January 30th News: On January 30th, Changzhou Xinyang's phthalic anhydride plant has a capacity of 100,000 tons. The plant's phthalic anhydride unit is operating at less than 50% capacity, with low inventory levels. The quoted price for phthalic anhydride is 6,230 yuan per ton, down by 50 yuan per ton. Chempricehub analysis of phthalic anhydride, bull-bear score: -1. The spot price of phthalic anhydride fell by 50 yuan per ton to 6,230 yuan per ton, indicating that market supply and demand pressures lean bearish. Although the plant's operating rate is below 50% and low inventory theoretically supports the price, the actual price decline reflects weak demand or oversupply, with significant short-term downward pressure on spot prices.