Carbon Black Market Analysis on July 13

1. Carbon black market analysis

Today, the price of carbon black in China is stable. As of now, the mainstream price of N330 in the carbon black market is 7,300 - 8,100 yuan/ton.

Cost: Today, the market price in China's main high-temperature coal tar producing areas has dropped by about 100 yuan. As of now, the market price of high-temperature coal tar in Shandong is 4055 yuan/ton. Under the support of stable downstream deep processing start-up, coal tar needs are just good. Therefore, the decline is relatively limited. It is expected that the coal tar market will remain weak in the short term and will have poor support for the cost side of carbon black.

Supply: At present, the overall start-up of the carbon black industry is stable and the supply is relatively sufficient. It is expected that the overall start-up of the carbon black industry will fluctuate within a narrow range in the short term.

Demand: In recent days, high temperature warnings have occurred in many places, transportation activities have been reduced, demand for tire replacement has been further weakened, inventory accumulation in tire companies 'on-site inventory has been serious, and demand for raw material carbon black has declined.

2. Carbon black market price

3. Carbon black index analysis 

According to Tdd-global's data, the carbon black price index on July 13 was 7,758.75, which was the same as yesterday.

4. market outlook

In the short term, the coal tar market continues to operate weakly and has weak support for carbon black costs; the downstream tire industry is still in the off-season of traditional sales, and recent high temperature or rainy weather has occurred frequently. Terminal consumption has once again been suppressed, performance has fallen short of expectations, and demand has insufficient support. Multiple negative factors are combined, and the short-term carbon black market is expected to decline within a narrow range.