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Caustic soda: Prices continue to increase regionally, with obvious supply support

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August 15, 2023, 3:13 PM


Caustic soda spot analysis:      today China's caustic soda market shows a regional upward trend, the market atmosphere in some areas is OK, the market price center of gravity has mainly moved up, the market transaction atmosphere in some areas is OK, most areas in the lower reaches almost maintain the previous level, the local market mentality is still mainly wait-and-see, and the price adjustment is more cautious. Today, the price of liquid alkali market continues to rise in some areas, and the supply side is still positive. From the point of view of price adjustment in various regions, 32% of ionic membrane alkali in some areas has increased by 10-60 yuan / ton, and 50% of ionic membrane alkali in some areas has increased by 60 yuan / ton. The prices of other concentrations of alkali have remained stable, and the price range has not been significantly adjusted. The supply side of some plant maintenance is reduced, and the inventory pressure is small, which brings obvious support to the market, and the price center of gravity in the local market is mainly shifted upward; the starting load of local equipment is insufficient, and the local liquid alkali supply is relatively small, which brings support to the market, and prices rise mainly, and prices also rise in some surrounding areas affected by this. The price increase in individual areas is mainly due to the recovery plan of the local flake alkali plant and the reduction of liquid alkali supply. The market trend in other regions is relatively stable, there are no obvious factors affecting the market trend, the market is mainly wait-and-see, and the price range has not changed significantly. Upstream production enterprises adjust regionally, some quotations are raised, individual enterprises' quotations fall, and there are some differences in quotation mentality. Today, the trend of the tablet alkali market continues to rise, the new order prices of some manufacturers in the northwest region have been raised, the transaction atmosphere in the local market is OK, the transaction price in the local market is higher than the ex-factory quotation, and the enthusiasm of businessmen to enter the market is OK. Local markets are cautious, and prices are mainly stable for the time being.

 

Market price of caustic soda:

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

Specifications

Market

August fourteenth

August fifteenth

Rise and fall

Remarks

32% ionic membrane alkali

Northeast China

860-1200

860-1200

0/0

Ex-factory price

Northwest

704-736

704-736

0/0

Ex-factory price

North China

700-910

730-910

30/0

-

Hebei

780-900

780-900

0/0

Ex-factory price

South China

900-1000

900-1000

0/0

Can price

Shandong

700-800

730-790

30/10

Current exchange rate

Zhejiang

1000-1060

1000-1060

0/0

-

Jiangsu Province

795-860

795-860

0/0

Delivery price

Tianjin

2500-2560

2500-2620

0/60

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

1220-1850

1220-1850

0/0

Ex-factory price

Hebei

1350-1850

1350-1850

0/0

Ex-factory price

Shandong

1220-1280

1220-1280

0/0

Current exchange rate

Tianjin

2600-2720

2600-2780

0/60

A discount of 100%

Southwest

3100-3200

3100-3200

0/0

A discount of 100%

99% tablet alkali

Northwest

2850-3050

2850-3100

0/50

Ex-factory price

Shandong

2900-3250

2900-3250

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 rose to 2469.72 on August 15, up 13.43%, or 0.547%. China's caustic soda index rose.

 

 

Forecast in the later stage of caustic soda: & the recent price rise in some areas of nbsp;   has also led to individual regions. From the current market point of view, the supply still has favorable support in the face of the market, the equipment in some areas is still expected to be overhauled, the supply reduction is expected to be imminent, and the inventory pressure of chlor-alkali enterprises in some areas is not great, so there is still a positive boost on the supply side. Downstream demand as a whole has not significantly improved, most areas maintain the pace of rigid demand procurement low replenishment, the overall recovery of demand is general, failed to bring more vitality to the market; fundamentals support the market as a whole. There is no leading news on the news and policy. It is expected that the short-term caustic soda market may still have a regional upward trend under the support of the supply side, and some regional markets may maintain a wait-and-see mentality.

 

Market price of liquid chlorine:

Summary of market price (unit: yuan / ton)

Area

August fourteenth

August fifteenth

Rise and fall

Remarks

Northeast China

200-400

200-400

0/0

Tank car quotation

Shandong province

350-450

350-450

0/0

Tank car quotation

Zhejiang Province

500-600

500-600

0/0

Tank car quotation

East China region

150-250

150-250

0/0

Tank car quotation

Southwest China

400-600

400-600

0/0

Tank car quotation

Central China

100-350

100-350

0/0

Tank car quotation

Inner Mongolia

-300-100

-300-100

0/0

Tank car quotation

Anhui province

50-250

50-250

0/0

Tank car quotation

Hebei Province

350-500

350-500

0/0

Tank car quotation

 

Liquid chlorine index analysis:    according to Tuduoduo data, on August 15, China's liquid chlorine spot index was 316.67, up 0%, and China's liquid chlorine index was stable.