The upstream raw materials of polyacrylamide are generally petroleum products (such as DAC, acrylonitrile, propylene chloride, etc.), Water Treatment Chemicals，and the price of oil itself is relatively large, so it is affected by the price of basic chemical products such as petroleum.
The following figure shows the structure of the polyacrylamide industry chain
Polyacrylamide upstream and downstream industry chain diagram
Polyacrylamide upstream and downstream industry chain diagram
(Structure of the polyacrylamide industry chain, from the Internet)
It is also difficult for polyacrylamide production enterprises to purchase raw materials and prepare inventory reasonably, which is not conducive to effective cost control. In view of the lag of price transmission or market competition factors, when the price of raw materials increases significantly, the price of polyacrylamide products is often difficult to adjust in a timely manner. At this time, the profits of the production enterprises will be affected.
As shown in the following figure, we can see the relationship between the factory price of AM and PAM products in Zhejiang and Shandong and the price of acrylonitrile market.
Price relationship between acrylonitrile and pam
Price relationship between acrylonitrile and pam
(Acrylonitrile and polyacrylamide, Polymerized Ferrous Sulfate，acrylamide price relationship, source Internet collation)
It is easy to see from the figure that the price of acrylamide and acrylonitrile are closely related, and the price curve of acrylamide in the two companies can almost coincide with the price curve of acrylonitrile.
However, it is also easy to see that the price of 30% concentration of cationic polyacrylamide and acrylamide prices, acrylonitrile prices do not seem to be very correlated. Maybe it has something to do with end customer demand and market competition?
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