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Caustic soda: Individual prices have been increased sporadically, and most markets have stabilized prices and waited and saw

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August 4, 2023, 2:38 PM


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)

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)

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.