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Caustic soda: Market prices are mixed, with differences in supply and demand in various regions

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August 9, 2023, 2:56 PM


Caustic soda spot analysis:      today China's caustic soda market price adjustment in some areas, the price trend is different, although prices in some areas have fallen, but the overall is still mainly upside. The supply of goods in some areas is relatively tight, which is good for the market, and there are some differences in supply and demand in different regions. Today, the liquid alkali market continues to show differential operation, with prices rising in some areas and falling in some areas. from the perspective of price adjustment in various regions, 32% of ion-exchange membrane alkali has risen by 30 yuan per ton. in some areas, it fell by 16-32 yuan per ton, and 50% of the ion-exchange membrane alkali rose by 10-100 yuan per ton. the prices of other concentrations of alkali remained stable, and the price range has not been significantly adjusted. First of all, the equipment of caustic soda enterprises in individual regions has been overhauled recently, the supply of liquid caustic soda in the local market has been reduced, which has a certain support to the market, and the acceptance of goods by downstream enterprises and merchants has improved to a certain extent, so local prices have risen mainly; price increases in individual areas are boosted by rising prices around In addition, the price decline of liquid alkali in some areas of northwest China is mainly affected by the increase of local liquid alkali supply, and the downstream receiving situation is relatively stable, and the price is mainly falling. There is little change in the supply and demand side of the market in other areas, enterprise shipments are mainly stable, 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. Upstream production enterprises partially adjust their quotations, and the direction of price adjustment is slightly different, and most manufacturers wait and see to stabilize prices. Today, the center of gravity of transaction prices in some areas of the tablet alkali market has moved up, and some manufacturers of new single prices in the northwest region have mainly raised their prices. The supply of tablets is still tight, and the situation of enterprise shipments is relatively mild. The rise in new unit prices has boosted the transaction prices in some areas, coupled with the tight supply of goods, which has led to higher shipping prices and higher transaction price centers in some areas.

 

Market price of caustic soda:

Summary of market price of caustic soda (unit: yuan / ton)

Specifications

Market

August 8th

August ninth

Rise and fall

Remarks

32% ionic membrane alkali

Northeast China

860-1200

860-1200

0/0

Ex-factory price

Northwest

736-752

704-736

-32/-16

Ex-factory price

North China

700-910

700-910

0/0

-

Hebei

725-900

725-900

0/0

Ex-factory price

South China

880-1050

880-1050

0/0

Can price

Shandong

700-750

700-780

0/30

Current exchange rate

Zhejiang

950-980

950-980

0/0

-

Jiangsu Province

785-860

785-860

0/0

Delivery price

Tianjin

2440-2500

2440-2500

0/0

A discount of 100%

Anhui Province

820-850

820-850

0/0

Ex-factory price

Henan

2600-2850

2600-2850

0/0

A discount of 100%

50% ionic membrane alkali

North China

1170-1850

1190-1850

20/0

Ex-factory price

Hebei

1200-1850

1300-1850

100/0

Ex-factory price

Shandong

1160-1210

1170-1230

10/20

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

2850-3050

50/50

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

1265-1300

1265-1300

0/0

Ex-factory price

30% ionic membrane alkali

Southwest

915-925

915-925

0/0

-

48% ionic membrane alkali

Henan

3000-3150

3000-3150

0/0

A discount of 100%

 

Caustic soda index analysis: according to Tuduoduo data, China's caustic soda index was 2411.94 on August 9, up 17.34%, or 0.724%. China's caustic soda index rose.

 

 

Prediction of the later stage of caustic soda:     On the whole, the current trend of the caustic soda market is better than that of the previous period. At present, the market in some areas is still supported by the maintenance of supply-side equipment, the price is flexibly raised mainly, the price of individual regions is relatively weak by the increase in supply, and there are differences in the overall supply and demand side. the rise in prices in the main producing areas injects some vitality and quotation confidence into the market, although some areas are weak, but the whole still maintains an upward rhythm. Under the influence of the mood of buying up but not buying or falling, the enthusiasm of receiving goods in some regions has increased, which has given a certain boost to the market, but the downstream demand in most areas has remained stable, and the demand has formed regional support in the face of the market. The overall demand has not seen a substantial improvement, and it is expected that some areas of the short-term caustic soda market will mainly have the flexibility to adjust prices, and the fundamentals of both supply and demand still need to be concerned.

 

Market price of liquid chlorine:

Summary of market price (unit: yuan / ton)

Area

August 8th

August ninth

Rise and fall

Remarks

Northeast China

1-300

100-400

99/100

Tank car quotation

Shandong province

100-250

200-350

100/100

Tank car quotation

Zhejiang Province

500-600

500-600

0/0

Tank car quotation

East China region

1-100

50-150

49/50

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

50-250

49/200

Tank car quotation

Hebei Province

-100-200

250-400

350/200

Tank car quotation

 

Liquid chlorine index analysis:    according to Tuduoduo data, China's liquid chlorine spot index rose 66.56%, or 33.26%, to 266.67 on August 9. China's liquid chlorine index rose.