Market analysis of carbon black

Carbon Black

After the Spring Festival, the carbon black market slowly warmed up, the price remained stable for the time being, the price of new orders was not determined, the market reaction was flat, the inventory of downstream tire enterprises had not been digested, the enthusiasm of inquiry was not high, and Duowei held orders before the Spring Festival.

Most of the downstream tire enterprises shut down during the Spring Festival, and most of them stopped production during the holidays. The manufacturers have restarted after the festival, and the production has gradually resumed. The overall start-up of tire enterprises is on the rise. Due to the fluctuation of tire raw materials and rubber, the cost of tire enterprises is further under pressure. Affected by the comprehensive cost, the price of individual enterprises' tires is increased by 2-3%.

Carbon black industry network forecast: carbon black market short-term order execution. In the long term, the impact of the decline in COVID-19 cases and the expected economic recovery in the long term, coupled with the fact that the supply of coal tar is not abundant and the price of coal tar deep processing products is expected to rise, is that the strong operation of coal tar will support the carbon black market. However, during the Spring Festival, the inventory of carbon black enterprises has accumulated. With the recovery of tire market demand, the inventory of carbon black enterprises is still at a normal level under the pre Festival orders. Under the background of easing the pressure of tight supply, the bargaining mood of downstream tire and other rubber products enterprises is increasing. In the future, we need to focus on the tire export orders and inventory of tire enterprises.

The latest price: domestic carbon black N330 (cash): 7500-8000 yuan / ton in Shandong market, 7700-7900 yuan / ton in Shanxi market, 8000-8200 yuan / ton in Zhejiang market and 8200-8400 yuan / ton in Guangdong market.

coal tar

Before the festival, affected by the reduction of transportation, the price of high-temperature coal tar showed a slight downward trend. After the festival, the coal tar market has a wait-and-see attitude. The auction price of a leading steel plant in Tangshan was at a high of 3140 yuan / ton, which played a certain role in boosting the market. Before the Spring Festival, the downstream deep processing operation rate fell to 44%. After the festival, most enterprises resumed production one after another, and the demand for coal tar began to grow. In addition, some downstream deep processing products were expected to rise strongly, and the Spring Festival was the best Crude oil rose sharply during the festival. It is predicted that the coal tar market will be stronger in the short term.