July 2018 cable raw materials (PVC) monthly report

First, the upstream market dynamics of cable raw materials (PVC).

calcium carbide: In July, the calcium carbide market as a whole temporarily operated steadily, and the price increased
slightly.
At the beginning of the month, the price of raw material coke was lowered, the production cost of calcium carbide enterprises was reduced, and the ex-factory price of calcium carbide was mainly
stable.
Under the high pressure of environmental protection, the start of enterprises in some areas is restricted, supply and demand are basically balanced, the market trading atmosphere is stable, the calcium carbide market wait-and-see mood is strong, and the market is
mainly flat.
The calcium carbide market in the northeast region is tight, and the price of calcium carbide has risen
slightly.
At the end of the month, coke fell weakly, limestone supply was tight due to environmental protection production restrictions, calcium carbide factory prices were temporarily stable, trading atmosphere was flat, and the calcium carbide market was weak and slightly deadlocked
.
The arrival of goods in local areas is uneven, and the supply is tight.

Affected by heavy rain, transportation in individual areas has been affected to a certain extent, the calcium carbide market is consolidating and running, and the wait-and-see mood is heating up
.

Caustic soda: the market is mainly weak.

At the beginning of the month, the demand side was tepid, the overall shipment was relatively general, the price of caustic soda in Shandong was stable, and the price in Tianjin was relatively flat; Overhaul
in Inner Mongolia and parts of Shandong.
In the middle of the month, the flake market was mainly sorted out, Shandong was stable and small, slightly fluctuated, the atmosphere in East China and South China was general, and the industry was cautious
.
At the end of the month, the market transaction atmosphere was not positive, the price of liquid alkali in Shandong and Jiangsu was slightly reduced, the market demand was not good, and the maintenance of chlor-alkali in Xinjiang at the end of the month may bring benefits
.