1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of business society, soda ash prices are weak this week. The average market price of light soda ash at the beginning of the week was 3637.5 yuan / ton, and the average market price on Friday was about 3562.5 yuan / ton, down 2.06% and up 96.1% over the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

According to the monitoring data of business society, the price of soda ash is weak this week. The mainstream market price of light soda ash in East China is about 3300-3500 yuan / ton. The price of soda ash in North China is relatively strong, and the current market price of light soda ash is about 3500-3700 yuan / ton. On the whole, the short-term soda ash price is weak, mainly running. The manufacturer actively shipped, and the actual transaction was average. Data show that the overall operating rate of soda ash in the week was 75.35%. During the week, the output of soda ash was 536200 tons, a decrease of 26900 tons.

In terms of demand: glass prices fell this week. The average market price at the beginning of the week was 25.58 yuan / m2, and the average market price at the weekend was 24.82 yuan / m2, with the price falling by 2.97%. The market turnover in East China is general, the wait-and-see mood is strong, and the prices of individual manufacturers have been reduced. The glass prices of some enterprises in Central China decreased yesterday to promote shipment, and the market price is relatively stable today. The shipment situation of South China Glass spot market is general, and the prices of some manufacturers have been reduced. Downstream enterprises are more cautious in taking goods and purchase on demand.

According to the price monitoring of the business society, in the price rise and fall list of chlor alkali industry in the 45th week of 2021 (11.8-11.12), there were 3 kinds of commodities rising, 2 kinds falling and 0 kinds rising or falling. The main commodities rising are: calcium carbide (0.74%), hydrochloric acid (0.63%), PVC (0.33%); The main commodities falling were caustic soda (- 11.22%) and light soda (- 0.68%). The average rise and fall this week was – 2.04%.

Business analysts believe that soda ash inventory increases and the market atmosphere is general. Downstream glass is mainly purchased on demand, with strong wait-and-see mood. He is resistant to high priced soda ash. The inventory of the enterprise increases, the downstream procurement is general, and it is comprehensively expected that the soda ash is weak in the later stage.