Carbon Black market
This week, affected by the epidemic control, the logistics and transportation of the domestic carbon black market were still blocked, and the overall operating load of carbon black enterprises remained low. When the downstream tire industry just needed support, the carbon black price continued to operate at a high level.
In terms of raw materials, this week, due to the imbalance between regional supply and demand, the domestic high-temperature coal tar oil market was divided. The transaction price of the new order was 5056 yuan / ton in the mainstream of Shandong, up 10 yuan; The mainstream in Anhui was 5050 yuan / ton, up 95 yuan; The mainstream in Shanxi is 4550-4800 yuan / ton, and the higher one has a decrease of 500 yuan; The price of mainstream new orders in Hebei remained stable at about 5000 for the time being.
Coal tar in Shanxi fell sharply this week. Will it affect the high-temperature coal tar Market in other regions in the future?
The sharp decline in the price of coal tar in Shanxi has its local special factors: Recently, the epidemic situation in some parts of Shanxi has been aggravated due to logistics, so the control of regional logistics and transportation is strict, and the outward transportation of coal tar is difficult. In addition, it is also difficult for downstream deep-processing enterprises to ship products. The overall operating load of coal tar deep-processing enterprises in the region has declined, and the downstream demand has weakened significantly, The supply and demand of coal tar in some areas were unbalanced, and the price fell sharply when the inventory of some coke enterprises increased and they were eager to ship.
However, for other provinces, the sharp decline of Shanxi coal tar this week is unlikely to form a chain reaction. First, the supply and demand of coal tar in other provinces are still tight. The difficulty of transporting coal tar from Shanxi is actually good for Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces. This view is also confirmed by the new single price of coal tar in Shandong, Hebei and Henan this week.
Secondly, the prices of coal tar and industrial naphthalene, the downstream deep-processing products, have risen recently, and the prices of anthracene oil in Shandong, Hebei and other regions are also at a high level. The early loss operation of deep-processing enterprises has improved. In the short term, there is still a strong rigid need to support the demand for deep-processing of coal tar in the above regions. Therefore, the carbon black industry network believes that without the influence of other factors, the fluctuation of Shanxi coal tar is unlikely to affect other provinces.
In terms of carbon black, the impact of the epidemic and the maintenance factors of some enterprises are superimposed. At present, the overall operating load of the carbon black industry remains low. Affected by the poor logistics and transportation, the supply in some areas is still tight. Downstream, the operating load of the tire industry continued to increase this week. At present, the operating load of all steel tires is about 60%, and that of semi steel tires remains at 70-80%. The tire market just needs support. The rubber products and Plastic Masterbatch industries in other markets performed generally; However, affected by the international situation, export orders are better. To sum up, it is expected that the domestic carbon black market will mainly operate at a high level in the short term.
