In 2021, the average price of 1# lead ingot in East China was 14862.5 yuan / ton at the beginning of the year and 15256.25 yuan / ton at the end of the year, with an annual increase of 2.65%.

In 2021, affected by overseas economic recovery, carbon neutralization and other policies, most metal markets continued their upward trend for 20 years, especially copper and aluminum reached new highs for many years. However, the impact of macro policies on lead in the past 21 years was limited, mainly affected by supply and demand and other fundamentals. Restricted by inventory, the increase during the year was limited. The core fluctuation range in 21 years is still 14300-16000 yuan / ton. During the year, three highs were set, respectively in early March, late July and mid October. The highest point of the year was 15483 yuan / ton on July 20, and the lowest point of the year was 14325 yuan / ton on September 22. The maximum amplitude of the year was 7.48% and the total annual increase was 2.65%. From the price curve of 21 years, the lead ingot showed wide shock in the first half of 21 years, and hit the bottom and rebounded in the second half of 21 years.

On December 31, the lead commodity index was 93.15, up 0.07 points from yesterday, down 30.49% from 134.01 points (November 29, 2016), and up 24.82% from 74.63 points, the lowest point on March 19, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now).

The commodity price K-bar chart uses the concept of K-line of price trend to reflect the weekly or monthly price changes in the form of bar chart. Investors can buy, sell and invest according to the changes of K-bar chart. Red means: rising; Green means: falling; The height of K column indicates the range of rise and fall.

Looking at the monthly K-bar chart of the lead market in 2021, the lead ingot Market rose and fell in half in 2021, rising for 6 months and declining for 6 months. The largest increase occurred in October, with a single month increase of 8.51%; The biggest decline was in August, with a monthly decline of 3.82%.

At the beginning of 21 years, the lead ingot Market has continued the tight supply of raw materials for 20 years. The lead ingot Market has been restricted by lead concentrate and waste batteries at the supply end all year, and the overall supply is tight. However, the downstream situation in the same period is not optimistic. The continuous accumulation of lead ingots has led to difficulties in following up. Since January, the sales of downstream battery enterprises have increased, the accumulation of lead ingots has been suspended, the downstream demand has improved, the negotiations in the spot lead market have increased, and the market price trend is good. However, in the later stage, due to the impact of public health events in Hebei, the transportation was limited. Many refineries in Hebei Province entered the maintenance in advance, the overall operating rate declined, the demand for raw materials began to weaken, and the market price gradually entered the downward cycle. Since mid January, with the gradual recovery of transportation and the approaching Spring Festival holiday, downstream manufacturers have a certain demand for goods, and the spot lead price began to fluctuate and rise. However, towards the end of the month, downstream manufacturers successively entered the maintenance or shutdown, and the manufacturers that did not shut down also announced the shutdown time. Their willingness to prepare raw materials declined. They mainly purchased a small amount, and most of them were long-term cooperative customers. Only Henan and other areas that do not stop work during holidays have a slightly better transaction. In this environment, the price of lead in the first half of 2021 will fluctuate, and the market began to look forward to the coming traditional peak season to break the current market deadlock.

The reason why the lead light peak season is so obvious is mainly due to the influence of downstream battery sales, and the application of batteries is mainly in cars and some battery cars. The consumer demand for travel in summer has been obvious in China, and summer is the main season to replace batteries. However, this year’s summer continued to be sluggish in the peak season, and even the price fell in the peak season, mainly due to the dual impact of the shortage of chips in the automotive industry and the surge in sales of new energy vehicles this year.

From the comparison chart of lead ingot price trend from July to November 2016-2021, it can be seen intuitively that the overall trend of the traditional peak season in 21 years is still different from that in previous years. Generally speaking, it is not prosperous in the peak season, or even the price in the peak season declines. The market ushered in an upward trend only after October. The influencing factor of this trend is not that the downstream demand is good, but that on the supply side. From September to mid October, the main domestic primary lead smelting enterprises ushered in centralized maintenance. With the continuous loss of recycled lead enterprises after the early lead price fell, and the supply contraction caused by factors such as power and production restriction, the domestic social inventory continued to fall from the high level, It led to the only wave of obvious market in the year. After reaching the bottom, it rebounded and the lead price rose rapidly.

In 2021, the trend of most metal commodities is closely related to inventory, and lead is no exception. In terms of the basic factors of the current market, we expect that the supply of lead ingots in the short term will be jointly affected by the production restriction of the Winter Olympic Games and transportation. In the short term, the supply recovery speed is slow and the inventory growth is slow. During the Spring Festival, most of the downstream manufacturers will stop production and have holidays according to the practice over the years, so the consumption will decline to a certain extent. Under the state of weak balance between supply and demand, it is expected that the lead price will still maintain the trend of shock consolidation. In the long run, the lead supply will probably maintain the situation of oversupply in 2022, and the application of new energy vehicles will mainly be lithium batteries. In the long run, the lead price will have some resistance to rise.

Relevant data:

China is relatively rich in lead mineral resources and has a large annual output. However, because overseas lead mines have certain price advantages, a large number of lead mines must be imported from abroad every year. According to the data of the Bureau of statistics, from January to November 2021, China imported about 1127000 tons of lead concentrate, a year-on-year decrease of 9.36%. The top three import source countries of China’s lead concentrate are the United States, Russia and Peru.

Since 15 years ago, the output of recycled lead has started to increase rapidly. By the end of 21, China’s processing capacity of recycled lead raw materials had reached about 13 million tons, an increase of 150% over 2017. The production data of the whole year of 21 has not been released, but from the production data of the previous November, there is no doubt that the output of recycled lead will reach a new high in 2021.

According to the data monitored by the business agency, as of January 18, the average price of domestic rubber grade excellent white carbon black was 6875.00 yuan / ton. This week, the white carbon black market was mainly stable, and the price of white carbon black was stable and strong. At present, the market supply is normal, the downstream just needs to purchase, and the transaction atmosphere is general.

The mainstream price of white carbon black this week is about 6750 yuan / ton. The price is mainly stable. Compared with the same period last week, there is no significant change in the price. The overall market is in balance between supply and demand. It is mainly for contract customers. The negotiation atmosphere is flat, and the white carbon black market is stable and strong.

The upstream hydrochloric acid market is temporarily stable, the upstream cost support is weakened, the maintenance of hydrochloric acid enterprises is increased, the supply is reduced, the downstream demand is weakened, the downstream procurement enthusiasm is general, and the overall market is weak.

On January 17, the chemical index was 1117 points, up 10 points from yesterday, down 20.21% from the highest point of 1400 points in the cycle (2021-10-23), and up 86.79% from the lowest point of 598 points on April 8, 2020. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now)

Business agency white carbon black analysts believe that: in the short term, white carbon black will mainly run smoothly with limited fluctuation range. (to know more about the industry chain market trends, welcome to pay attention to the official account of the business community, obtain commodity information, and grasp the commodity price).

Recent price trend of hydrochloric acid

As can be seen from the above figure, the price of domestic hydrochloric acid was temporarily stable this week, with the quotation of 324.00 yuan / ton, a year-on-year increase of 77.53% compared with the same period last year. Overall, the domestic hydrochloric acid market was temporarily stable this week. On January 16, the commodity index of hydrochloric acid was 85.26, the same as yesterday, down 38.17% from the highest point of 137.89 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 374.19% from the lowest point of 17.98 on September 5, 2012. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

The upstream support is weakened and the downstream procurement is general

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the domestic hydrochloric acid market price is temporarily stable this week. Dezhou Shihua hydrochloric acid is quoted at 500 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; The price of synthetic hydrochloric acid from Wen Shui is 290 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Dezhou Maihua hydrochloric acid is quoted at 50 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Liaocheng Huatong hydrochloric acid is quoted at 180 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Xiangcheng Sanan hydrochloric acid is quoted at 600 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of hydrochloric acid, the upstream liquid chlorine market fell slightly, weakening the support for hydrochloric acid. The price of downstream polyaluminium chloride decreased slightly, and the quotation decreased from 2478.89 yuan / ton last weekend to 2445.56 yuan / ton this weekend, a decrease of 1.34%, a year-on-year increase of 36.41% over the same period last year; The market price of ammonium chloride is adjusted at a low level, and the quotation is 1087.50 yuan / ton. On the whole, downstream products are not enthusiastic about purchasing hydrochloric acid, which has a negative impact on the price of hydrochloric acid.

Future forecast

The market of upstream liquid chlorine has fallen recently, the cost support is general, the market of downstream polyaluminium chloride and ammonium chloride has declined slightly, and the willingness to purchase downstream has weakened. Business analysts believe that hydrochloric acid has mainly suffered a slight shock and decline recently.

According to the data of business agency, from January 7 to 14, the price of MTBE increased from 6270 yuan / ton to 6330 yuan / ton. The price increased by 0.96% during the week, 8.21% month on month and 40.67% year-on-year.

MTBE market continued to rise, and the quotation of some enterprises increased by 160-300 yuan / ton. The tight supply situation continued, and the international oil price continued to rise, with an increase of 4.79%, giving strong support to the MTBE market. In addition, gasoline prices continued to rise, driving MTBE merchants’ willingness to rise. Supported by all parties, MTBE market continued to rise.

In terms of methanol, the methanol market fell first and then rose, and the transaction changed from weak to good. At present, the market maintains a range shock pattern, and it is difficult to rise or fall sharply.

In terms of external market, as of the closing on January 13, the closing price of Asian MTBE market increased by US $10 / T compared with the previous trading day, and FOB Singapore closed at US $843-845 / T. The closing price of European MTBE market decreased by US $0.25/t compared with the previous trading day, and FOB ara closed at US $925-925.5/t. The closing price of MTBE market in the United States decreased by US $2.38/t compared with the previous trading day, and FOB Gulf FOB closed at US $906.14-906.49/t (255.25-255.35 cents / gallon).

Region, country., Closing price, Rise and fall

Asia FOB Singapore USD 843-845 / ton USD 10 / ton

U.S.A FOB Bay 906.14-906.49 USD / ton – USD 3.28/t

Europe FOB ARA 925-925.5 USD / ton – USD 0.25/t

In terms of enterprises, the 200000 t / a isomerization unit of Shandong Chengtai Chemical Co., Ltd. started normally, and the MTBE quotation was reduced by 50 yuan / ton to 6350 yuan / ton. Shi dashenghua’s MTBE quotation is reduced by 50 yuan / ton to 6350 yuan / ton. The 400000 T / a mixed alkane dehydrogenation and 350000 t MTBE unit of Shandong Shenchi Chemical Co., Ltd. was shut down for maintenance on December 27. The specific start-up time is to be determined, and the MTBE quotation is 6400 yuan / T. The MTBE of Lihua Yijin Petrochemical is reduced by 50 yuan / ton, and the quotation is 6350 yuan / ton. The 350000 T / a mixed alkane dehydrogenation unit of Dongming Qianhai chemical started normally, and the MTBE quotation was reduced by 100 yuan / T to 6200 yuan / T.

Supported by positive external conditions and high raw material prices, MTBE prices continued to rise. However, as the price rises to a high level, the enthusiasm for receiving goods in the downstream decreases. In addition, next week, with the continuous shutdown of logistics and transportation in some areas and the beginning of traffic control in some areas, the market demand becomes more and more flat. Business agency MTBE analysts believe that the domestic MTBE market will be sorted out in a narrow range in the short term.

According to the bulk list data of business society, as of January 9, the average price of domestic industrial lithium hydroxide enterprises was 223333.33 yuan / ton, up 3.08% compared with Monday’s price, 29.09% compared with December 1, and 34.27% year-on-year in a three-month cycle.

The market price of industrial lithium hydroxide rose this week. In terms of cost, the price of raw material spodumene is high, the price of lithium carbonate keeps rising, the cost support is strong, and lithium hydroxide actively follows the rise of raw materials; From the supply side, the supply side is relatively stable; From the demand side, the downstream inquiry and procurement are active, the market atmosphere is active, and the lithium hydroxide Market is rising steadily.

Upstream lithium carbonate, according to the data monitoring of business society: after the new year’s Day holiday, the price of industrial and battery grade lithium carbonate kept rising, and the price kept breaking new highs. On January 9, the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 289000 yuan / ton, which was 8.65% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of industrial grade lithium carbonate in East China was 266000 yuan / ton on January 3). On January 9, the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 304000 yuan / ton, which was 7.8% higher than that in early Zhou (the average price of battery grade lithium carbonate in East China was 282000 yuan / ton on January 3).

The lithium hydroxide analyst of business society believes that at present, lithium hydroxide is rising with lithium carbonate. The overall market atmosphere is good and bullish. It is expected that the domestic industrial lithium hydroxide market may rise in the short term.

Last week (1.3-7), the market of liquid ammonia rose steadily, partially affected by the decline of ammonia volume, the price recovered slightly, and the price market of Shandong and Hebei stabilized and rose. There is no significant change in southwest, northwest and other places. However, at present, the market is still in a balanced supply and demand and partially tight situation. According to the monitoring of business agency, as of January 7, the weekly increase of liquid ammonia in Shandong was 0.76%. At present, the mainstream price of liquid ammonia in Shandong is 4100-4300 yuan / ton.

On the supply side, last week, the operating rate of liquid ammonia remained stable, the ammonia amount in the main production areas of Shandong, Hebei and two lakes changed little, the ammonia release amount of some manufacturers in Shandong decreased, and the local supply was slightly tightened. As well as the recovery of urea price in the lower reaches, some ammonia volume was affected. The ammonia volume of southwest gas head enterprises and Northwest China was stable, and the price fluctuated slightly.

On the cost side, at present, the price of liquid ammonia is still driven by the improvement of the cost side, and the coal stopped falling and rebounded after the festival. The weekly rebound was 3.8%. Near the end of the year, due to the impact of safety inspection, the supply of thermal coal has been tightened, but the supply guarantee policy continues. On the whole, the supply is still relatively loose, the sales situation of origin has improved, and the coal price has increased after the reduction; In terms of ports, after new year’s day, downstream inquiry increased, market activity increased, and traders’ market sentiment improved. The rise of coal prices led to the follow-up of methanol and urea in the downstream, and liquid ammonia followed up slightly.

From the demand side, urea and compound fertilizer have improved. Urea rose by 1.65% in the week. Industrial demand is mainly just demand, and agricultural demand has improved slightly. Winter wheat Topdressing and fertilizer winter storage accelerated in some areas, and dealers followed up bargain hunting. In terms of supply, the maintenance of gas head urea enterprise has not been completed, and the urea supply is tight. On the whole, the cost support of urea is strengthened, the downstream demand is improved, and the urea supply is insufficient. It is expected that there are still some interesting points in urea and compound fertilizer in the near future.

From the above figure, the price comparison chart of urea and liquid ammonia shows that the trend of liquid ammonia and urea is basically the same. At present, there are signs of further widening the price difference between urea and liquid ammonia, indicating that the market of liquid ammonia is still weaker than that of urea.

From the above figure and the liquid ammonia industry chain diagram, the liquid ammonia industry chain has improved slightly, the price of natural gas in the upstream of the gas head has increased strongly, and the price of ammonia enterprises in the southwest gas head may tend to be strong in the later stage. However, many downstream products still show a downward trend, indicating that the downstream is still weak and lack of substantive improvement.

Future forecast: the business community believes that in the short term, the supply and demand of liquid ammonia is basically balanced and partially tight, and the cost side may continue to support the ammonia price. It is expected that liquid ammonia will still have room to rise in the near future, but subject to the demand increase or limited.

According to the monitoring sample data of business society, as of the afternoon of January 11, the average price of melamine enterprises was 9783.33 yuan / ton, an increase of 1.21% compared with last Tuesday (January 4), a decrease of 23.13% compared with December 11, and a year-on-year decrease of 45.34% in a three-month cycle.

Recently, the melamine market has increased steadily. On the cost side, the price of raw urea has risen recently, and the cost support has risen. On the supply side, some maintenance devices have been restored one after another, and the operating rate has increased. On the demand side, the export market supports the market, and the domestic trade demand gradually weakens. At present, melamine enterprises mainly execute advance orders, and the delivery of goods is acceptable.

For upstream urea, the domestic urea market rose on January 11, up 2.57% from January 4. The prices of upstream coal and liquefied natural gas have stopped rising recently, and the cost support has been strengthened. From the perspective of demand: the promotion of agricultural demand is accelerated, and industrial demand is mainly wait-and-see. Agricultural fertilizer preparation began to increase in some areas, and the winter storage of chemical fertilizer accelerated. The market price of melamine was adjusted at a low level, the inventory of enterprises was under pressure, and the focus of market negotiation was weakened. In terms of supply, the maintenance of some gas head enterprises has not been completed, and the urea supply is tight. On the whole, the cost support of urea is enhanced, the downstream demand is enhanced, the urea supply is insufficient, and the future urea is mainly increased slightly.

Melamine analysts of business society believe that at present, the price of raw material urea is rising, the cost support is strengthened, the operating rate of melamine is high, and the export orders have a certain support for the market, but the domestic trade demand is light, the short-term market atmosphere is OK, the melamine market may be stable, and more attention should be paid to the guidance of market news.

Recent price trend of hydrochloric acid

As can be seen from the above figure, the price of domestic hydrochloric acid increased slightly this week, and the quotation increased from 318.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 324.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, an increase of 1.89%, a year-on-year increase of 15.71% compared with the same period last year. Overall, the domestic hydrochloric acid market rose slightly this week. On January 9, the commodity index of hydrochloric acid was 85.26, the same as yesterday, down 38.17% from the highest point of 137.89 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 374.19% from the lowest point of 17.98 on September 5, 2012. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

The upstream support is weakened and the downstream procurement is general

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the domestic hydrochloric acid market price rose slightly this week. Dezhou Shihua hydrochloric acid is quoted at 500 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; The price of synthetic hydrochloric acid from Wen Shui is 290 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Dezhou Maihua hydrochloric acid is quoted at 50 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Liaocheng Huatong hydrochloric acid quoted 180 yuan / ton this weekend, up 30 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Xiangcheng Sanan hydrochloric acid is quoted at 600 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of hydrochloric acid, the upstream liquid chlorine market fell slightly, weakening the support for hydrochloric acid. The price of downstream polyaluminium chloride decreased slightly, and the quotation decreased from 2502.22 yuan / ton last weekend to 2490.00 yuan / ton this weekend, a decrease of 0.49%, a year-on-year increase of 37.79% compared with the same period last year; The market price of ammonium chloride decreased slightly, and the quotation decreased from 1095.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 1087.50 yuan / ton this weekend, a decrease of 0.68%. On the whole, downstream products are not enthusiastic about purchasing hydrochloric acid, which has a negative impact on the price of hydrochloric acid.

Future forecast

The market of upstream liquid chlorine has fallen recently, the cost support is general, the market of downstream polyaluminium chloride and ammonium chloride has declined slightly, and the willingness to purchase downstream has weakened. Business analysts believe that hydrochloric acid has mainly suffered a slight shock and decline recently.

According to the data monitored by the business agency, the average ex factory tax price of the mainstream light potassium carbonate in Shanxi this week was 8133.33 yuan / ton. The current price was flat month on month, and the current price increased by 25.13% year-on-year.

Potassium carbonate

The price of potassium carbonate remained stable this week. As can be seen from the above figure, the potassium carbonate market has been shaken and consolidated for more than two months, and the market continues to remain stable this week, mainly because the tight market supply has been slightly relieved, the market trading atmosphere is general, the downstream just needs to purchase, the price of potassium carbonate basically does not fluctuate, and may rise with the potassium chloride Market in the later stage. According to the statistics of business agency, the mainstream factory quotation range of domestic industrial grade potassium carbonate this week is about 7900-8400 yuan / ton (the quotation is for reference only). The quotation is different according to different procurement conditions.

The market of potassium chloride has risen recently. The market price of 60% white potassium in domestic potassium is about 3600-3900 yuan / ton. The price of 62% white potassium in the port is about 4000-4100 yuan / ton. 62% Russian White potassium in border trade is about 3800-3900 yuan / ton. The higher potassium chloride market can support the cost of potassium carbonate.

Recently, the domestic potash fertilizer market is at a high level, the potassium chloride market is rising, and under the support of cost, it is expected that the price of potassium carbonate will mainly rise in the short term, and the long-term market still needs to wait and see. (the above prices are provided by major potassium nitrate manufacturers all over the country and sorted and analyzed by potassium carbonate analysts of business society. They are for reference only. Please contact relevant manufacturers for more price details).

In 2021, the domestic rubber grade silica market continued its upward trend. In January, the price was 4733.33 yuan / ton, and as of December 30, the price was 6750 yuan / ton, an increase of 42.61% for the whole year, reaching 2000 yuan / ton. In the first half of 2021, the silica market was tepid and operated steadily for several months until June. After opening in the second half of the year, the silica showed a narrow upward trend, The focus of negotiation has been high for several consecutive months, and the supply side is tight. The price has stabilized again in mid November. The lowest price of white carbon black in 2021 is 4733.33 yuan / ton in January, and the highest price in early November is 6875 yuan / ton.

In the first half of 2021, the white carbon black market is mainly dominated by stable transportation, with a large number of contract orders, most of which are just in need of procurement. The procurement atmosphere is flat and the number of new orders is limited. Near the Spring Festival in 2021, the white carbon black shipment is slow, the negotiation atmosphere is general, the merchants are cautious in taking goods, the white carbon black was sorted out in a narrow range in the first quarter, and the price remained at about 4750 yuan / ton, entering the second quarter, The mainstream price of white carbon black remained at 4700-4800 yuan / ton. It was slightly stronger in the second quarter, and the overall price increased by 0.35%. The price fluctuation range of white carbon black in the first half of the year was not very large, and the price has been hovering around 4800. For many years, the tire industry has relied on precipitated white carbon black as an important reinforcing agent in rubber to improve the wet skid resistance of tires, Steering controllability and wear resistance. Generally speaking, white carbon black plays an important role in vehicle safety and fuel consumption, while the high demand for new energy vehicles does not promote the market situation of white carbon black.

White carbon black plays an important role in the manufacturing of automobile tires. As we all know, tires have wear resistance, safety, environmental protection and clean oil performance. In 1992, French Michelin developed the world’s first “green tire” filled with a large amount of white carbon black, which significantly improved the wet and skid resistance of tires and opened up a new direction of tire research and development, In the past two years, due to the impact of public events, domestic transport vehicles have decreased significantly, the recovery is slow, and the domestic white carbon black market is depressed. There are 23 gas silicon production enterprises in China, and the overall operating rate is affected. Some enterprises have not stopped work, the inventory of operating enterprises is increasing, and the transaction atmosphere is flat. Throughout the first half of 2021, Domestic rubber grade silica showed a stable and weak operation, and the transaction price was basically maintained below the cost line.

Chemical commodity index: on December 30, the chemical index was 1103 points, unchanged from yesterday, decreased by 21.21% compared with the highest point of 1400 points in the cycle (2021-10-23), and increased by 84.45% compared with the lowest point of 598 points on April 8, 2020. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now)

In the second half of the year, the trend of silica was strong, and the price had an upward trend. In the third quarter, the overall price of silica increased by 11.97%. By the end of September, the mainstream price of silica was about 5300 yuan / ton. From June to September, the domestic rubber grade silica remained stable and rising, the trend was strong, and the manufacturer’s price increased slightly, From the end of September to October, the mainstream price of white carbon black was about 6800 yuan / ton, and the price increased slightly. The spot in the overall market was tight and slightly relieved. It was mainly for contract customers. In early November, the mainstream price of white carbon black was about 6870 yuan / ton. The trend of white carbon black was stable and the price change was not obvious. As of December 30, the mainstream price of white carbon black was 6750 yuan / ton, The whole second half of the year increased by 43.11%, and the curve showed a continuous upward trend. The overall market operated strongly in the second half of 2021.

Upstream hydrochloric acid: in the first half of 2021, the hydrochloric acid market was in strong shock operation, the price fluctuated, and the overall market price was stable. In the second half of 2021, the trend of the hydrochloric acid market was strong, the shock was upward, some enterprises started maintenance, the supply side was low, and the willingness to purchase was good. The price reached a high point in the middle and early October, and then the price began to decline, which continued from November to December, The trend of hydrochloric acid fluctuated and declined. In December, the market of hydrochloric acid fluctuated and fell first, then rose and then fell. As of December 28, the mainstream price of hydrochloric acid was 320.00 yuan / ton, with insufficient upstream support and insufficient downstream procurement follow-up. It is expected that hydrochloric acid will fluctuate and decline slightly in the near future.

As a reinforcing agent, white carbon black is mainly used in the field of rubber tires, accounting for 70% of the total. White carbon black can reduce tire resistance and resist wet skid. It can be used to produce green tires and replace carbon black for sidewalls. White carbon black is currently in a steady upward trend. With the development of power vehicles, green environmental protection has attracted the attention of the state, and white carbon black, as a representative of green tires, In the near future, I believe I will usher in my own spring.