Report Information - Report Title: Zhengxin Futures Weekly Report on Live Pigs (2025-8-18) [2] - Research Group: Zhengxin Futures Research Institute - Agricultural Products Research Group [2] Investment Rating - Supply: Bullish [3] - Demand: Neutral [3] - Profit: Neutral [3] - Price and Volume: Neutral [3] - Strategy: Bullish [3] Core Viewpoints - The new regulation on road transport of animals will reduce the risk of cross - regional disease transmission, but may increase the price difference between production and sales areas in the short term, regulate speculative secondary fattening, and promote the stable operation of the pig market [3] - As the impact of high - temperature weather weakens and school banquets and the start of the school semester approach, the demand for catering will pick up, which may boost pig prices [3] - With the synergy of policy and enterprise actions, the market path in the second half of the year may be similar to that in 2023, with pig prices rising moderately and weights decreasing significantly [3] - Operationally, pay attention to the reverse spread opportunity of live pigs from November to January [3] Summary by Directory Price and Volume Analysis - The spot price of live pigs in Henan and its seasonal chart are analyzed, with data from Wind [4][5][6] - The basis of live pig futures contracts has narrow - range fluctuations, and the near - month contracts are at par. The data is from Zhengxin Futures Research Institute [7][8][9] - The price difference between live pig futures contracts has narrow - range fluctuations and is at a normal level in the same period of history, with data from Zhengxin Futures Research Institute [10][11][12] - The institutional net positions of the November and January contracts of live pig futures are analyzed, showing that the net short positions of the November contract increase and those of the January contract decrease. The data is from Wind [13][14][15] Supply Analysis - The inventory of breeding sows is analyzed, with data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs [16][17][18] - The supply of piglets in Henan, including the price ratio and the number of newborn piglets, is analyzed, with data from WIND [19][20][21] - The average weight and structure of commercial pig slaughter of sample breeding enterprises are analyzed [22][23] - The daily and seasonal charts of the price difference between standard and fat pigs are analyzed [24][25] Demand Analysis - The daily operating rate and seasonal profit chart of key pig slaughtering enterprises are analyzed [26][28] - The frozen product inventory, including the capacity utilization rate and its seasonal chart, as well as the fresh - sales rate, are analyzed, with data from Mysteel [29][31][32] - The price ratio between pork and eggs, and between pork and vegetables are analyzed [33] Profit Analysis - The breeding profit, including self - breeding and self - fattening and purchasing piglets for fattening, and its seasonal chart are analyzed, with data from Mysteel [35][36][37] - The pig - grain price ratio in large and medium - sized cities in China and its seasonal chart are analyzed [38][40]

Report Overview - Report Title: Zhengxin Futures Egg Weekly Report 2025 - 8 - 18 [2] - Research Group: Zhengxin Futures Research Institute - Agricultural Products Research Group [2] Industry Investment Rating - Supply: Bearish [3] - Demand: Neutral [3] - Profit: Neutral [3] - Price and Volume: Neutral [3] - Strategy: Bearish [3] Core Viewpoints - This week, the price of culled chickens from sample breeding enterprises continued to decline, the culling age fluctuated slightly, the price difference between large and small eggs oscillated at a high level, and the price of chicks continued to drop [3] - The high price difference between large and small eggs and the relatively strong price of culled chickens indicate more new additions and fewer culls, which may suppress the price elasticity in the traditional consumption peak season [3] - This year, the capacity reduction is insufficient, the Mid - Autumn Festival stocking is premature, and the egg - laying rate decline due to high temperature is getting smaller, so the rebound momentum in the peak season is limited [3] - This week, the sales volume in the main sales areas and the shipping volume in the main production areas decreased slightly, and the inventory in the circulation and production links also decreased slightly [3] - Traders are afraid of price drops, purchase cautiously, and the overall sales in the production areas are a bit slow [3] - The breeding profit has rebounded slightly and is near the break - even point, and the egg - feed ratio is at the lowest level in the same period of the past 4 years [3] - The egg futures contracts in the delivery month are slightly at a discount, while the other contracts are slightly at a premium [3] - The price difference between the near and far - term egg futures has dropped significantly and is at a moderately high level [3] - Due to the change of the main contract of egg futures, the net short position of institutions in September decreased, while that in October increased [3] - Under the background of high inventory, the near - term supply pressure is large, and the far - term situation will gradually improve with the strengthening of capacity reduction expectations [3] - Before the capacity is cleared due to breeding losses, the pattern of near - term weakness and far - term strength of egg futures is expected to continue, and it is recommended to pay attention to the reverse spread opportunity of egg 9 - 1 [3] Summary by Directory Price and Volume Analysis - Sub - sections include spot price (comparison between main production area price and main sales area price), egg basis (basis of each egg futures contract), egg price difference (price difference of each egg futures contract), and futures institutional net position (long - to - short ratio of institutional positions in September and October egg futures contracts) [4][7][10][13] Supply Analysis - Covers aspects such as egg - laying hen inventory and its structure, culling situation (culled chicken price and average culling age), replenishment situation (price of commercial egg - laying chicks and hatching egg utilization rate), and size - code situation (prices of large and small eggs and seasonal chart of price difference) [16][18][20][23] Demand Analysis - Includes发货量&销量 (sales volume in main sales areas and shipping volume in main production areas), inventory (production - link inventory and circulation - link inventory), and substitutes (seasonal charts of egg - to - pork price ratio and egg - to - vegetable price ratio) [26][28][31] Profit Analysis - Comprises breeding profit (current profit vs. expected profit and comprehensive egg - laying hen breeding profit) and egg - feed ratio (egg - feed ratio and its break - even point, and seasonal chart of egg - feed ratio) [34][37]

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View - Policy and origin reports are favorable, with the oil market remaining strong and rapeseed oil showing significant fluctuations. Last week, soybean and palm oil prices continued to rise, while rapeseed oil first rose and then fell after breaking through the upper limit. - In the origin, MPOB reported that Malaysia's palm oil production, exports, and inventory in July increased by 7.09%, 3.82%, and 4.02% respectively. In August, production decreased by 17%, and exports increased by 17 - 24%. The reference price for crude palm oil in September was raised to 4,053.43 ringgit per ton. The good - rate of US soybeans is 68%. The USDA report shows an increase in the US soybean yield per acre by 1.1 bushels to 53.6 bushels, a decrease in the harvest area by 2.4 million acres to 80.1 million acres, a decrease in inventory by 200 million bushels to 290 million bushels, and a July US soybean crushing volume of 195.699 million bushels. - In the domestic market, the spot trading of soybean oil maintains a good momentum, and palm oil is mainly for essential purchases. Soybean oil inventory has increased to 1.14 million tons; 9 new purchase vessels have been added this week, and palm oil inventory is between 550,000 - 560,000 tons. - The USDA August report raised the US soybean yield per acre as expected, but the reduction in the harvest area offset the increase in yield per acre, resulting in a decrease in the new - season US soybean production and ending inventory. The report is favorable, and the July US soybean crushing volume is higher than expected and the previous month, causing CBOT soybeans to return to the 1000 - 1050 range. Although Malaysia's palm oil production, exports, and inventory all increased in July, the inventory increase was less than expected, making the MPOB report generally favorable under the trading of the expected difference. In August, Malaysia's palm oil production decreased and exports increased, with the overall supply - demand situation improving. Indonesia has repeatedly reiterated the implementation of B50 in 2026, but the market has doubts. The Indonesian government has confiscated 3.1 million hectares of illegal palm oil plantations, which will continue to restrict the growth of Indonesia's palm oil production. The supply - demand and policies in the origin provide support, and BMD crude palm oil has broken through the 4400 mark. China's preliminary ruling on the anti - dumping investigation of imported Canadian rapeseed has been finalized, and the market is worried about future Canadian rapeseed exports, causing the ICE rapeseed price to fall. - In terms of operations, the market digests the impact of China's preliminary ruling on the anti - dumping investigation of imported Canadian rapeseed. Rapeseed oil first rose and then fell. Supported by supply - demand and policies in the origin, palm oil has broken through the upper limit, and the previous low - position long positions should continue to be held. Driven by the "reverse export" trading and the strength of palm oil, the center of soybean oil continues to rise. Be cautious about chasing high prices and mainly go long on dips [7][8]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review - Favorable origin monthly reports and policies led CBOT soybeans to return to the 1000 - 1050 range last week. The centers of domestic and foreign palm oil and Dalian soybean oil rose significantly, while rapeseed oil first rose and then fell [10]. 3.2 Fundamental Analysis - **USDA August Report on US Soybeans**: The USDA August report shows a decrease in the expected ending inventory of US soybeans. The planting area is 80.9 million acres, a decrease of 2.5 million acres month - on - month; the harvest area is 80.1 million acres, a decrease of 2.4 million acres month - on - month; the expected yield per acre is 53.6 bushels, an increase of 1.1 bushels month - on - month; the production is 4.292 billion bushels, a decrease of 430 million bushels month - on - month; the crushing volume is 2.54 billion bushels, unchanged month - on - month; the export volume is 1.705 billion bushels, a decrease of 400 million bushels month - on - month; the expected ending inventory is 290 million bushels, a decrease of 200 million bushels month - on - month [14]. - **US Soybean Good - Rate**: As of the week ending August 10, the good - rate of US soybeans was 68%, in line with market expectations, compared with 69% the previous week and 68% in the same period last year. As of the week ending August 12, about 3% of the US soybean planting areas were affected by drought, the same as the previous week [16]. - **US Soybean Crushing Volume in July**: In July 2025, the US soybean crushing volume was 195.699 million bushels, the highest level in the same period over the years, higher than the market expectation of 191.59 million bushels and 185.709 million bushels in June. The soybean oil inventory in July was 1.379 billion pounds, close to the market expectation of 1.38 billion pounds and higher than 1.366 billion pounds in June 2025 [19]. - **Brazilian Soybean Premium**: In July, Brazil exported 12.26 million tons of soybeans, exceeding 10 million tons for five consecutive months. Last week, the premium of Brazilian soybeans reached a maximum of 227 cents per bushel [22]. - **MPOB Report on Malaysian Palm Oil**: In July, Malaysia's palm oil production was 1.81 million tons, an increase of 7.09% month - on - month; exports were 1.31 million tons, an increase of 3.82% month - on - month; inventory was 2.11 million tons, an increase of 4.02% month - on - month. In August, Malaysia's palm oil production decreased by 17.27% in the first 5 days, and exports increased by 16.5% - 21.3% in the first 15 days. Malaysia raised the reference price for crude palm oil in September to 4,053.43 ringgit per ton (US$962.12) and the export tax to 10% [25][28]. - **Indonesian Palm Oil Industry**: In May, Indonesia's palm oil production was 4.561 million tons, exports were 2.664 million tons, and inventory was 2.906 million tons. An investigation shows that 3.7 million hectares of palm plantations have illegal activities, and the Indonesian government has confiscated 3.1 million hectares of illegal plantations [29]. - **Indian Edible Oil Imports**: In July, India's palm oil imports decreased by 10% to 858,000 tons, soybean oil imports increased by 38% to 495,000 tons, and sunflower oil imports decreased by 7% to 201,000 tons. The total edible oil imports increased by 1.5% to 1.53 million tons. In the 2024/25 fiscal year, India's soybean oil imports are expected to increase by 60% to 5.5 million tons, palm oil imports are expected to decrease by 13.5% to 7.8 million tons, and sunflower oil imports are expected to decrease by 20% to 2.8 million tons [32]. - **China's Anti - Dumping Investigation on Canadian Rapeseed**: On August 12, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce announced the preliminary ruling on the anti - dumping investigation of imported Canadian rapeseed, determining that there is dumping. Starting from August 14, 2025, a 75.8% deposit will be collected from all Canadian companies [35]. - **Domestic Oilseed Pressing Profits**: The price of raw materials in the origin decreased, and the price of domestic pressing by - products first rose and then fell. Last week, the spot and futures pressing profits of imported rapeseed reached around 800, and then fell back to 600 - 650 in the second half of the week. The price of domestic palm oil increased significantly, with 9 new purchase vessels added. The import profit inversion of palm oil for the September - December shipment period has shrunk to less than 100 [36]. - **Domestic Oil Mill Soybean Inventory**: In July, 11.666 million tons of soybeans were imported, and the cumulative import from January to July was 61.035 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.6%. The oil mill's soybean crushing start - up rate continued to decline slightly. At the beginning of August, 2.18 million tons of soybeans were crushed weekly, and it is expected to rise to 2.37 million tons in the second week. During the same period, the soybean arrival was significantly higher than the increase in crushing volume, and the oil mill's soybean inventory increased by 550,000 tons week - on - week to 7.11 million tons, the highest level in nearly a year [42]. - **Domestic Oil Mill Rapeseed Inventory and Pressing**: In recent weeks, the weekly rapeseed crushing volume of oil mills has remained around 60,000 tons. Due to low arrivals, the oil mill's rapeseed inventory has continued to decline. As of the beginning of August, the oil mill's rapeseed inventory was 110,000 tons, reaching a historical low [43]. - **Domestic Oil Inventory**: As of early August, soybean oil inventory increased to 1.14 million tons, rapeseed oil inventory decreased at a slower pace and stabilized at 710,000 - 730,000 tons, palm oil inventory stabilized at 550,000 - 560,000 tons, and the total inventory of the three major oils was 2.34 million tons, compared with 2.03 million tons in the same period last year [46]. - **Domestic Oil Spot Prices**: As of August 15, the price of soybean oil was 8,712 yuan per ton, a 1.59% increase from the previous week; the price of palm oil was 9,360 yuan per ton, a 3.08% increase from the previous week; the price of rapeseed oil was 9,965 yuan per ton, a 2.36% increase from the previous week [51]. - **Domestic Oil Spot Trading**: Recently, the spot trading of soybean oil has been good, and palm oil trading is mainly for essential needs. Last week, the spot trading volume of soybean oil was 151,100 tons, compared with 154,400 tons the previous week; the trading volume of palm oil was 3,449 tons, compared with 2,183 tons the previous week; the trading volume of rapeseed oil was 1,000 tons, compared with 2,000 tons the previous week [54]. 3.3 Spread Tracking The report mentions the basis spread, but no specific content is provided.

Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided in the document. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The high - frequency data shows insufficient support during the peak season, and US oil demand may peak at the end of August. On the supply side, the lagged OPEC+ production increase is gradually being released, and the connection between production and the off - peak demand season may still impact the market. In the short term, after the US - Russia talks are concluded, there is a lack of positive drivers for oil prices, so one can try short - selling with a light position. In the medium to long term, continue to pay attention to opportunities for short - selling at high prices during the transition period between peak and off - peak seasons [6]. Breakdown by Directory 1. International Crude Oil Analysis 1.1 Crude Oil Price Trends - From August 11th to 15th, international oil prices fluctuated at low levels, waiting for the results of the US - Russia talks. As of August 15th, WTI settled at $63.31/barrel (-2.17%), Brent at $66.21/barrel (-1.56%), and INE SC at 500.62 yuan/barrel (-3.45%) [10]. - The report also provides detailed weekly price trends, cross - market arbitrage, cross - period arbitrage, cross - commodity arbitrage, and financial attribute data of various crude oils [12]. 1.2 Financial Aspects - The US July CPI was released, with inflation generally in line with expectations. The market unanimously expects the Fed to cut interest rates in September, and the US stock market continued to rise. As of August 15th, the S&P 500 index reached 6449.8, continuing its rebound since mid - April, and the VIX volatility was 15.09, still at a relatively low level [14]. 1.3 Crude Oil Volatility and US Dollar Index - The crude oil ETF volatility declined this week, and the US dollar index also declined. As of August 15th, the crude oil volatility ETF was 37.22, and the US dollar index was 97.8467. Crude oil volatility rebounded due to the uncertainty of the US - Russia situation, while the US dollar index continued to decline due to reignited market expectations of interest rate cuts [16]. 1.4 Crude Oil Fund Net Long Positions - As of August 12th, the net long positions of WTI managed funds decreased by 32,500 contracts to 48,900 contracts compared to the previous month, a weekly decline of 39.9%. Speculative net long positions increased by 7,400 contracts to 67,900 contracts, a weekly increase of 12.2%. As the peak season gradually ends and the risk of sanctions eases, the market's bullish bets on oil price increases have further weakened [19]. 2. Crude Oil Supply - Side Analysis 2.1 OPEC Production - In July, OPEC's crude oil production increased by 262,000 barrels per day to 27.543 million barrels per day compared to the previous month. Most countries have started to increase production, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE leading the pace. However, the production of eight OPEC+ countries in June was still 84,000 barrels per day lower than planned, mainly due to some countries implementing their compensation production - cut plans [25]. - According to the IEA's statistical caliber, the production of nine OPEC member countries in July was 22.88 million barrels per day, a decrease of 320,000 barrels per day compared to the previous month. The overall over - production of the nine countries decreased compared to the previous month [29]. - In July, Saudi Arabia's crude oil production increased by 170,000 barrels per day to 9.526 million barrels per day, while Iran's production decreased by 12,000 barrels per day to 3.245 million barrels per day. Geopolitical factors have begun to affect Iran's oil production [31]. 2.2 Russian Crude Oil Supply - According to OPEC's statistical caliber, Russia's crude oil production in July was 9.12 million barrels per day, an increase of 95,000 barrels per day compared to the previous month. According to the IEA's statistical caliber, it was 9.20 million barrels per day, an increase of 10,000 barrels per day compared to the previous month. Production is gradually recovering under the production - increase plan but is still at a very low level [37]. 2.3 US Crude Oil Production - As of the week of August 15th, the number of active US oil - drilling rigs was 412, an increase of 1 from the previous week and a decrease of 71 compared to the same period last year. The production in the Permian Basin may face limited growth [41]. - As of the week of August 8th, US crude oil production decreased marginally to 13.327 million barrels per day, an increase of 43,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week and a 0.2% increase year - on - year. The impact of low oil prices in the first half of the year on production is starting to show, but due to improved drilling efficiency, production will not decline sharply [43]. 3. Crude Oil Demand - Side Analysis 3.1 US Oil Product Demand - According to EIA data as of the week of August 8th, the single - week and four - week average demand for refined oil products in the US both rebounded and are moving towards the second peak of the peak - season demand. The four - week average total demand for oil products last week was 21.159 million barrels per day, a 2.89% increase year - on - year [47]. - As of August 8th, the single - week demand for refined oil products in the US decreased, but the four - week average increased. The four - week average demand for gasoline increased by 128,000 barrels per day to 9.04 million barrels per day, a 1.52% year - on - year decrease; the average demand for distillates increased by 69,000 barrels per day to 3.592 million barrels per day, a 1.62% year - on - year decrease; the average consumption of kerosene increased by 50,000 barrels per day to 1.827 million barrels per day, a 4.22% year - on - year increase [52]. - As of August 15th, the gasoline crack spread in the US was $24.25/barrel, and the heating oil crack spread was $30.65/barrel. The crack spreads rebounded this week as the dominant factor shifted to the crude oil cost side, and refined oil products are still in the peak season [55]. 3.2 European Diesel and Heating Oil Crack Spreads - As of August 15th, the ICE diesel crack spread was $23.71/barrel, and the heating oil crack spread was $29.14/barrel. European diesel performed better than heating oil due to low inventory and peak - season inventory replenishment demand. However, the crack spreads have declined in the past two weeks as diesel inventories have increased [59]. 3.3 Chinese Oil Products and Refinery Situation - In July, China's crude oil processing volume increased by 3.998 million tons year - on - year to 63.06 million tons (+6.77%); imports increased by 4.864 million tons year - on - year to 47.204 million tons (+11.49%). The decline in imports in July was a seasonal fluctuation [62]. 3.4 Institutional Forecasts of Demand Growth - Three major international institutions have different views on this year's demand growth rate. OPEC maintains last month's forecast, the IEA continues to lower its demand forecast, and the EIA raises its forecast for global oil demand growth. In July, the EIA, IEA, and OPEC predicted this year's global crude oil demand growth rates to be 890,000 barrels per day (increase), 680,000 barrels per day (decrease), and 1.3 million barrels per day (unchanged) respectively [66]. 4. Crude Oil Inventory Analysis 4.1 US Crude Oil Inventory - US commercial crude oil inventories have risen back within the five - year range, and the previous support from low inventories for oil prices has started to weaken. As of August 8th, EIA commercial crude oil inventories increased by 303,600 barrels from the previous week to 426.7 million barrels, a 0.92% year - on - year decrease; SPR inventories increased by 226,000 barrels to 403.2 million barrels; Cushing crude oil inventories increased by 45,000 barrels to 23.051 million barrels [67]. - As of the week of August 8th, the US crude oil net imports increased by 699,000 barrels per day from the previous week to 3.343 million barrels per day. US refinery processing volume increased by 56,000 barrels per day from the previous week to 17.18 million barrels per day, and the refinery utilization rate remained at 96.4% [70]. - The WTI monthly spread generally maintains a backwardation structure. As of August 15th, the WTI M1 - M2 monthly spread was $0.82/barrel, and the M1 - M5 monthly spread was $1.8/barrel. With the peak of US refined oil demand approaching and OPEC's accelerated production increase in the near term, the monthly spread may continue to decline [73]. 4.2 Brent Monthly Spread - The Brent monthly spread still maintains a backwardation structure. As of August 15th, the Brent M1 - M2 monthly spread was $0.55/barrel, and the M1 - M5 monthly spread was $1.25/barrel. It shows a positive - carry pattern but has weakened this week [76]. 5. Crude Oil Supply - Demand Balance 5.1 Global Oil Supply - Demand Balance Sheet - According to the August EIA forecast, this year's global oil supply is 105.36 million barrels per day, and demand is 103.72 million barrels per day, with a daily surplus of 1.64 million barrels, which is an increase compared to last month. Despite the EIA's upward adjustment of the demand forecast, the supply pressure is expected to be greater this year due to OPEC+ ending the voluntary production - cut plan ahead of schedule [79]. 5.2 Term Structure - The US fundamental data this week shows that the single - week peak - season demand has started to decline, and the term structure has continued to flatten compared to last week. Brent can support a stronger positive - carry structure due to the previous strong diesel demand and good crack profits. Currently, international oil products can maintain a positive - carry term structure, but it may change if OPEC continues to accelerate production increase in the near term as the peak - season demand weakens [82].

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints of the Report - For steel products, the supply - demand structure continued to weaken last week, market sentiment cooled significantly, and it is expected that the black market still has room for correction, but differentiation among varieties may intensify. Hold short positions in rebar and pay attention to the correction space [7]. - For iron ore, the supply decreased slightly week - on - week last week, demand increased marginally, and the supply - demand structure improved week - on - week. In the short term, the bullish sentiment in the market may cool down, but the resilience of iron ore demand may be repeatedly traded, and the ore price may maintain the current oscillating and slightly strong trend. Adopt a wait - and - see approach for single - side trading [7]. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs Steel Products Weekly Market Tracking 1.1 Price - Rebar prices corrected from high levels last week, hot - rolled coils oscillated, and the trends of coils and rebars diverged. The rebar 10 contract fell 25 to 3188, and the spot price in East China dropped 20 week - on - week to 3320 yuan/ton [13]. 1.2 Supply - The blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills was 83.59%, a decrease of 0.16 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 4.75 percentage points year - on - year. The blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate was 90.22%, an increase of 0.13 percentage points week - on - week and 4.30 percentage points year - on - year. The daily average hot - metal output was 240.66 tons, an increase of 0.34 tons week - on - week and 11.89 tons year - on - year [15]. - The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric - arc furnace steel mills nationwide was 57.39%, an increase of 0.49 percentage points week - on - week and 21.74 percentage points year - on - year. The average operating rate was 76.39%, an increase of 1.49 percentage points week - on - week and 23.97 percentage points year - on - year [24]. - The supply of five major steel products last week was 871.63 tons, an increase of 2.42 tons week - on - week, a growth rate of 0.3%. Among them, rebar production decreased by 0.7 tons week - on - week, and hot - rolled coil production increased by 0.7 tons [28]. 1.3 Demand - From August 6th to 12th, the national cement delivery volume was 2.608 million tons, a decrease of 1.27% week - on - week and 19.88% year - on - year. The direct supply volume of infrastructure cement was 1.59 million tons, a decrease of 1.24% week - on - week and 3.64% year - on - year. The speculative demand for building materials also declined [31]. - For hot - rolled coils, from August 1st to 10th, the national passenger car retail sales were 452,000 units, a decrease of 4% year - on - year and an increase of 6% compared with the same period last month. Manufacturing orders increased month - on - month, but overseas demand may continue to decline due to anti - dumping duties imposed by Japan and South Korea [34]. 1.4 Profit - The blast furnace steel mill profitability rate was 65.8%, a decrease of 2.60 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 61.04 percentage points year - on - year. The average profit of independent electric - arc furnace construction steel mills was - 47 yuan/ton, and the off - peak electricity profit was 53 yuan/ton, a decrease of 12 yuan/ton week - on - week [38]. 1.5 Inventory - The total inventory of five major steel products last week was 14.1597 million tons, an increase of 406,100 tons week - on - week, a growth rate of 2.95%. Rebar social inventory increased significantly, and the factory inventory also increased by 40,000 tons [42]. - For hot - rolled coils, the in - plant inventory increased by 21,000 tons, and the social inventory increased by 8,400 tons [45]. 1.6 Basis - The rebar 10 basis was 112, a narrowing of 5 compared with last week. The hot - rolled coil basis was - 9, a narrowing of 21 compared with last week [48]. 1.7 Inter - delivery - The 10 - 1 spread was - 81, a deeper inversion of 8 compared with last week. As the 10 - contract approaches its end, the pressure on the near - month contract increases [51]. 1.8 Inter - variety - The current spread between hot - rolled coils and rebar in the futures market was 251, an expansion of 36 compared with last week. The spot spread was 130, an expansion of 20 compared with last week [54]. Iron Ore Weekly Market Tracking 2.1 Price - Iron ore prices oscillated after a correction last week, showing a narrow - range fluctuation. The 09 contract rose 7 to 790, with both trading volume and open interest declining. The spot price of PB fines at Rizhao Port rose 2 to 771 yuan/ton [60]. 2.2 Supply - The global iron ore shipment volume was 30.467 million tons, a decrease of 150,000 tons week - on - week. The weekly average shipment volume in August was 30.543 million tons, a decrease of 190,000 tons compared with last month and 1.2 million tons compared with last year [63]. - The weekly average shipment volume from Australia was 17.214 million tons, a decrease of 360,000 tons compared with last month and 610,000 tons compared with last year. The weekly average shipment volume from Brazil was 8.099 million tons, a decrease of 160,000 tons compared with last month and 210,000 tons compared with last year [66]. - The 47 - port iron ore arrival volume was 25.716 million tons, a decrease of 510,000 tons week - on - week. The weekly average arrival volume in August was 25.97 million tons, an increase of 340,000 tons compared with last month and 320,000 tons compared with last year [69]. 2.3 Demand - The daily average hot - metal output of 247 sample steel mills was 240.66 tons, an increase of 0.34 tons week - on - week. Iron ore demand rebounded week - on - week, and it is expected to increase further next week [72]. - The average daily port trading volume last week was 954,000 tons, an increase of 66,000 tons week - on - week. Steel mills replenished their stocks as needed [76]. 2.4 Inventory - As of August 15th, the total inventory of 47 - port iron ore was 143.8157 million tons, an increase of 1.14 million tons week - on - week, a decrease of 12.29 million tons compared with the beginning of the year, and 12.71 million tons lower than the same period last year [79]. - On August 14th, the total inventory of imported sintered powder of 114 steel mills was 27.7594 million tons, an increase of 196,600 tons compared with the previous period [82]. 2.5 Shipping - The shipping cost from Western Australia to China was 9.93 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 0.05 US dollars week - on - week. The shipping cost from Brazil to China was 24.75 US dollars/ton, an increase of 0.68 US dollars week - on - week [85]. 2.6 Spread - The 1 - 5 spread was 20.5, unchanged compared with last week, at a relatively low - neutral level. The 01 - contract discount was 19.5, basically unchanged compared with last week, at a relatively low level [89].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The terminal demand shows signs of weakening, and the procurement rhythm of the downstream of coking coal and coke has slowed down. However, the hot metal production remains at a high level, maintaining the rigid demand. Coupled with the reduction disturbances on the supply side of both coking coal and coke, the futures prices are still in a state where they are prone to rise and difficult to fall after a correction, but the upward momentum is expected to weaken. For trading strategies, it is recommended to stay on the sidelines for single - sided trading and maintain the reverse spread of coking coal September - January contracts [4][9]. 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Coke Weekly Market Tracking 3.1.1 Price - The futures price first rose and then fell last week. It is still difficult to decline in the short term, but the upward momentum is weakening. The sixth round of spot price increase has been implemented. Coke 01 contract fell 0.25% to 1729.5 as of Friday's close. Freight rates were stable with a slight increase [7][9][17]. 3.1.2 Supply - The profitability of coking enterprises improved slightly, and the supply of independent coking enterprises increased slightly. As of August 15, the capacity utilization rate of the full - sample of independent coking enterprises was 74.34%, a week - on - week increase of 0.31 percentage points; the daily average coke output was 65.38 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.28 tons. The capacity utilization rate of 247 steel mills' coking plants was 86.17%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.13 percentage points; the daily average coke output was 46.73 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.07 tons [23][25][30]. 3.1.3 Demand - The hot metal production remained at a high level, providing strong rigid demand support. Some steel mills with low inventory were still urging delivery, and the inventory of coking enterprises continued to decrease. However, the speculative sentiment was average, the export profit declined slightly, and the improvement in the daily trading volume of building materials spot was not sustainable. As of August 15, the blast furnace operating rate of 247 sample steel mills was 83.59%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.16 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate was 90.22%, a week - on - week increase of 0.13 percentage points; the daily average hot metal output was 240.66 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.34 tons; the profitability rate of steel mills was 65.8%, a week - on - week decrease of 2.6 percentage points [31][33][37]. 3.1.4 Inventory - Inventories decreased across all sectors, and the total inventory declined. As of August 15, the total coke inventory decreased by 19.74 tons week - on - week to 887.42 tons. Among them, the port inventory decreased by 3.04 tons week - on - week to 215.11 tons; the inventory of the full - sample of independent coking enterprises decreased by 7.22 tons week - on - week to 62.51 tons; the inventory of 247 sample steel mills decreased by 9.48 tons week - on - week to 609.80 tons [38][40][43]. 3.1.5 Profit - The profitability of coking enterprises improved slightly, while the futures profit of coke continued to decline. The profit per ton of coke for 30 independent coking enterprises was 20 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 36 yuan. The futures profit of coke 01 decreased by 8.4 yuan/ton week - on - week to 130.5 yuan/ton [48][50]. 3.1.6 Valuation - The premium of coke 01 converged, and the 1 - 5 spread continued to weaken. The basis of coke 01 increased by 58.3 week - on - week to - 148.16, and the 1 - 5 spread decreased by 19 week - on - week to - 102 [52][54]. 3.2 Coking Coal Weekly Market Tracking 3.2.1 Price - The futures price first rose and then fell last week. It is still difficult to decline in the short term, but the upward momentum is weakening. The spot price showed a mixed trend. Coking coal 01 contract rose 0.24% to 1230 as of Friday's close [57][59][60]. 3.2.2 Supply - The supply from production areas was still restricted, the output of coal washing plants increased slightly, the number of customs - cleared vehicles of Mongolian coal rebounded, and the import of coking coal from January to June decreased year - on - year. As of August 15, the capacity utilization rate of 314 sample coal washing plants was 36.51%, a week - on - week increase of 0.29 percentage points; the daily average output of clean coal was 26.4 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.36 tons. From January to June 2025, China's cumulative import of coking coal was 52.9 million tons, with a cumulative year - on - year growth rate of - 7.26% [63][68][71]. 3.2.3 Inventory - The downstream inventory decreased, the upstream inventory increased slightly, and the total inventory decreased slightly. As of August 15, the total coking coal inventory decreased by 14.82 tons week - on - week to 2592.87 tons. Among them, the inventory of mining enterprises increased by 12.01 tons week - on - week to 257.67 tons; the port inventory decreased by 21.85 tons week - on - week to 255.49 tons; the inventory of clean coal in coal washing plants increased by 8.92 tons week - on - week to 297.03 tons; the inventory of the full - sample of independent coking enterprises decreased by 11.04 tons week - on - week to 976.88 tons; the inventory of 247 sample steel mills decreased by 2.86 tons week - on - week to 805.8 tons [72][74][77]. 3.2.4 Valuation - Coking coal 01 maintained a large premium, the 9 - 1 spread fluctuated, and the 1 - 5 spread weakened. The basis of coking coal 01 decreased by 3 week - on - week to - 235. The 9 - 1 spread increased by 8 week - on - week to - 149.5, and the 1 - 5 spread decreased by 17 week - on - week to - 56 [100][102].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Views of the Report - For steel products, the supply - demand structure continued to weaken last week, market sentiment cooled significantly, and it is expected that there is still room for correction in the black market, but differentiation among varieties may intensify. Hold short positions in rebar and focus on the correction space [7]. - For iron ore, the supply decreased slightly week - on - week last week, demand increased marginally, and the supply - demand structure improved week - on - week. In the short term, the bullish sentiment in the market may cool down, but the resilience of iron ore demand may be repeatedly traded, and the ore price may maintain the current oscillating and slightly strong trend. Adopt a wait - and - see approach for unilateral trading [7]. 3. Summary According to the Catalog 3.1 Steel Products Weekly Market Tracking 3.1.1 Price - Last week, the rebar price corrected from a high level, hot - rolled coils oscillated, and the trends of coils and rebar diverged. The rebar 10 contract fell 25 to close at 3188, and the spot price also corrected. The rebar in East China was reported at 3320 yuan/ton, down 20 week - on - week [13]. 3.1.2 Supply - The blast furnace start - up rate of 247 steel mills was 83.59%, a decrease of 0.16 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 4.75 percentage points year - on - year. The blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate was 90.22%, an increase of 0.13 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 4.30 percentage points year - on - year. The daily average hot - metal output was 240.66 tons, an increase of 0.34 tons week - on - week and an increase of 11.89 tons year - on - year [15]. - The average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills was 57.39%, an increase of 0.49 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 21.74 percentage points year - on - year. The average start - up rate was 76.39%, an increase of 1.49 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 23.97 percentage points year - on - year [24]. - The supply of the five major steel products last week was 871.63 tons, an increase of 2.42 tons week - on - week, with a growth rate of 0.3%. Among them, the rebar output decreased by 0.7 tons week - on - week, and the hot - rolled coil output increased by 0.7 tons [28]. 3.1.3 Demand - From August 6th to 12th, the national cement outbound volume was 2.608 million tons, a decrease of 1.27% week - on - week and a decrease of 19.88% year - on - year. The direct supply of infrastructure cement was 1.59 million tons, a decrease of 1.24% week - on - week and a decrease of 3.64% year - on - year. The speculative demand for building materials also declined [31]. - For hot - rolled coils, from August 1st to 10th, the national passenger car market retail volume was 452,000 vehicles, a decrease of 4% year - on - year and an increase of 6% compared with the same period last month. Domestic manufacturing orders increased month - on - month, but overseas demand may continue to decline due to anti - dumping duties imposed by Japan and South Korea [34]. 3.1.4 Profit - The blast furnace steel mill profitability rate was 65.8%, a decrease of 2.60 percentage points week - on - week and an increase of 61.04 percentage points year - on - year. The average profit of independent electric arc furnace construction steel mills was - 47 yuan/ton, and the off - peak electricity profit was 53 yuan/ton, a decrease of 12 yuan/ton week - on - week [37]. 3.1.5 Inventory - The total inventory of the five major steel products last week was 14.1597 million tons, an increase of 406,100 tons week - on - week, with a growth rate of 2.95%. The social inventory of rebar increased significantly, and the rebar factory inventory increased by 40,000 tons [41]. - For hot - rolled coils, the in - plant inventory increased by 21,000 tons, and the social inventory increased slightly by 8,400 tons [44]. 3.1.6 Basis - The basis of rebar 10 was 112, a narrowing of 5 compared with last week. The basis of hot - rolled coils was - 9, a narrowing of 21 compared with last week [47]. 3.1.7 Inter - delivery - The 10 - 1 spread was - 81, with the inversion deepening by 8 compared with last week [50]. 3.1.8 Inter - variety - The current futures spread between hot - rolled coils and rebar was 251, widening by 36 compared with last week. The spot spread was 130, widening by 20 compared with last week [53]. 3.2 Iron Ore Weekly Market Tracking 3.2.1 Price - Last week, the iron ore price oscillated after a correction, with narrow fluctuations. The 09 contract rose 7 to close at 790, and the trading volume and open interest both declined. The spot price of PB fines at Rizhao Port rose 2 to 771 yuan/ton [59]. 3.2.2 Supply - The global iron ore shipment volume was 30.467 million tons, a decrease of 150,000 tons week - on - week. The weekly average shipment volume in August was 30.543 million tons, a decrease of 190,000 tons compared with last month and a decrease of 1.2 million tons compared with last year [62]. - The 47 - port iron ore arrival volume was 25.716 million tons, a decrease of 510,000 tons week - on - week. The weekly average arrival volume in August was 25.97 million tons, an increase of 340,000 tons compared with last month and an increase of 320,000 tons compared with last year [68]. 3.2.3 Rigid Demand - The daily average hot - metal output of 247 sample steel mills was 240.66 tons/day, an increase of 0.34 tons/day week - on - week, an increase of 0.54 tons/day compared with the beginning of the year, and an increase of 11.89 tons/day compared with last year [71]. 3.2.4 Speculative Demand - The average daily port trading volume last week was 954,000 tons, an increase of 66,000 tons week - on - week [75]. 3.2.5 Port Inventory - As of August 15th, the total inventory of 47 - port iron ore was 143.8157 million tons, an increase of 1.14 million tons week - on - week, a decrease of 12.29 million tons compared with the beginning of the year, and a decrease of 12.71 million tons compared with the same period last year [78]. 3.2.6 Downstream Inventory - On August 14th, the total inventory of imported sinter powder of 114 steel mills was 27.7594 million tons, an increase of 196,600 tons compared with the previous period [81]. 3.2.7 Shipping - The sea freight from Western Australia to China was 9.93 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 0.05 US dollars week - on - week. The sea freight from Brazil to China was 24.75 US dollars/ton, an increase of 0.68 US dollars week - on - week [84]. 3.2.8 Spread - The 1 - 5 spread was 20.5, remaining flat compared with last week. The 01 contract was at a discount of 19.5, remaining basically flat compared with last week [88].

1. Report Industry Investment Ratings - No industry investment ratings are provided in the report. 2. Core Views - The fundamentals of the glass industry are currently weak in the short - term, and attention should be paid to the demand during the peak season. For the soda ash industry, the fundamentals have not improved, and it will experience short - term fluctuations [1]. - For soda ash, the industry pattern has not significantly improved. Supply - side production has rebounded and remained at a high level, while demand is mostly for rigid needs. Short - term upstream inventory has increased again, and the absolute inventory level is high, which is difficult to provide sufficient support based on fundamentals. Attention should be paid to market sentiment changes and coal price fluctuations. For glass, the fundamentals have deteriorated in the short - term, and there have been frequent regulatory actions by the exchange recently. Short - term risks should be vigilant, and attention should be paid to the replenishment intensity in late August [4][36]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Soda Ash 3.1.1 Price - This week, the spot price slightly decreased, and the price difference between heavy and light soda ash remained stable. The mainstream trade areas in North China and East China saw price drops in heavy soda ash. The national market prices of heavy and light soda ash both slightly decreased. The futures price was stable with a slight upward trend. The closing price of the main SA2501 contract increased, the 9 - 1 spread decreased, and the basis of the main 01 contract decreased [5][9]. 3.1.2 Supply - Last week, the production of soda ash increased, with both light and heavy soda ash production rising. The overall operating rate increased, with the operating rate of the ammonia - soda process slightly decreasing and that of the co - production process increasing significantly [4][13]. 3.1.3 Demand - Last week, the shipment volume of soda ash enterprises increased, and the overall production - sales rate increased. However, the demand slightly weakened, and downstream enterprises mainly purchased based on rigid needs. Next week, the demand for float glass is expected to increase slightly, while that for photovoltaic glass is expected to decrease. The net export volume decreased in June [4][21]. 3.1.4 Inventory - Last week, the total inventory of soda ash enterprises increased slightly. The inventory of light soda ash increased, while that of heavy soda ash decreased [4][29]. 3.1.5 Cost and Profit - Last week, the profits of the co - production method (double - ton) and the ammonia - soda method both decreased slightly [4][33]. 3.1.6 Strategy - The soda ash industry pattern has not improved significantly. Supply remains high, demand is mostly rigid, and inventory is accumulating. Attention should be paid to market sentiment and coal price fluctuations [4]. 3.2 Glass 3.2.1 Price - The spot price was stable with a slight decrease. The futures price of the main 2601 contract increased, while the 9 - 1 spread decreased, and the basis of the main 01 contract decreased [37][42]. 3.2.2 Supply - Last week, the daily output and weekly output of float glass remained unchanged. The operating rate increased slightly, and the capacity utilization rate remained unchanged. There were 223 production lines in operation and 73 cold - repaired and shut - down lines [36][47]. 3.2.3 Demand - As of mid - August, the order days of deep - processing enterprises increased slightly, but the downstream demand recovery was slow. The real - estate end - stage recovery was weak, and the new - construction willingness at the front - end was low. In July, the production and sales of automobiles decreased month - on - month but increased year - on - year and were at a relatively high level in recent years [36][56]. 3.2.4 Inventory - Last week, the total inventory of national float glass sample enterprises increased by 2.55% month - on - month, and inventories in all regions increased to varying degrees [36][63]. 3.2.5 Cost and Profit - Last week, the profits of float glass produced by coal - gas, natural gas, and petroleum coke all decreased slightly [36][77]. 3.2.6 Strategy - The fundamentals have deteriorated in the short - term, and there have been frequent regulatory actions by the exchange. Short - term risks should be vigilant, and attention should be paid to the replenishment intensity in late August [36].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report The supply - demand situation of pulp shows initial marginal improvement. International pulp mills are actively reducing production and switching production, leading to a tightening of domestic circulating supply. The downstream procurement sentiment has slightly improved, with leading paper mills entering the market to purchase. It is expected that the price of the pulp 2511 contract will oscillate and rebound in the range of 5200 - 5450 this week [4]. 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 Pulp Price Analysis - **Spot Pulp Price Review**: Last week, the spot market price of pulp showed that softwood pulp remained relatively stable, while hardwood pulp increased slightly. Among them, the price of softwood pulp Silver Star in Shandong was 5850 yuan/ton, unchanged from the previous week; the price of hardwood pulp Goldfish was 4200 yuan/ton, up 120 yuan/ton (or +2.94%) from the previous week. The prices of chemical mechanical pulp, natural color pulp, and non - wood pulp were flat compared to the previous week [10][13]. - **Pulp Futures Review**: Last week, the main pulp futures contract SP2511 oscillated and rebounded in a range of more than 140 points, closing at 5306 yuan/ton for the week, up 114 yuan/ton (or +2.2%) [14]. - **Pulp Futures - Spot Basis Comparison**: Due to the smaller increase in the spot price of softwood pulp than that of pulp futures, the basis discount has decreased. The basis discount between softwood pulp and the closing price of the main futures contract is 544 yuan/ton, a reduction of 144 yuan/ton compared to last week [18]. - **Log Futures Review**: Last week, the main log futures contract 2509 showed a slight oscillatory decline, closing at 815.0 yuan/cubic meter for the week, down 15.5 yuan/cubic meter (or -1.87%) from the previous week [19]. 3.2 Pulp Supply - Side Analysis - **Weekly Pulp Production**: Last week, the pulp production was 48.1 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.2 tons (or +0.42%). It is expected that the domestic production of hardwood pulp will be about 21.0 tons and chemical mechanical pulp will be about 20.9 tons this week [4][21]. - **Capacity Utilization of Hardwood Pulp and Chemical Mechanical Pulp**: Last week, the capacity utilization rate of domestic hardwood pulp was 76.6%, up 0.3% week - on - week; the capacity utilization rate of domestic chemical mechanical pulp was 87.1%, up 0.4% week - on - week [26]. - **Monthly Pulp Production**: In July 2025, the domestic pulp production was 212.4 tons, a month - on - month increase of 5.2 tons (or +2.51%) [27]. - **Monthly Capacity Utilization of Chemical Mechanical Pulp and Hardwood Pulp**: In July 2025, the domestic chemical mechanical pulp production was 89.6 tons, a month - on - month increase of 4.1 tons (or +4.8%), with a capacity utilization rate of 84.2%, down 0.8% month - on - month; the hardwood pulp production was 91.7 tons, a month - on - month increase of 2.6 tons (or +2.92%), with a capacity utilization rate of 83.0%, up 2.4% month - on - month [31]. - **Monthly Production Profit of Hardwood Pulp and Chemical Mechanical Pulp**: In July 2025, the production profit of hardwood pulp was 512.7 yuan/ton, a month - on - month increase of 19.1 yuan/ton (or +3.87%); the production profit of chemical mechanical pulp was - 307.9 yuan/ton, with a month - on - month loss reduction of 69 yuan/ton [35]. - **Pulp Imports**: In July 2025, the pulp import volume was 287.68 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 15.38 tons (or -5.08%), and a year - on - year increase of 55.22 tons (or +23.75%) [36]. 3.3 Pulp Demand - Side Analysis - **Downstream Tissue Paper Market**: Last week, the domestic tissue paper production was 28.05 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.19 tons (or +0.68%); the capacity utilization rate was 63.5%, up 0.4% week - on - week [40]. - **Downstream Cultural Paper Market**: Last week, the copperplate paper production was 7.8 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.1 tons (or +1.3%); the offset paper production was 20.7 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.3 tons (or -1.43%) [42]. - **Downstream Packaging Paper Market**: Last week, the white cardboard production was 31.5 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.8 tons (or +2.61%); the white board paper production was 18.0 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.6 tons (or -3.23%); the corrugated paper production was 46.17 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 0.91 tons (or -1.93%); the boxboard paper production was 61.91 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.92 tons (or +1.51%) [45][48]. - **Downstream Base Paper Spot Price Analysis**: Last week, the prices of tissue paper and cultural paper remained stable compared to the previous week; the price of white board paper increased slightly, while the price of white cardboard remained stable; the price of corrugated paper increased slightly, while the price of boxboard paper remained stable [49][52][55]. - **Downstream Base Paper Capacity Utilization**: In July 2025, the capacity utilization rate of domestic tissue paper was 65.33%, up 2.33% month - on - month; the capacity utilization rate of white cardboard was 74.59%, up 1.29% month - on - month; the capacity utilization rate of offset paper was 55.96%, down 0.41% month - on - month; the capacity utilization rate of copperplate paper was 57.6%, up 1.25% month - on - month [57][59]. - **Domestic Actual Pulp Consumption**: In July 2025, the actual pulp consumption was 332.1 tons, a month - on - month increase of 12.6 tons (or +3.94%), and a year - on - year increase of 10.6 tons (or +3.3%) [63]. 3.4 Pulp Inventory - Side Analysis - **Pulp Port Inventory**: Currently, the overall pulp port inventory shows an accumulation trend, with the inventory of mainstream port samples at 209.9 tons, a week - on - week increase of 5.1 tons (or +2.49%); among them, the inventory at Qingdao Port was 137.5 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 1.0 tons (or -0.72%); the inventory at Changshu Port was 53.6 tons, a week - on - week increase of 5.1 tons (or +10.52%); the inventory at Tianjin Port was 6.3 tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.3 tons (or +5.0%) [64][68]. - **Pulp Futures Warehouse Receipts**: Currently, the pulp futures warehouse receipts are 24.18 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 2455 tons (or -1.01%); the total warehouse receipts in Shandong are 22.32 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 1856 tons (or -0.82%) [69].

Group 1: Report's Investment Rating - No investment rating information provided in the report Group 2: Core Views - Supply side: This week, China's lithium carbonate production increased by 2,288 tons to 19,600 tons week-on-week, with a slight increase in the production of spodumene and mica. In July, Chile exported 13,600 tons of lithium carbonate to China, a 33% increase month-on-month and a 13% decrease year-on-year. This week, China's social inventory of lithium carbonate increased by 692 tons to 142,400 tons. The Ningde Jianxiawo Mine has stopped production, creating a short - term supply - demand gap [6]. - Demand side: In August, downstream production scheduling increased by 4% - 5% month-on-month, with good performance on the energy storage side. In July, the retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in the terminal market were 987,000 units, a 12.0% increase year-on-year and an 11.2% decrease month-on-month [6]. - Cost side: This week, the price of spodumene concentrate increased by 5.4% week-on-week, and the price of lepidolite concentrate increased by 5.3% week-on-week. Overseas mines continue to hold firm on prices, and it is expected that the price of lithium ore will fluctuate with the price of lithium salt [6]. - Strategy: In the short term, the shutdown of the Jianxiawo Mine will create a supply - demand gap of thousands of tons, and it is expected that the lithium price will be strong. If the mine resumes production quickly, the lithium price may fall. If the scope of mine shutdowns expands, the lithium price center will further increase [6]. Group 3: Summary by Catalog Supply Side - **Lithium spodumene imports**: From January to May, China imported 2.92 million tons of lithium spodumene. In June, the import volume was 576,000 tons, a 4.8% decrease month-on-month. In May, imports from Australia decreased by 31% month-on-month, from South Africa increased by 87% month-on-month, and from Zimbabwe increased by 3% month-on-month [10]. - **Lithium concentrate price**: This week, the price of spodumene concentrate increased by 5.4% week-on-week, and the price of lepidolite concentrate increased by 5.3% week-on-week. Overseas mines continue to hold firm on prices, and it is expected that the price of lithium ore will fluctuate with the price of lithium salt [13]. - **Domestic lithium carbonate production**: In July, China's monthly total production of lithium carbonate exceeded 80,000 tons for the first time, a 4% increase month-on-month and a 26% increase year-on-year. The production of lithium carbonate from spodumene and recycling increased by 14% and 10% respectively month-on-month, while that from lepidolite and salt lakes decreased by 8% and 2% respectively [16]. - **Chile's lithium carbonate exports to China**: From January to June, China's cumulative import of lithium carbonate was 118,000 tons, a 11.3% increase year-on-year. In June, Chile exported 10,200 tons of lithium carbonate to China, a 41% decrease year-on-year and a 6% increase month-on-month [20]. - **Spot price**: This week, the spot price of battery - grade lithium carbonate was 71,900 yuan/ton, with a slight week-on-week increase. The price of industrial - grade lithium carbonate was 69,800 yuan/ton, also with a slight week-on-week increase [23]. Demand Side - **Positive electrode factory capacity utilization**: From January to June, China's cumulative production of lithium iron phosphate positive electrodes was 1.48 million tons, a 47.8% increase year-on-year. From January to May, the cumulative production of ternary positive electrodes was 278,000 tons, a 9.9% increase year-on-year. In May, the capacity utilization rate of lithium iron phosphate was 58.8%, and that of ternary materials was 49.5% [30]. - **Global new energy vehicle market**: From January to May this year, global new energy vehicle sales were 5.564 million units, a 25.5% increase year-on-year. In the same period, European new energy vehicle sales were 1.311 million units, a 23.3% increase year-on-year, and US sales were 517,000 units, a 9.9% increase year-on-year [34]. - **China's new energy vehicle market**: From January to June, China's new energy vehicle market had cumulative sales of 6.934 million units, a 40.3% increase year-on-year. From July 1st to July 20th, the retail sales of the national new energy passenger vehicle market were 537,000 units, a 23% increase year-on-year and a 12% decrease month-on-month [37]. - **Power battery production**: In June, China's total production of power and other batteries was 129.2 GWh, a 4.6% increase month-on-month and a 51.4% increase year-on-year. From January to June, the cumulative production was 697.3 GWh, a 60.4% increase year-on-year [42]. - **Domestic mobile phone shipments**: In the first quarter of 2025, China's smartphone market shipments were 71.6 million units, a 3.3% increase year-on-year [47]. - **New energy storage installation**: From January to May this year, the total installed capacity of newly commissioned new - type energy storage projects was 18.62 GW/47.57 GWh, with a 110% increase in power and a 112.94% increase in capacity year-on-year. In June, the installed capacity was 2.33 GW/5.63 GWh, a significant decrease year-on-year and month-on-month [50]. - **August downstream production scheduling**: In August, downstream production scheduling increased by 4% - 5% month-on-month, with good performance on the energy storage side [56]. Other Indicators - **Non - integrated lithium salt factory cost**: The theoretical production cost of manufacturers processing with purchased spodumene is 79,770 yuan/ton, a decrease of 4,201 yuan/ton week-on-week. The theoretical production profit is - 11,770 yuan/ton, an increase of 201 yuan/ton week-on-week [53]. - **Basis**: This week, the lithium carbonate basis was - 5,060, with the spot price higher than the futures price. The basis of the contract turned negative [59]. - **Contract spread**: This week, the term structure of lithium carbonate contracts was a horizontal structure, and the spread between the first - nearby contract and the nearby contract turned positive, with the spread increasing by 920 compared to last week [64].