1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of business agency, the price of caustic soda is running well. On April 6, the average price of Shandong market was 1166 yuan / ton, and on April 12, the average price of Shandong market was about 1260 yuan / ton. The price increased by 8.06%, and the price increased by 169.52% compared with the same period last year. On April 11, the caustic soda commodity index was 176.98, unchanged from yesterday, down 33.33% from the highest point 265.47 in the cycle (2021-10-27), and up 171.82% from the lowest point 65.11 on October 9, 2020. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

2、 Market analysis

Caustic soda prices are running well. At present, the average market price in Shandong is about 1100-1300 yuan / ton. The mainstream ex factory quotation of 32% liquid alkali in Hebei is about 1200-1400 yuan / ton. Some caustic soda enterprises have little inventory pressure in the near future, so they start to operate with reduced load.

According to the price monitoring of the business society, in the 14th week of 2022 (4.4-4.8), there were two kinds of commodities rising, two kinds of commodities falling and one kind of commodity rising or falling to zero. The main commodities rising are: caustic soda (9.04%), light soda ash (0.48%); The main commodities falling were calcium carbide (- 4.89%) and PVC (- 0.22%). The average rise and fall this week was 0.88%.

Business analysts believe that in the near future, the price of caustic soda is mainly in good operation, and some caustic soda enterprises have little pressure on load reduction and inventory in the near future. The downstream has a good enthusiasm for trading and investment in the near future, which is affected by public health events and transportation. It is comprehensively expected that the subsequent consolidation of caustic soda is mainly based on the operation of the market, depending on the demand of the downstream market.