms of price, the drops for products such as polypropylene in the US and polystyrene in Europe were still in the close to 5-6% range.