Carbon black market analysis on August 15

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 8,600 - 9,400 yuan/ton.

Cost: Today, China's high-temperature coal tar market is mainly wait-and-see. As of now, the market price in Shandong is 5010 yuan/ton. Coal tar prices are high. Deep processing and carbon black companies are in a loss situation. The receiving atmosphere of downstream factories is negative. The coal tar market has a strong negative atmosphere, which supports or weakens the cost of carbon black.

Supply: Today, raw material prices continue to be high. In order to control costs and reduce production, carbon black companies are not enthusiastic about starting work.

On the demand side: The downstream tire market is seriously entangled, product profit margins are low, companies just need to ship goods, and there is no obvious sign of growth in sales.

2. Carbon black market price

3. Carbon black index analysis 

According to Tdd-global's data, the carbon black price index on August 15 was 9,071.25, which was the same as yesterday.

4. market outlook

In the short term, the supply of raw coal tar raw materials in the market is tight and the price is high, which has certain support for the cost of carbon black; however, downstream tire companies purchase on demand and have strong resistance to high carbon black prices. Market transactions are average, and the market remains mostly on the sidelines. It is expected that the carbon black market will operate stably in the short term.