In December, the ex-factory price of two alkali industrial salts was slightly reduced

In December 2022, the Xinhua Zhongyan Two Alkali Industrial Salt Price Index reported 1494.
04 points, down 51.
38 points, or 3.
32%, from the previous period (November 2022); 494.
04 points, or 49.
40%, from the base period (January 2018); down 242.
62 points, or 13.
97%, from the highest point in the cycle of 1736.
66 points (April 2022); It is up 677.
84 points, or 83.
05%,
from the lowest point in the cycle of 816.
2 points (August 2020).

Xinhua Zhong salt two alkali industrial salt price index trend chart

In terms of sub-regions, in December 2022, the ex-factory price of industrial salt in Hunan, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Hebei and Qinghai increased compared with November 2022; The ex-factory prices of industrial salt in Yunnan, Sichuan, Henan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Shandong, Ningxia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang decreased compared with November 2022; The ex-factory price of industrial salt in Liaoning and Hubei was unchanged
from November 2022.

In terms of price range, there are 8 areas where the unit price of the two alkali industrial salts in this period is between 400-500 yuan / ton, namely Liaoning, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Henan and Tianjin; There are 9 areas where the unit price of two alkali industrial salts is less than 400 yuan / ton, namely Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Shandong, Hebei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai and Xinjiang
.

In December, the ex-factory price of two alkali industrial salts was slightly reduced
.
The raw salt market was relatively stable, among which the sea salt market was affected by the competition of imported raw salt from overseas, and the ex-factory price of sea salt fell; The production of enterprises in the mine salt market was relatively stable, and some enterprises in coastal areas were affected by the arrival of imported salt from overseas, and some enterprises lowered their market transaction prices; In terms of the lake salt market, most of the long-term negotiated prices in the northwest region are relatively stable
.
In the downstream soda ash market, soda ash production remained high in December, logistics in some areas were blocked, transportation capacity declined, and enterprise inventories increased
slightly.
On the demand side, the overall level of production and sales balance was maintained, and the market trading price was adjusted
down in a narrow range.
In terms of the caustic soda market, the overall trading in December was stable, and some companies shipped flexibly
.

It is reported that the Xinhua Zhong Salt Two Alkali Industrial Salt Price Index takes January 2018 as the base period, with a base point of 1,000 points, focusing on collecting the ex-factory price and sales volume
data of two alkali industrial salt production enterprises in major provinces in China.