The demand for coke continues to weaken, inventories in the lower reaches of the industrial chain continue to rise, and steel mills are strongly willing to lower coke prices. This week, the second round of coke shipments has landed. The closing price of quasi-first-class wet quenching coke in Rizhao Port is 2,340 yuan/ton, and the ex-warehouse price is 2,300 yuan/ton. tons, equivalent to a warehouse receipt cost of about 2,510 yuan/ton. After the second round of coke price cuts, the main coke contract is still at a slight discount.

From a fundamental point of view, the start-up in mainland China is basically stable. This week, the average start-up rate of Zhuochuang methanol is 71.35%, and the start-up rate in northwest China is 82.72%, a slight increase from last week. Jiutai Tuoketuo's 2 million tons/year methanol unit will be installed in January 2024. It was shut down from January 5th to 11th. Shaanxi Weihua's 400,000-ton unit started maintenance for seven days on the 10th. Southwest gas plants restarted on the 25th, Jiuyuan and Sichuanwei on the 25th and 9th respectively.

Fundamental overview: According to the Natural Rubber Network, the main production areas at home and abroad are approaching the off-season of supply, coupled with the replenishment of upstream factories, raw material prices are firm

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