1. Carbon black market price
Today, China's carbon black market is temporarily stabilized. As of now, the price of N330 mainstream products in the carbon black market is 7,800 - 8,000 yuan/ton in Shandong; 7,800 - 8,000 yuan/ton in Shanxi; 7,800 - 8,000 yuan/ton in Hebei; 7,900 - 8,100 yuan/ton in Guangzhou; 7,800 - 8,000 yuan/ton in Zhejiang; 7,900 - 8,200 yuan/ton in Henan. At present, there is no clear impact effect, and the carbon black market remains stable.
2. carbon black index
According to Tdd-global's data, the carbon black price index on October 16 was 7,917.50, which remained stable compared with yesterday.
3. Carbon black market impact analysis
1. Upstream raw materials: At present, the price of coal tar in Shandong is 3900 yuan/ton, the price of coal tar in Shanxi is 3900 yuan/ton, and the price of coal tar in Hebei is 4000 yuan/ton. The coal tar market, a raw material for carbon black, is temporarily in a weak position and is difficult to change the downward trend. Poor support for carbon black; 2. The fundamentals of supply and demand of carbon black have temporarily remained flat. Maintenance plans for some enterprises in Shandong and Shanxi have ended, and construction in other areas has continued at normal levels. The construction of carbon black sample enterprises has fluctuated slightly, and there is no obvious guidance information.
The carbon black market currently lacks upstream and downstream benefits, and the market situation is weak.
4. market outlook
The raw material side of the carbon black market is currently temporarily stable, but its downstream deep processing companies continue to suffer losses, the start-up of upstream coke companies has increased, and the market is expected to remain sluggish; the downstream demand side is generally flat, and market transactions are average. The carbon black market is temporarily waiting for news guidance and is expected to have limited fluctuations in the near future.
