Carbon black market analysis on October 26

1. Carbon black market analysis

Today, China's carbon black market is operating stably at a high level. As of now, the mainstream price of N330 in the carbon black market is between 9,600 - 10,400 yuan/ton.

Cost: The market price of high-temperature coal tar in China fell today. As of now, the market price of high-temperature coal tar in Shandong is 4900 yuan/ton. This month, downstream deep processing continued to lose money, and the operating rate of enterprises showed obvious signs of decline. Downstream factories were more depressed. Coal tar market prices began to decline, weakening support for the cost side of carbon black.

Supply: Affected by environmental protection factors, some carbon black enterprises in Shandong have restrictions on starting operations, and the operating rate of carbon black enterprises fluctuates slightly.

Demand: Terminal demand in the downstream tire market weakened, corporate shipments fell month-on-month, and on-site inventories are slowly increasing.

2. Carbon black market price

3. Carbon black index analysis 

According to Tdd-global's data, the carbon black price index on October 26 was 10,071.25, which was the same as yesterday.

4. market outlook

In the short term, the market price of high-temperature coal tar has weakened, which has poor support for the cost side of carbon black; the capacity utilization rate of downstream tire companies has not changed significantly, and most of them are just buying, and the on-site trading atmosphere is deserted. It is expected that the market price of carbon black will be weak in the short term.