First, the price trend:

According to the monitoring data of the business community, this week’s caustic soda price consolidation market operation, the average domestic market price from the beginning of the week to the weekend is 995.56 yuan / ton, the price fell 1.54% compared with last year. On August 17, the caustic soda commodity index was 143.25, which was the same as yesterday, which was 30.75% lower than the highest point of 206.87 points (2017-11-14) in the cycle, which was 95.51% higher than the lowest point of 73.27 on March 29, 2015. (Note: Period refers to 2011-09-01 to date)

Second, the market analysis

Products: This year’s national caustic soda price trend shows the consolidation of the market. 32% ionic membrane liquid alkali mainstream ex-factory price: Shandong supply alumina industry ex-factory ex-factory price of 850 yuan / ton, for other customers ex-factory price of 870-950 yuan / ton; Hebei ex-factory price of 860-980 yuan / ton; Tianjin area The ex-factory price is 2950-3000 yuan/ton (100%); Zhejiang is sent to Xiaoshao for 960-980 yuan/ton; the Jiangsu factory price is 910-960 yuan/ton; the factory price in Henan province is concentrated at 3200-3250 yuan. / ton (100%); the ex-factory price in Inner Mongolia is 2850-2950 yuan / ton (100%); the ex-factory price in Liaoning is 950-970 yuan / ton. This week, the high-concentration liquid alkali market in Shandong Province in North China continued to rise.

Industry chain: Downstream: The spot price of alumina is maintained at around 3050 yuan/ton, and the profit is still good. The demand for caustic soda is still good this week. Various chemical companies such as paper making and ceramics have demand for caustic soda this week, and the wait-and-see mood has decreased. However, caustic soda still shows a general trend.

Industry: According to the price monitoring of the business community, in the 33rd week of 2018 (8.13-8.17), there were 2 kinds of commodities rising in the chlor-alkali industry price rise and fall, and 1 commodity fell, and 2 commodities were up and down. The main commodities that rose were: calcium carbide (0.23%) and PVC (0.06%); the main commodities that fell were: light soda ash (-0.78%). This week’s average price increase was -0.1%.

Business community analysts believe that this week, 32% of the ion-exchange membrane and alkali sorting market operation, Shandong high-concentration alkali has an upward trend, or affected by the high-concentration alkali price increase, the industry has a strong desire for price. The alumina operating rate is maintained at 85% for a short period of time, and the demand for caustic soda will increase, caustic soda or support. But in general, caustic soda is now in the traditional off-season, affected by this business analysts expect that the caustic soda later or very expensive operation, depending on the downstream market demand.