Caustic soda spot analysis: Today most areas of China's caustic soda market almost maintain yesterday's trend, market sentiment is more cautious, local market transaction price center has slightly moved up, price range in most areas has not changed much, and market trading atmosphere has maintained the previous level. Today, market prices in some areas of the liquid alkali market have risen, prices in most areas have maintained a stable trend, and the market transaction atmosphere is general. From the point of view of price adjustment in various regions, 32% of ionic membrane alkali has individually increased by 55-60 yuan per ton. The prices of other concentrations of alkali have remained stable, and the price range has not been significantly adjusted. Individual devices have maintenance plans in the short term, supply is expected to reduce, and the local transaction situation is OK, some enterprises in the region raised prices, the mentality of some areas slightly improved, prices rose. In most areas, the supply and demand side of the market does not change much, the enterprise delivery is mainly stable, the supply of goods does not change much, the downstream demand maintains the pace of lukewarm rigid demand procurement, the wait-and-see atmosphere in the market is heavy, and there is no obvious change in the market transaction price range. Some upstream production enterprises raised factory quotations ranging from 10-50 yuan / ton, and most manufacturers wait and see to stabilize prices. Today, the transaction atmosphere in the tablet alkali market is relatively flexible, the price center of gravity in individual areas has moved upward, mainly boosted by the supply side, the local tablet alkali inventory pressure is not great, supporting the market upstream, and the market supply and demand in other areas is relatively stable. The downstream demand in most areas remains tepid, the market trading atmosphere maintains the previous level, the price range has not been significantly adjusted, and the mentality is relatively cautious.
Market price of caustic soda:
Summary of market price of caustic soda (unit: yuan / ton) |
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Specifications |
Market |
August 3rd |
August fourth |
Rise and fall |
Remarks |
32% ionic membrane alkali |
Northeast China |
850-1200 |
850-1200 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
Northwest |
770-810 |
770-810 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
|
North China |
660-910 |
660-910 |
0/0 |
- |
|
Hebei |
670-900 |
725-900 |
55/0 |
Ex-factory price |
|
South China |
860-1050 |
860-1050 |
0/0 |
Can price |
|
Shandong |
660-750 |
660-750 |
0/0 |
Current exchange rate |
|
Zhejiang |
930-970 |
930-970 |
0/0 |
- |
|
Jiangsu Province |
780-860 |
780-860 |
0/0 |
Delivery price |
|
Tianjin |
2380-2500 |
2440-2500 |
60/0 |
A discount of 100% |
|
Anhui Province |
820-850 |
820-850 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
|
Henan |
2600-2800 |
2600-2800 |
0/0 |
A discount of 100% |
|
50% ionic membrane alkali |
North China |
1120-1850 |
1120-1850 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
Hebei |
1200-1850 |
1200-1850 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
|
Shandong |
1120-1170 |
1120-1170 |
0/0 |
Current exchange rate |
|
Tianjin |
2540-2600 |
2540-2600 |
0/0 |
A discount of 100% |
|
Southwest |
3100-3200 |
3100-3200 |
0/0 |
A discount of 100% |
|
99% tablet alkali |
Northwest |
2800-3000 |
2800-3000 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
Shandong |
2900-3150 |
2900-3150 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
|
45% ionic membrane alkali |
Northeast China |
1680-1750 |
1680-1750 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
49% ionic membrane alkali |
Jiangsu Province |
1250-1300 |
1250-1300 |
0/0 |
Ex-factory price |
30% ionic membrane alkali |
Southwest |
915-925 |
915-925 |
0/0 |
- |
48% ionic membrane alkali |
Henan |
3000-3100 |
3000-3100 |
0/0 |
A discount of 100% |
Caustic soda index analysis: according to Tuduoduo data, China's caustic soda index rose to 2401.39 on August 4, up 14.87%, or 0.623%. China's caustic soda index rose.
Prediction of the later stage of caustic soda:   Near the weekend, the market mentality of each region tends to wait and see, the mentality of price adjustment is more cautious, and the overall fluctuation of the market is not obvious. On the short-term supply side, individual devices will be overhauled next week. At the same time, early parking devices are expected to resume, and the supply side will still show regional differences, but in view of the current situation, device maintenance may bring regional support to the market, and the market may still be regionally adjusted. Demand side of the regional market has not substantially improved, most areas to maintain rigid demand procurement low replenishment, procurement rhythm is lukewarm, from the demand side point of view may have certain constraints on the rising trend of the market. The short-term caustic soda market is expected to rise or regionally, but the extent of the increase may be limited.
Market price of liquid chlorine:
Summary of market price (unit: yuan / ton) |
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Area |
August 3rd |
August fourth |
Rise and fall |
Remarks |
Northeast China |
1-300 |
-100-200 |
-101/-100 |
Tank car quotation |
Shandong province |
100-250 |
1-150 |
-99/-100 |
Tank car quotation |
Zhejiang Province |
500-600 |
500-600 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
East China region |
1-100 |
1-100 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
Southwest China |
400-600 |
400-600 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
Central China |
1-250 |
1-250 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
Inner Mongolia |
-300-100 |
-300-100 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
Anhui province |
1-50 |
1-50 |
0/0 |
Tank car quotation |
Hebei Province |
100-300 |
-100-200 |
-200/-100 |
Tank car quotation |
Liquid chlorine index analysis: according to Tuduoduo data, China's liquid chlorine spot index fell by 15.78% to 177.89, down 33.33%, while China's liquid chlorine index fell.