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Caustic soda: Spot prices continue to rise, downstream demand improves regionally, and futures prices break through the 2800 mark

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January 19, 2024, 3:40 PM


Caustic soda futures analysis:    January 19 SH2405 contract opening price: 2781, highest price: 2803, lowest price: 2762, position: 55946, settlement price: 2778, yesterday settlement: 2751, up: 27, closing price: 2769, daily trading volume: 65335 lots, precipitated capital: 1.115 billion, capital outflow: 52.23 million.

 

Market price of caustic soda:

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

Specifications

Market

January eighteenth

January nineteenth

Rise and fall

Remarks

32% ionic membrane alkali

Northeast China

950-1300

950-1300

0/0

Ex-factory price

Northwest

720-752

720-752

0/0

Ex-factory price

North China

720-780

720-780

0/0

-

Hebei

740-770

740-790

0/20

Ex-factory price

South China

910-1050

910-1050

0/0

Can price

Shandong

710-770

710-770

0/0

Current exchange rate

Zhejiang

980-1020

1005-1030

25/10

-

Jiangsu Province

770-850

795-850

25/0

Delivery price

Tianjin

2300-2350

2300-2400

0/50

A discount of 100%

Anhui Province

800-840

800-840

0/0

Ex-factory price

Henan

2400-2650

2400-2650

0/0

A discount of 100%

50% ionic membrane alkali

North China

1160-1260

1160-1260

0/0

Ex-factory price

Hebei

1260-1280

1300-1320

40/40

Ex-factory price

Shandong

1160-1220

1180-1260

20/40

Current exchange rate

Tianjin

2440-2550

2450-2700

10/150

A discount of 100%

Southwest

3100-3300

3100-3300

0/0

A discount of 100%

99% tablet alkali

Northwest

2600-2750

2600-2750

0/0

Ex-factory price

Shandong

3200-3300

3200-3300

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

1210-1350

1240-1350

30/0

Ex-factory price

30% ionic membrane alkali

Southwest

900-960

900-960

0/0

-

48% ionic membrane alkali

Henan

2700-2800

2700-2800

0/0

A discount of 100%

 

Caustic soda spot analysis:      today China's caustic soda market continues to rise, prices have risen continuously this week, the market operation has shown a regional improvement, the mentality of operators is relatively positive, the price of liquid caustic soda has risen regionally, and the operation of the tablet alkali market is relatively stable. Today, the price of liquid alkali continues to show an upward trend, the local market is running well, and the price center of gravity continues to rise. Judging from the price adjustment in various regions, 32% of the ionic membrane alkali rose 10-50 yuan / ton, 50% of the ionic membrane alkali rose 10-150 yuan / ton, 49% of the ionic membrane alkali rose 30 yuan / ton, and the prices of other concentrations of alkali almost remained stable, and the price range has not been significantly adjusted. The price in Shandong area, supported by both supply and demand, continues to rise, and it also has a certain pulling effect on the surrounding local areas. the downstream receiving enthusiasm of some areas is good, the enterprise shipping situation is better, and the price center of gravity of the local market transaction is mainly moved up. In other areas, both supply and demand parties maintain the previous level, the performance of enterprise shipments is average, the downstream receiving situation remains stable, and there are no factors guiding the market price trend in various regions. Operators mainly wait and see the market, and prices mostly maintain the previous level. Some of the upstream production enterprises raised the ex-factory price, most manufacturers wait and see to stabilize the price, and the mentality is relatively cautious. Today, the tablet alkali market is in stable operation, and the market transaction situation is relatively flexible. The operation of tablet alkali devices in most enterprises is relatively stable, the pre-sale of manufacturers is normal, and the supply of goods on the market is relatively stable; downstream demand maintains a steady operation. The performance of supply and demand in the market is relatively mild, and operators are mainly waiting for the market. Individual areas are affected by the upward quotation of manufacturers, and the market transaction price has also changed.

 

Caustic soda futures analysis:    caustic soda SH2405 contract rose first and then fluctuated downwards. After the night futures rose to the intraday high, they fluctuated downwards, continued to fluctuate slightly in the morning, fluctuated upward in the afternoon, and fell slightly in late trading. As of today's close, SH2405 contracts fluctuated in the range of 2762-2803 throughout the day, with a price difference of 41 and a reduction of 2346 positions in the contract, with 55946 positions so far.

 

Caustic soda index analysis: according to Tuduoduo data, China's caustic soda index rose to 2602.95 on January 19, up 9.66%, or 0.372%. China's caustic soda index rose.

 

 

Prediction of the later stage of caustic soda:    

Spot: first of all, on the supply side, there is a load reduction in some parts of the liquid alkali market and a regional reduction in supply, but the overall supply in the liquid alkali market is still relatively sufficient; individual enterprise devices in the tablet alkali market are overhauled, and the supply of goods shows a trend of phased reduction, and most other devices operate stably and normally. From the demand side, the current approach to the Spring Festival holiday, downstream demand is currently showing a regional improvement, downstream demand in most areas to maintain rigid demand, but later or stock enthusiasm will be improved. In addition, the current profit situation of chlor-alkali enterprises is still poor, caustic soda enterprises have a heavy price mentality, and it is expected that the price of caustic soda will still rise regionally in the short term.

Futures: caustic soda SH2405 contract hit a new high in stages, the futures price broke through the 2800 mark, the futures price rose continuously during the week, and the market ran better. Market turnover: 17% more than empty 13.8%, empty 14.9% versus 22.8%. The technical level shows that the three tracks of the Bolin belt (13, 13, 2) continue to narrow; the KD line at the daily line level shows a golden fork trend, the MACD line dead fork trend continues to narrow, and the two lines have a crossing trend. At present, the futures price is close to the upper track position, and the third rail of the Bollinger belt is obviously narrowed, so we should pay attention to the upper track pressure level in the short term.

 

Market price of liquid chlorine:

Summary of market price (unit: yuan / ton)

Area

January eighteenth

January nineteenth

Rise and fall

Remarks

Northeast China

200-300

200-300

0/0

Tank car quotation

Shandong province

200-300

200-300

0/0

Tank car quotation

Zhejiang Province

500-600

500-600

0/0

Tank car quotation

East China region

50-100

50-100

0/0

Tank car quotation

Southwest China

400-600

400-600

0/0

Tank car quotation

Central China

100-200

100-200

0/0

Tank car quotation

Inner Mongolia

1-100

1-100

0/0

Tank car quotation

Anhui province

300-400

300-400

0/0

Tank car quotation

Hebei Province

300-400

300-400

0/0

Tank car quotation

 

Liquid chlorine index analysis:    according to Tuduoduo data, on January 19, China's liquid chlorine spot index was 300, up 0%, 0%, China's liquid chlorine index is stable.