Carbon Black Market Price Analysis

1. Carbon Black Index

According to TDD, the carbon black price index on January 8 was 6585.5, down 238 from the previous trading day.

2. Carbon black market price

Today's carbon black market basically maintains a downward trend, as of now, the price of N330 mainstream products in the carbon black market is 6400-6600 yuan/ton in Shandong; Shanxi, 6300-6500 yuan/ton; Hebei, 6600-6800 yuan/ton; 6700-6900 yuan/ton in Guangzhou, 600-6800 yuan/ton in Zhejiang, and the quotations in each region have declined.

3. Carbon black market impact analysis

01. Upstream raw materials: the price of coal tar in Shandong is 3400 yuan/ton; The price of coal tar in Shanxi is 3310 yuan/ton; The price of coal tar in Hebei is 3410 yuan/ton; Under the tight supply and demand of the domestic high-temperature coal tar market, there is a certain upside in the price, but the range is limited.

02. Carbon black supply: The production of some enterprises in Shanxi rose slightly, the fluctuation of operating rate in other regions was limited, and the output of carbon black sample enterprises rose slightly as a whole.

4. Forecast for the future market

Up to now, the market price of carbon black has been declining, and the upstream raw material end has a certain upward space under the phased supply and demand tension, but the actual space is limited, and it will remain stable in the short term; The downstream demand is still sluggish in the near future, the overall enthusiasm for purchasing is average, and the market transaction atmosphere in various regions of carbon black is flat. Industry participants are waiting for the introduction of raw coal tar prices, and the market will maintain a weak operation in the short term.