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Analysis of Domestic Caustic Soda Market in China

2024-1-30

Recently, the caustic soda markets in East China and Northeast China have been running stably. As far as we know: 1. The overall operation rate of caustic soda facilities in Zhejiang is about 80%. Some enterprises have completed maintenance and resumed production, increasing the supply of liquid caustic soda. At the same time, it is in the stockpiling stage before the holiday, so the supply and demand are well balanced. 2. The factory quotation of enterprises in Liaoning has remained at the same level as last week. As the Spring Festival holiday approaches, the market wait-and-see atmosphere has become intense.

In addition, in North China, the caustic soda market in Shandong has fluctuated significantly. As far as we know: 1. The local market of flake caustic soda in Shandong has partially increased. The downstream industries such as alumina, textile and dyeing have increased their stockpiling, resulting in local flake caustic soda transaction prices increasing by 50-80 yuan per ton. 2. The liquid caustic soda market in Shandong has both increases and decreases. Some enterprises in the province have reduced their load or stopped for maintenance, resulting in a decrease in production and supply. With the decrease in low concentration liquid caustic soda supply, local prices have increased by 10-20 yuan per ton. At the same time, as the Spring Festival approaches, the external adjustment of high concentration liquid caustic soda has decreased, and some caustic soda enterprises have reduced their factory prices by 50-100 yuan per ton.