Carbon Black Market Price Analysis(March 14, 2025)

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Carbon Black Index

According to TDD, the carbon black price index on March 13 was 7781.5, unchanged from the previous trading day.

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Carbon black market price

Today's carbon black market maintains a stable trend, as of now, the price of N330 mainstream products in the carbon black market is 7700-7900 yuan/ton in Shandong; Shanxi, 7500-7700 yuan/ton; 7800-8000 yuan/ton in Hebei; 7800-8000 yuan/ton in Guangzhou, 7700-7900 yuan/ton in Zhejiang.

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Carbon black market impact analysis

1. Upstream raw materials: the price of coal tar in Shandong is 4100 yuan/ton, down 210 yuan/ton from yesterday; Shanxi, 4010 yuan/ton, down 210 yuan/ton from yesterday; Hebei, 4,050 yuan/ton, down 230 yuan/ton from yesterday, and the price of coal tar showed a significant recovery trend.

2. Carbon black supply: the production rate of carbon black enterprises in the main producing areas is narrowly adjusted, and the recent yield is at a high level, the operation of enterprises has returned to normal, and the market production rate has fluctuated in a narrow range.

3. Downstream demand: most semi-steel tire enterprises are running smoothly, and some sample enterprises are affected by external factors and operate with reduced burden. The domestic sales performance of semi-steel tire enterprises was flat, export sales speed were slow, and the overall inventory continued to grow. Some small-scale enterprises, due to the low inventory reserves in the early stage, have recently moderately increased production to replenish inventory.

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Forecast for the future market

Up to now, the price of carbon black market has maintained a stable trend for the time being, the high-temperature coal tar market is mainly at wait-and-see stalemate, and the transaction of new orders in the market is limited, the negative factors in the market are amplified, so the price of coal tar has dropped significantly with limited cost support; The downstream tire market is bearish on the raw material outlook, and the tire market is slow to destock. The carbon black market trading volume is less. In the short term, the negative news of the carbon black market is frequent, and the market quotation remains firm for the time being.