Analysis of soda ash market in March

Analysis of soda ash market in March I. price trend in March, the domestic soda ash market price fluctuated upward, and the soda ash market rebounded slightly. In March, the average price of light soda ash was 1295 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month and 1318 yuan/ton at the end of the month, with an increase of 1% this month. 80%, with high year-on-year elastic performance and no reduction of 7% in vacuum. 49％； The average ex factory price of heavy alkali at the beginning of the month was 1350 yuan/ton, and the average price at the end of the month was 1372 yuan/ton, an increase of 1% this month. 67%, a year-on-year decrease of 7 Universal Experimental machines. 17％。

II. Market analysis

products: the domestic light alkali market price rose this month, mainly due to the favorable downstream demand. At present, the mainstream ex factory price of light alkali in East China is yuan/ton, and that of heavy alkali is yuan/ton. The mainstream ex factory price of light alkali in Central China is yuan/ton, and the mainstream delivery price of heavy alkali is yuan/ton. The main domestic soda ash manufacturers operate normally, with sufficient supply and smooth delivery

industrial chain: the domestic raw salt market in March lacked positive incentives, and the overall performance ignored the unknown safety. Affected by the lack of downstream procurement demand, most raw salt manufacturers said that the inventory pressure was high and the enterprise operating costs increased, and they were eager to implement the relevant policy reform of the salt industry. The devices of downstream manufacturers such as foamed soda and glass operate normally, and the terminal delivery performance is acceptable

industry: the domestic soda ash market was relatively stable in March, and the whole chemical industry showed signs of recovery, with grounding words or grounding marks. The market price of soda ash also rose with the market. At present, the overall operating rate of the units of soda ash manufacturers is about 70%. Most enterprises say that the inventory is sufficient, the delivery is normal, the market turnover has increased, and the soda ash market remains stable in the short term

III. future forecast

at present, the overall operating rate of soda ash manufacturers is maintained at about 70%, the enterprise inventory is reasonable, and the downstream purchase demand of soda ash is stable. Soda ash analysts of business agency believe that the soda ash market will maintain a stable operation in the short term, and the market trading volume will remain stable

global glass () Department