Investment consulting business qualification：CSRC License [2012] No. 669 投资咨询业务资格：证监许可【2012】669 号 中 信 期 货 国 际 化 研 究 | 中 信 期 货 研 究 所 International 2024-10-09 中信期货国际化研究 | CITIC Futures International Research 2025/08/12 China Futures Daily Note 中国期货每日简报 桂晨曦 Gui Chenxi 从业资格号 Qualification No：F3023159 投资咨询号 Consulting No.：Z0013632 CITIC Futures International Service Platform：https://internationalservice.citicsf.com 摘要 Abstract Macro News: Eligible families in Beijing have no limit on the number of housing units ...

Report Industry Investment Rating - The mid - term outlook for the black building materials industry is "oscillation" [7] Core Viewpoints - The black building materials market is currently in a state where supply is subject to continuous disruptions, and prices are generally strong. With stable fundamentals, there is a possibility of further resonance between macro - level positive factors and the industry. In the short term, before new driving factors emerge, the market will mainly oscillate within the current range [1][2] Summary by Category Iron Element - Supply: Overseas mines' shipments decreased slightly month - on - month, and the arrivals at 45 ports dropped to the level of the same period last year, with relatively stable supply and limited increase [2] - Demand: The profitability rate of steel enterprises reached the highest level in the same period of the past three years. Due to routine maintenance, iron - water production decreased slightly but remained at a high level year - on - year. The possibility of production cuts in the short term due to profit reasons is small. Attention should be paid to whether there are production - restriction policies in the second half of the month [2] - Inventory: The total inventory of iron ore in port areas increased due to the concentrated arrival of sea - floating cargoes, but the inventory accumulation was limited [2] - Outlook: With limited negative driving factors in the fundamentals, the price is expected to oscillate in the future [2] Carbon Element - Supply: In the main production areas, some coal mines reduced production due to factors such as changing working faces and over - production inspections. Some coal mines actively stopped or reduced production under the "276 - working - day" system. Although the import of Mongolian coal remained at a high level, the TT mine in Mongolia implemented quantity - limiting measures for some traders, which may affect future customs clearance [3] - Demand: Coke production remained stable, and the rigid demand for coking coal was strong. Downstream enterprises mainly purchased on demand. Some coal mines had started to accumulate inventory, and the spot market became more cautious [3] - Outlook: With supply disruptions, the short - term supply - demand relationship is tight, and the futures market is expected to be more likely to rise than fall in the short term [3] Alloys - Manganese Silicon: With the continuous increase in coke prices, the cost support for manganese silicon has been continuously strengthened. The market is more cautious, but traders are still reluctant to sell at low prices, and port ore prices remain firm. The downstream demand for manganese silicon remains resilient, but as manufacturers' resumption of production progresses, the supply - demand relationship may gradually become looser. In the short term, the price is expected to oscillate following the sector [3] - Ferrosilicon: The production of ferrosilicon is expected to increase rapidly. The downstream steel - making demand remains resilient, and the supply - demand relationship is relatively healthy. In the short term, the price is expected to oscillate following the sector [3] Glass - Demand: In the off - season, demand declined, deep - processing orders decreased month - on - month, and the inventory days of raw glass increased month - on - month, indicating speculative purchases by downstream enterprises. After the futures market declined, the sentiment in the spot market cooled down, and the sales of middle - stream and upstream enterprises decreased significantly [4] - Supply: One production line is still waiting to produce glass, and the overall daily melting volume is expected to remain stable. The upstream inventory decreased slightly, with few internal contradictions but more market - sentiment disturbances [4] - Outlook: Although the cost support has strengthened due to the recent increase in coal prices, the fundamentals are still weak. In the short term, the futures and spot markets are expected to oscillate widely [4] Steel - Core Logic: As the parade date approaches, there are continuous rumors of production restrictions in steel mills. The output of rebar increased, while that of hot - rolled coils decreased. The apparent demand for rebar rebounded, but inventory continued to accumulate. In the off - season, the apparent demand for hot - rolled coils decreased, and inventory also continued to accumulate [9] - Outlook: Although the fundamentals of steel have weakened marginally, the low inventory and potential production - restriction disturbances before the parade still support the short - term futures market. Attention should be paid to the implementation of steel - mill production - restriction policies and terminal demand [9] Iron Ore - Core Logic: Port transactions increased. Overseas mines' shipments decreased slightly month - on - month, and arrivals at 45 ports dropped to the level of the same period last year. The profitability rate of steel enterprises reached the highest level in the same period of the past three years. Iron - water production decreased slightly due to routine maintenance but remained at a high level year - on - year. The total inventory of iron ore in port areas increased due to the concentrated arrival of sea - floating cargoes, but the inventory accumulation was limited [9] - Outlook: With high demand and stable supply, and limited negative driving factors in the fundamentals, the price is expected to oscillate in the future [9] Scrap Steel - Core Logic: The supply of scrap steel decreased as market sentiment improved and the willingness to sell declined. The demand increased as the daily consumption of electric furnaces reached a high level in the same period, and the total daily consumption of scrap steel in both long - and short - process production increased slightly. The inventory in factories decreased slightly, and the available inventory days dropped to a relatively low level [10] - Outlook: With decreasing supply and increasing demand, and optimistic market sentiment, the price is expected to oscillate [10] Coke - Core Logic: In the futures market, coke prices oscillated at a high level following coking coal. In the spot market, prices increased. After five rounds of price increases, coke enterprises' overall profit returned to near the break - even point, and production remained stable. Downstream steel mills had good profits and high production enthusiasm. Although iron - water production decreased slightly, it remained at a high level. The overall inventory of coke enterprises was low, but some downstream steel mills had tight inventory [10] - Outlook: With a relatively healthy fundamental situation and the start of the sixth round of price increases, the futures market still has support in the short term. Attention should be paid to possible production - restriction policies during the parade [10] Coking Coal - Core Logic: In the futures market, prices oscillated at a high level due to supply disruptions. In the spot market, prices increased. In the main production areas, some coal mines reduced production, and some implemented the "276 - working - day" system. Although the import of Mongolian coal remained at a high level, the TT mine in Mongolia implemented quantity - limiting measures for some traders. Coke production remained stable, and the rigid demand for coking coal was strong. Downstream enterprises mainly purchased on demand, and some coal mines had started to accumulate inventory [3][12] - Outlook: Due to supply disruptions, the short - term supply - demand relationship is tight, and the futures market is expected to be more likely to rise than fall in the short term. Attention should be paid to regulatory policies, coal - mine resumption of production, and Mongolian coal imports [3] Glass - Core Logic: The demand in the off - season decreased, deep - processing orders decreased month - on - month, and the inventory days of raw glass increased significantly to the highest level of the year, indicating speculative purchases by downstream enterprises. After the futures market declined, the sentiment in the spot market cooled down, and the sales of middle - stream and upstream enterprises decreased significantly. One production line is still waiting to produce glass, and the overall daily melting volume is expected to remain stable. The upstream inventory decreased slightly, with few internal contradictions but more market - sentiment disturbances. Although the cost support has strengthened due to the recent increase in coal prices, the fundamentals are still weak [13] - Outlook: In the short term, the futures and spot markets are expected to oscillate widely. In the long term, with weak actual demand, strong policy expectations, and relatively high raw - material prices, market - oriented capacity reduction is still needed. If prices return to fundamental - based trading, they are expected to oscillate downward [13] Soda Ash - Core Logic: The supply - surplus situation remains unchanged. After a round of negative feedback, the price dropped rapidly in the short term and is now at a discount to the spot price. The supply capacity has not been cleared, and production remains at a high level. The demand for heavy soda ash is expected to remain at a rigid - demand level, while the demand for light soda ash is weak [14] - Outlook: In the short term, the price is expected to oscillate. In the long term, the price center is expected to decline to promote capacity reduction [14] Manganese Silicon - Core Logic: With the continuous increase in coke prices, the cost support for manganese silicon has been continuously strengthened. The market is more cautious, but traders are still reluctant to sell at low prices, and port ore prices remain firm. The downstream demand for manganese silicon remains resilient, but as manufacturers' resumption of production progresses, the supply - demand relationship may gradually become looser [3][16] - Outlook: With limited inventory pressure in the short term, the price is expected to follow the sector. In the long term, as supply pressure increases, the upward price space may be limited [16] Ferrosilicon - Core Logic: With the continuous increase in coking - coal futures prices, market sentiment remained positive, and ferrosilicon prices oscillated upward. The cost support for the spot market is strong due to the increase in the prices of semi - coke and settlement electricity. The supply is expected to increase as manufacturers' profit improves and the enthusiasm for resuming production increases. The downstream demand for steel - making remains resilient, and the price of magnesium ingots has increased steadily [17] - Outlook: With limited inventory pressure in the short term, the price is expected to follow the sector. In the long term, as the supply - demand gap is expected to narrow, the fundamentals may have hidden concerns, and the upward price space is not optimistic. Attention should be paid to the dynamics of the coal market and the adjustment of electricity costs [17]

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core View - The report tracks the issuance of government bonds in the 32nd week of 2025, presenting the issuance progress and net financing scale of various types of bonds as of August 10, 2025 [1][3] 3. Summary by Bond Type 3.1 Special Bonds - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new special bonds is 64.0% [3] - This week, new special bonds worth 40.3 billion yuan were issued, a decrease of 142.9 billion yuan compared to the previous week [3] - As of August 10, the cumulative issuance of new special bonds in August is 40.3 billion yuan [4] 3.2 General Bonds - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new general bonds is 68.2% [7] - This week, new general bonds worth 7.3 billion yuan were issued, a decrease of 13.6 billion yuan compared to the previous week [6] - As of August 10, the cumulative issuance of new general bonds in August is 7.3 billion yuan [5] 3.3 Local Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of local bonds is 82.8 billion yuan, a decrease of 159.7 billion yuan compared to the previous week [8] - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new local bonds is 64.7% [9] 3.4 Treasury Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of treasury bonds is 338.6 billion yuan, an increase of 178.3 billion yuan compared to the previous week [12] - As of August 10, the net financing progress of treasury bonds is 64.7% [13] 3.5 Government Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of government bonds is 421.4 billion yuan, an increase of 1.86 billion yuan compared to the previous week [14] - As of August 10, the progress of treasury bond net financing plus new local bond issuance is 64.7% [14]

Group 1: Investment Ratings - No investment ratings are provided in the report. Group 2: Core Views - The report presents the issuance progress and net financing scale of government bonds in the 32nd week of 2025, including new special bonds, new general bonds, local bonds, and national bonds [3][6][8]. Group 3: Summary by Category New Special Bonds - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new special bonds was 64.0% [3]. - This week, new special bonds issued 4.03 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.29 billion yuan from the previous week [3]. - As of August 10, the cumulative issuance of new special bonds in August was 4.03 billion yuan [4]. New General Bonds - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new general bonds was 68.2% [7]. - This week, new general bonds issued 730 million yuan, a decrease of 1.36 billion yuan from the previous week [6]. - As of August 10, the cumulative issuance of new general bonds in August was 730 million yuan [5]. Local Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of local bonds was 8.28 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.97 billion yuan from the previous week [8]. - As of August 10, the issuance progress of new local bonds was 64.7% [9]. National Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of national bonds was 33.86 billion yuan, an increase of 17.83 billion yuan from the previous week [12]. - As of August 10, the net financing progress of national bonds was 64.7% [13]. Government Bonds - This week, the net financing scale of government bonds was 42.14 billion yuan, an increase of 1.86 billion yuan from the previous week [14]. - As of August 10, the progress of national bond net financing plus new local bond issuance was 64.7% [14].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - **Macro Outlook**: Overseas markets are in a risk - on mode despite a weak US economic fundamentals and escalating tariff threats. The effectiveness of the August tariff and the upcoming US CPI data along with Fed personnel changes will impact market sentiment. China's exports in July were strong but face risks of decline. For asset allocation, a defensive stance is recommended, focusing on the policy and data inflection points in late August [7]. - **Asset Allocation**: Domestically, reduce allocation to equities and maintain allocation to commodities (emphasizing infrastructure and export - related sectors) and gold. Overseas, reduce allocation to US stocks and maintain allocation to US bonds. Slightly increase allocation to RMB funds and reduce allocation to US dollar money - market funds [7]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Macro Essentials - **Overseas Macro**: The overseas market is in a risk - on state, but the August tariff implementation and upcoming US CPI data, along with Fed personnel changes, will test market sentiment. Trump's nomination of a "trusted person" as a temporary director has raised concerns about the Fed's independence, and the expected difference in US CPI data will affect market risk appetite [7]. - **Domestic Macro**: China's exports in July increased by 7.2% year - on - year, mainly due to strong non - US market demand offsetting the decline in exports to the US. However, this may be due to pre - tariff rush shipments, and future exports face risks of decline and restricted re - export trade [7]. - **Asset Views**: Domestically, reduce allocation to equities, maintain allocation to commodities and gold. Overseas, reduce allocation to US stocks, maintain allocation to US bonds, slightly increase allocation to RMB funds, and reduce allocation to US dollar money - market funds. Overall, maintain a defensive layout and focus on the policy and data inflection points in late August [7]. 3.2 Viewpoint Highlights 3.2.1 Financial Sector - **Stock Index Futures**: After event resolution, the crowding of funds is released, but there is a lack of incremental funds [8]. - **Stock Index Options**: The collar strategy strengthens the volatility structure, and attention is paid to the upward movement of volatility [8]. - **Treasury Bond Futures**: The market continues to digest the information from the Politburo meeting, and attention is paid to factors such as unexpected tariffs, supply, and monetary easing [8]. 3.2.2 Precious Metals - **Gold/Silver**: Precious metals are oscillating and strengthening, and attention is paid to Trump's tariff policy and the Fed's monetary policy [8]. 3.2.3 Shipping - **Container Shipping to Europe**: Attention is paid to the game between peak - season expectations and the implementation of price increases, as well as tariff policies and shipping company pricing strategies [8]. 3.2.4 Black Building Materials - **Steel**: Inventory continues to accumulate, and the off - season characteristics persist. Attention is paid to the progress of special bond issuance, steel exports, and molten iron production [8]. - **Iron Ore**: Molten iron production slightly decreases, and port inventory slightly accumulates. Attention is paid to overseas mine production and shipping, domestic molten iron production, weather, port inventory changes, and policy dynamics [8]. - **Coke**: There is a renewed willingness to raise prices, and the market is oscillating. Attention is paid to steel mill production, coking costs, and macro sentiment [8]. - **Coking Coal**: Supply disruptions continue, and the market is oscillating at a high level. Attention is paid to steel mill production, coal mine safety inspections, and macro sentiment [8]. - **Silicon Iron**: The bullish sentiment is digested, and the market trend is weak. Attention is paid to raw material costs and steel procurement [8]. - **Manganese Silicon**: Market sentiment cools, and futures prices are oscillating weakly. Attention is paid to cost prices and overseas quotes [8]. - **Glass**: Speculation in small - sized glass in Shahe has led to a slight improvement in production and sales. Attention is paid to spot production and sales [8]. - **Soda Ash**: Production continues to increase, and the market is oscillating. Attention is paid to soda ash inventory [8]. 3.2.5 Non - ferrous Metals and New Materials - **Copper**: The risk of overseas recession has increased, and copper prices are under pressure. Attention is paid to supply disruptions, unexpected domestic policies, less - than - expected dovishness of the Fed, and less - than - expected domestic demand recovery [8]. - **Alumina**: Warehouse receipts have increased again, and alumina prices are oscillating under pressure. Attention is paid to unexpected delays in ore复产 and unexpected increases in electrolytic aluminum复产 [8]. - **Aluminum**: Market sentiment is fluctuating, and aluminum prices continue to rise. Attention is paid to macro risks, supply disruptions, and less - than - expected demand [8]. - **Zinc**: The prices of black series have rebounded again, and zinc prices are oscillating. Attention is paid to risks of macro - direction change and unexpected increases in zinc ore supply [8]. - **Lead**: Supply disruptions in recycled lead have led to a slight rebound in lead prices. Attention is paid to supply - side disruptions and slowdown in battery exports [8]. - **Nickel**: LME nickel inventories are high, and nickel prices are oscillating widely. Attention is paid to unexpected macro and geopolitical changes, Indonesian policies, and less - than - expected supply release [8]. - **Stainless Steel**: Nickel - iron prices continue to rise, and stainless steel futures are oscillating upwards. Attention is paid to Indonesian policies and unexpected increases in demand [8]. - **Tin**: The ore supply is still tight, and tin prices are oscillating. Attention is paid to the expected复产 in Wau and changes in demand improvement expectations [8]. - **Industrial Silicon**: Market sentiment is fluctuating, and silicon prices are oscillating. Attention is paid to unexpected supply - side production cuts and unexpected increases in photovoltaic installations [8]. - **Lithium Carbonate**: The market direction is unclear, and lithium carbonate prices are oscillating. Attention is paid to less - than - expected demand, supply disruptions, and new technological breakthroughs [8]. 3.2.6 Energy and Chemicals - **Crude Oil**: Geopolitical expectations are fluctuating, and attention is paid to the risk of Russian oil. OPEC + production policy and Middle - East geopolitical situation are the focus [10]. - **LPG**: Supply pressure continues, and the cost side dominates the rhythm. Attention is paid to the cost progress of crude oil and overseas propane [10]. - **Asphalt**: It has broken through the important support level of 3500, and futures prices are moving in the direction of least resistance. Attention is paid to unexpected demand [10]. - **High - Sulfur Fuel Oil**: The contradiction between strong cracking and weak premium persists. Attention is paid to crude oil and natural gas prices [10]. - **Low - Sulfur Fuel Oil**: Futures prices follow crude oil and oscillate weakly. Attention is paid to crude oil and natural gas prices [10]. - **Methanol**: Supported by coal but suppressed by olefins, methanol is oscillating. Attention is paid to macro - energy and upstream and downstream device dynamics [10]. - **Urea**: Domestic supply and demand cannot provide strong support, and export - driven is less than expected. Attention is paid to export policy trends and elimination of production capacity [10]. - **Ethylene Glycol**: Coal is strong and oil is weak, and supply pressure increases. Attention is paid to frequent changes in overseas devices affecting port arrivals [10]. - **PX**: Cost support is insufficient, confidence is under pressure, and its fundamental driving force is limited. Attention is paid to significant fluctuations in crude oil, macro - changes, and unexpected PTA device maintenance [10]. - **PTA**: Scheduled maintenance cannot boost processing fees, and prices are still suppressed by costs. Attention is paid to wide - range cost fluctuations, unexpected device maintenance, and unexpected polyester production reduction [10]. - **Short - Fiber**: Downstream demand has slightly improved, and attention is paid to the sustainability of inventory reduction. Attention is paid to the purchasing rhythm and production start - up of downstream yarn mills [10]. - **Bottle Chips**: Overall demand is sluggish, and the repair height of processing fees is limited. Attention is paid to unexpected production increase of bottle - chip enterprises and a surge in overseas export orders [10]. - **Propylene**: It mainly follows market fluctuations and oscillates in the short term. Attention is paid to oil prices and domestic macro - situation [10]. - **PP**: Fundamental support is limited, and PP oscillates weakly. Attention is paid to oil prices and domestic and overseas macro - situation [10]. - **Plastic**: Upstream and mid - stream inventories are accumulating, and plastic oscillates weakly. Attention is paid to oil prices and domestic and overseas macro - situation [10]. - **Styrene**: Commodity sentiment has improved, and attention is paid to the implementation of policy details. Attention is paid to oil prices, macro - policies, and device dynamics [10]. - **PVC**: There is cost support, and the futures market oscillates. Attention is paid to expectations, costs, and supply [10]. - **Caustic Soda**: Spot prices have stabilized, and caustic soda oscillates temporarily. Attention is paid to market sentiment, production start - up, and demand [10]. - **Oils and Fats**: It oscillated and adjusted yesterday, waiting for further information guidance. Attention is paid to US soybean weather and Malaysian palm oil production and demand data [10]. - **Protein Meal**: There is concern about the supply shortage in the fourth quarter. Attention is paid to US soybean weather, domestic demand, macro - situation, and China - US and China - Canada trade wars [10]. - **Corn/Starch**: The number of incoming vehicles has returned to a low level, and futures have stabilized and rebounded. Attention is paid to less - than - expected demand, macro - situation, and weather [10]. - **Pigs**: Spot prices are still weak, and expectations support the futures market. Attention is paid to breeding sentiment, epidemics, and policies [10]. 3.2.7 Agriculture - **Rubber**: Market sentiment is okay, and rubber prices are rising slowly. Attention is paid to production - area weather, raw material prices, and macro - changes [10]. - **Synthetic Rubber**: It oscillates within a range. Attention is paid to significant fluctuations in crude oil [10]. - **Pulp**: Futures are running stably, and attention is paid to low - buying opportunities in the far - month contracts. Attention is paid to macro - economic changes and fluctuations in US - dollar quotes [10]. - **Cotton**: Low inventory supports cotton prices, and attention is paid to marginal changes in demand. Attention is paid to demand and inventory [10]. - **Sugar**: Supply pressure is increasing marginally, and sugar prices are under pressure and weakening. Attention is paid to imports [10]. - **Logs**: It oscillates within a narrow range. Attention is paid to shipping volume and dispatch volume [10].

Investment consulting business qualification：CSRC License [2012] No. 669 投资咨询业务资格：证监许可【2012】669 号 中 信 期 货 国 际 化 研 究 | 中 信 期 货 研 究 所 International 2024-10-09 中信期货国际化研究 | CITIC Futures International Research 2025/08/08 China Futures Daily Note 中国期货每日简报 桂晨曦 Gui Chenxi 从业资格号 Qualification No：F3023159 投资咨询号 Consulting No.：Z0013632 CITIC Futures International Service Platform：https://internationalservice.citicsf.com 摘要 Abstract Macro News: China's exports grew by 7.2% in July, and the PBOC increased its gold rese ...

Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the content. Core Viewpoints - Since 2021, the PV industry has expanded production rapidly, leading to a supply-demand imbalance in 2024, with falling capacity utilization rates, sharp price drops in PV products, and companies trapped in price wars and losses [1][4]. - The "involution-style" competition in the PV industry stems from supply-demand mismatch, including profit and policy-driven overexpansion, limited theoretical efficiency improvement of crystalline silicon PV cells, and local protection hindering capacity phase-out. Domestic and external demand challenges further exacerbate overcapacity risks [2][4]. - The hazards of "involution-style" competition are significant, including huge losses and deteriorating debt repayment capabilities of PV companies, hindering technological progress, and posing risks to China's dual-carbon targets and triggering frequent anti-dumping investigations abroad [3][4]. Summary According to the Directory 1. Performances of Involution 1.1 Overcapacity - China's PV industry entered a rapid expansion cycle since 2021. The production capacity of the four major main materials expanded from 150 - 300GW in 2020 to over 1000GW in 2024, far exceeding global market demand [12][13]. - The operating rate of each link has declined since Q2 2024. Silicon material operating rate has been around 30% for over half a year, and that of silicon wafers, batteries, and components fell to 35 - 50% initially and rebounded to 50 - 70% recently, still lower than 2022 - 2023 [12][13]. 1.2 Low Utilization - Since 2023, due to the reversal of supply-demand pattern, PV product prices turned from rising to falling, and price wars amplified the decline. By mid - 2025, N - type silicon material, wafers, and batteries prices dropped over 80% compared to early 2023, and mainstream PV modules in China fell about 30% from early 2024 [28][29]. - In 2024, listed PV companies' revenue decreased about 22% year - on - year. PV enterprises' net profits shrank rapidly in 2024 and turned into losses from Q2 2024, with losses worsening quarter by quarter [28][29]. 2. Reasons of Involution 2.1 Profit Motive and Policy Encouragement - The PV industry has low technical thresholds and fast - spreading new technologies. Upstream, production equipment and lines are standardized with low entry barriers; downstream, SMEs can assemble modules easily; and core materials can be sourced from mature suppliers. New PV technologies can be copied and spread quickly [34][36]. - Benefiting from technological innovation, PV power generation cost decreased significantly, with rapid profit growth. In 2021, the net profit of A - share PV industry was 54.2 billion yuan, up 46%; in 2022, it was 116.8 billion yuan, up 97% [35]. - PV enterprises expanded production to consolidate market position. From 2019 - 2022, their fundraising scale expanded year by year. In 2023, the industry's capital expenditure was 5.37 times that of 2018, and construction in progress was 4.39 times [45][48]. - Abundant profits attracted non - PV enterprises. At least 56 non - PV enterprises entered in 2021, 69 in 2022, with a total investment over 307.8 billion yuan in 2022 [46][48]. - Technological bottlenecks and market competition led to low - price competition. The theoretical efficiency of crystalline silicon PV cells is limited, and new technologies are easily replicated, resulting in homogeneous competition [56][61]. - Local administrative interventions distorted market competition, making it difficult to phase out outdated capacity. An example is a PV enterprise A supported by local国资, which continued to operate despite problems, hindering capacity clearance [63][64]. 2.2 Domestic and External Demand Face Challenges - The surge in new energy installations led to grid integration challenges. China's average solar equipment utilization hours declined since 2024, and PV utilization rates dropped from 97 - 98% in 2021 to about 94% in 2025. Some eastern coastal provinces restricted new installations in 2024 [65][66]. - Power sector reforms in 2025 affected new energy installations. Policies led to a high new installation in the first five months, but PV module production scheduling declined in June [72][73]. - Overseas trade protectionism limited export demand. In 2025, China's PV exports faced pressure, with the cumulative export value of four major PV materials down 25.5% year - on - year in the first five months, and PV module exports down 2.2% [77][79]. 3. Hazards of Involution 3.1 Survival Crisis for PV Enterprises - Financial reports of 22 listed PV enterprises showed that their operating conditions deteriorated in 2023. In 2024, they reported net losses exceeding 40 billion yuan. As of July 2025, most remained unprofitable [85][86]. - The EBITDA/Interest Expense ratio dropped from 50 to 10, and the EBITDA/Interest - bearing Debt ratio dropped from 4.6 to 0.1 from 2023 to now [85]. 3.2 Negative Impact on the Long - Term Development of PV Industry - Sample companies' R&D expenditures dropped from 20 billion yuan in 2023 to 3.87 billion yuan between 2024 and Q1 2025, a 11% year - on - year decrease, the lowest in three years [96][97]. - The reduction in R&D investment is due to profit losses, cash flow constraints, and lack of self - innovation. It will impede core technological advancements and prolong technology iteration cycles [96][97].

1. Report Industry Investment Ratings No specific report industry investment ratings are provided in the content. 2. Core Views of the Report - The overall market risk preference remains high. For stock index futures, it is recommended to continue holding long positions; for stock index options, it is advisable to appropriately reduce the directional exposure of small - cap stocks in the short term; for treasury bond futures, the bond market sentiment is relatively warm [1][2][3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Views 3.1.1 Stock Index Futures - **View**: Continue to hold long positions. The basis of IF, IH, IC, and IM current - month contracts are - 8.47 points, - 1.51 points, - 38.14 points, and - 34.15 points respectively, with a month - on - month change of - 2.38 points, 0.31 points, - 7.57 points, and - 7.24 points. The spreads between current - month and next - month contracts are 13.6 points, - 1.0 point, 73.0 points, and 78.0 points, with a month - on - month change of 3.2 points, - 0.4 point, 9.4 points, and 6.2 points. The total open interest changes are 7431 lots, 2077 lots, 3443 lots, and 4114 lots. The upward trend of the market has not changed. In August, the tone is still positive due to factors such as strong capital inflow, low probability of mid - report disappointment, and the weakening US dollar index. It is recommended to continue holding IM long positions [8]. 3.1.2 Stock Index Options - **View**: Appropriately reduce the directional exposure of small - cap stocks in the short term. The underlying market showed mixed trends and was in a volatile state. The trading volume of the options market was 6 billion and 60 million yuan, a 16.85% increase from the previous day. The sentiment indicators remained similar to the previous day, with the MO skew reaching a half - year high, indicating continued defensive sentiment in the small - cap segment. Volatility increased in small - cap and ChiNext stocks. It is recommended to continue the medium - term covered call strategy and reduce the short - term directional exposure of small - cap stocks [2][9]. 3.1.3 Treasury Bond Futures - **View**: The bond market sentiment is warm. Most treasury bond futures closed higher, with the 30 - year, 10 - year, and 5 - year main contracts rising by 0.03%, 0.05%, and 0.05% respectively, and the 2 - year main contract remaining flat. The yields of major inter - bank interest - rate bonds generally declined. Although the central bank conducted a net withdrawal of 12.25 billion yuan in the open market, the capital market remained loose. The central bank's 70 - billion - yuan 3 - month outright reverse repurchase operation is beneficial to the bond market. However, the high market risk preference and potential factors such as the increase in long - term bond supply in the third quarter and the introduction of growth - stabilizing policies may have an impact on the bond market. Different strategies are proposed for different trading purposes [3][10][11]. 3.2 Economic Calendar - The economic calendar includes data such as the US factory orders in June, the US ISM non - manufacturing PMI in July, China's trade balance in July, the UK central bank's benchmark interest rate in August, the US initial jobless claims in the week ending August 2nd, and China's M2 money supply annual rate in July [12]. 3.3 Important Information and News Tracking - **Export**: In the first seven months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 4.29 trillion yuan, a 9.4% increase. The EU was the second - largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 3.35 trillion yuan, a 3.9% increase. The US was the third - largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.42 trillion yuan, an 11.1% decrease. China's total imports and exports to the Belt and Road Initiative countries increased by 5.5% [13]. - **Retail and Commerce**: The Shanghai SASAC launched a campaign for the rejuvenation of local state - owned time - honored brands, aiming to promote brand development through various measures such as open cooperation, improving market - oriented operation mechanisms, and attracting professional talents [13]. - **Power**: Shandong Province issued a reform plan for the market - based on - grid electricity price of new energy, stating that the on - grid electricity of new energy projects such as wind and solar power will enter the power market, and the on - grid electricity price will be determined through market transactions [14]. - **Education**: The state - wide policy of exempting preschool education fees for all children in the senior class of kindergartens is expected to benefit about 12 million people this autumn [14]. 3.4 Derivatives Market Monitoring - The content only lists the categories of stock index futures data, stock index options data, and treasury bond futures data, but no specific data is provided [15][19][31].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The mid - term outlook for the black building materials industry is "shock". Specific varieties such as steel, iron ore, scrap steel, coke, coking coal, glass, soda ash, manganese silicon, and ferrosilicon all have a mid - term outlook of "shock" [6][8][9][10][11][12][14][15]. 2. Core View of the Report - The demand performance of the black building materials industry is weak, and the prices are in high - level shock. Although the fundamentals of individual varieties change little, there are still certain support factors, and the prices may rebound before the spot pressure appears. The market is mainly dominated by capital behavior, and it is recommended to wait and see to avoid risks. Subsequently, the implementation of policies and terminal demand performance should be mainly concerned [1][6]. 3. Summary According to the Catalog 3.1 Iron Element - **Supply**: Overseas mine shipments decreased month - on - month, but after the typhoon disturbance, the arrival volume at 45 ports increased significantly, and the iron ore port area's total inventory increased, with a limited overall inventory accumulation range [2]. - **Demand**: The profitability rate of steel enterprises has risen to the highest level in the same period in the past three years. Due to routine maintenance of steel mills, the molten iron output decreased slightly, remaining at a high level year - on - year. The possibility of production reduction in the short term due to profit reasons is small. Attention should be paid to whether there are production - restriction policies in the second half of the month [2]. - **Outlook**: With limited bearish driving forces in the fundamentals, the future price is expected to fluctuate [2]. 3.2 Carbon Element - **Supply**: The "276 - working - day" production organization plan of some coal mines in Shanxi has emerged, and the supply - side disturbance continues. The output of some local coal mines is limited due to underground and other factors, and the output of some coal mines will be reduced to a certain extent in the second half of the year under the influence of over - production verification. The supply of Fenwei sample coal mines decreased month - on - month this week. The import of Mongolian coal at the Ganqimaodu port has been maintaining more than a thousand trucks [2]. - **Demand**: After the previous centralized purchasing, downstream users are currently purchasing on demand. There were many pre - sold orders in coal mines before, and the upstream coal mines are still destocking [2]. - **Outlook**: Currently, the supply - demand contradiction in the fundamentals is not prominent. Subsequently, regulatory policies, coal mine resumption, and Mongolian coal import conditions should be concerned [2]. 3.3 Alloys Manganese Silicon - **Cost**: The price of coke has been continuously increased, and the cost support for manganese silicon has been continuously strengthened. The manganese ore market is more wait - and - see, but traders are still reluctant to sell at low prices, and the port ore price remains firm [3]. - **Supply - demand**: Steel mills have good profit conditions, and the output of finished products remains stable at a high level. The downstream demand for manganese silicon is still resilient. However, in an environment of profit repair, the resumption process of manufacturers continues to advance, and the supply - demand relationship of manganese silicon may gradually become looser [3]. - **Outlook**: The contradictions in the current spot fundamentals are limited. In the short term, the price of manganese silicon is expected to fluctuate following the performance of the sector [3]. Ferrosilicon - **Supply**: The output of ferrosilicon is expected to accelerate the recovery. Attention should be paid to the anti - involution policy related to specific production - restriction requirements [15]. - **Demand**: The output of steel products remains stable at a relatively high level, and the downstream steel - making demand is still resilient. In the metal magnesium market, due to tight supply, magnesium plants' price - holding sentiment remains strong, but high - level transactions in the market are relatively cold, and the game between upstream and downstream in the magnesium market continues [15]. - **Outlook**: The current supply - demand relationship of ferrosilicon is relatively healthy. In the short term, the price is expected to fluctuate following the performance of the sector. In the medium - to - long term, the upside space of the price needs to be viewed with caution, and the dynamics of the coal market and the adjustment of electricity costs should be concerned [15]. 3.4 Glass - **Supply**: There are still 2 production lines waiting to produce glass, and 1 production line has been cold - repaired. The overall daily melting volume is expected to remain stable, and the upstream inventory has decreased slightly [6]. - **Demand**: In the off - season, the demand has declined, the deep - processing orders have decreased month - on - month, and the inventory days of original glass have increased month - on - month, indicating downstream speculative purchases. After the decline of the futures price, the sentiment in the spot market has declined, the middle - stream shipments have increased, and the upstream production and sales have declined significantly [6]. - **Outlook**: In the short term, the futures and spot prices are expected to fluctuate widely. In the long run, the price center will still decline, promoting capacity reduction [6]. 3.5 Soda Ash - **Supply**: The over - supply pattern has not changed. The production capacity has not been cleared, and there is still long - term pressure. The output is running at a high level, and the supply pressure still exists. Some manufacturers' production has recovered today, and the output is expected to continue to increase in the future [6]. - **Demand**: The demand for heavy soda ash is expected to maintain rigid procurement. There are still ignition production lines that have not produced glass. The expected daily melting volume of float glass is stable, and the daily melting volume of photovoltaic glass has continued to decline, falling below 90,000 tons this week, with the current daily melting volume at 89,800 tons. The demand for heavy soda ash has weakened. The downstream procurement of light soda ash has weakened, and the overall downstream demand is poor, mainly for periodic restocking [6]. - **Outlook**: In the short term, after the rapid decline of the price, it is at a discount to the spot price, and it is expected to fluctuate in the future. In the long run, the price center will still decline, promoting capacity reduction [6]. 3.6 Steel - **Supply**: Some steel mills have resumed production, and there is a transfer of molten iron. The output of rebar has increased, and the output of hot - rolled coils has decreased [8]. - **Demand**: Affected by the weakening of the typhoon, the apparent demand for rebar has rebounded, but the inventory continues to accumulate. In the off - season, the apparent demand for hot - rolled coils has decreased, and the inventory continues to accumulate. The supply of the five major steel products has increased, the demand has decreased, and the inventory has accumulated, showing off - season characteristics [8]. - **Outlook**: The anti - involution sentiment in the steel and coal industries is still high. Currently, the fundamentals of steel have weakened marginally, but the inventory is low, and there are still production - restriction disturbances before the military parade. The short - term futures price still has support. Subsequently, attention should be paid to the steel mills' production - restriction situation and terminal demand performance [8]. 3.7 Scrap Steel - **Supply**: This week, the market sentiment is relatively optimistic, and the willingness to ship is low. The arrival volume of scrap steel has continued to decline [9]. - **Demand**: The profit of electric furnaces is good, and the daily consumption has increased to a high level in the same period. In terms of blast furnaces, the molten iron output has decreased, and the daily consumption of scrap steel in long - process steelmaking has also decreased slightly. The total daily consumption of scrap steel in long - and short - process steelmaking has increased slightly [9]. - **Outlook**: The supply of scrap steel has decreased, and the demand has increased. The fundamentals have strengthened marginally, and the market sentiment is optimistic. The price is expected to fluctuate [9]. 3.8 Coke - **Supply**: After the full implementation of the fifth round of price increases, the profits of coking enterprises have been alleviated, and their production starts have improved. The coke output has temporarily stabilized [9]. - **Demand**: Downstream steel mills have good profits and are actively producing. The molten iron output has decreased slightly month - on - month but remains at a high level. Upstream coking enterprises have smooth shipments, and their inventory has been continuously reduced. Mid - stream futures - spot traders have gradually released their goods, and the arrival of goods at downstream steel mills has improved [9]. - **Outlook**: The current supply - demand structure of coke is still tight, and the short - term price still has support. Some coking enterprises still have the intention to increase the price for the sixth round. Subsequently, the possible military parade production - restriction policy should be concerned [9]. 3.9 Coking Coal - **Supply**: The "276 - working - day" production organization plan of some coal mines in Shanxi has emerged, and the supply - side disturbance continues. The output of some local coal mines is limited due to underground and other factors, and the output of some coal mines will be reduced to a certain extent in the second half of the year under the influence of over - production verification. The supply of Fenwei sample coal mines decreased month - on - month this week. The import of Mongolian coal at the Ganqimaodu port has been maintaining more than a thousand trucks [11]. - **Demand**: The coke output has temporarily stabilized, and the rigid demand for coking coal is strong. After the previous centralized purchasing, downstream users are currently purchasing on demand. There were many pre - sold orders in coal mines before, and the upstream coal mines are still destocking [11]. - **Outlook**: Under the influence of over - production verification of coal mines, the recovery of coking coal supply is expected to be slow. With the poor supply expectation, the market sentiment has warmed up. In the short term, the futures price is expected to be easy to rise but difficult to fall [11].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The report did not explicitly mention an overall industry investment rating. However, based on the mid - term outlook for each variety, most are rated as "oscillating", indicating that the industry is expected to have price fluctuations within a certain range in the future 2 - 12 weeks [276]. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The energy and chemical industry as a whole continues to show an oscillating and consolidating pattern, with an unclear trend. The prices of most varieties are affected by factors such as geopolitical situations, supply - demand relationships, and cost changes. For example, the expectation of Russia - US negotiations has alleviated geopolitical premiums, and the supply and demand of various products have different impacts on prices [3]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Market Views 3.1.1 Crude Oil - **Viewpoint**: Geopolitical expectations are fluctuating, and attention should be paid to the risk of Russian oil. - **Main Logic**: The expectation of Russia - US negotiations has led to a moderation of geopolitical premiums. Although the high operation of Chinese and American refineries currently supports demand, the pressure on refined oil inventories is expected to reappear, and OPEC + supply is in an accelerated release period. - **Outlook**: Short - term oscillation, focusing on the implementation of US sanctions against Russia [8]. 3.1.2 Asphalt - **Viewpoint**: Crude oil is testing the support level, and asphalt futures prices are waiting for a direction. - **Main Logic**: The increase in OPEC + production and other factors have put pressure on crude oil, and asphalt futures prices are affected by crude oil. The spot market shows a pattern of stronger in the north and weaker in the south, and the sales pressure is increasing. - **Outlook**: The absolute price of asphalt is over - valued, and the asphalt monthly spread is expected to decline with the increase of warehouse receipts [8]. 3.1.3 High - Sulfur Fuel Oil - **Viewpoint**: High - sulfur fuel oil is weakly oscillating. - **Main Logic**: The increase in OPEC + production and the weakening of geopolitical conflicts have led to an increase in heavy - oil supply. Domestic import tariffs have been raised, and downstream demand is weak. - **Outlook**: Overall, the supply of high - sulfur fuel oil is expected to increase and demand to decrease, and it will oscillate weakly [9]. 3.1.4 Low - Sulfur Fuel Oil - **Viewpoint**: Low - sulfur fuel oil futures prices oscillate following crude oil. - **Main Logic**: It follows the trend of crude oil. Although it is affected by factors such as the increase in diesel cracking spreads, it also faces multiple negative factors such as the decline in shipping demand. - **Outlook**: Affected by green fuel substitution and other factors, with limited demand space, it will follow the fluctuation of crude oil [10]. 3.1.5 Methanol - **Viewpoint**: The support from olefins is limited, and methanol oscillates. - **Main Logic**: The coal end has a short - term driving effect, and the port inventory has increased. The downstream olefin prices are under pressure, and there may be opportunities for long - positions in the far - month contracts. - **Outlook**: Short - term oscillation [22]. 3.1.6 Urea - **Viewpoint**: Export information has been finalized, market sentiment has cooled down, and the futures price may decline. - **Main Logic**: The export information did not meet market expectations, and combined with weak downstream demand, the futures price is under pressure. - **Outlook**: The futures price may decline in the short term, and attention should be paid to the further implementation of export information [23]. 3.1.7 Ethylene Glycol - **Viewpoint**: The port inventory continues to accumulate, and the price is under pressure. - **Main Logic**: Coal - based plants are restarting, and delayed imported goods have led to port inventory accumulation. With weak supply - demand drivers, the price will remain low. - **Outlook**: The price will oscillate within a range, and there is an expectation of an inventory inflection point [17]. 3.1.8 PX - **Viewpoint**: Lack of drivers and guidance, maintaining oscillating consolidation. - **Main Logic**: The futures price oscillates, the cost end lacks guidance, and the supply - demand pattern has limited marginal changes. - **Outlook**: Oscillation [11]. 3.1.9 PTA - **Viewpoint**: Limited drivers, low - level consolidation for observation. - **Main Logic**: Multiple plants have short - term shutdowns and restarts, and the inventory has decreased. However, due to sufficient spot liquidity, the profit repair is limited. - **Outlook**: Oscillation, focusing on the implementation of large - scale plant maintenance at the beginning of August [12]. 3.1.10 Short - Fiber - **Viewpoint**: Both supply and demand increase, with a slight reduction in inventory. - **Main Logic**: The price follows the upstream raw materials, the factory load increases slightly, and downstream demand leads to a slight reduction in inventory. - **Outlook**: The processing fee is weakly stable, and there is an expectation of inventory accumulation in the long - term, and the absolute price follows the raw materials [19]. 3.1.11 Bottle - Chip - **Viewpoint**: The price is passively following, maintaining low - level consolidation. - **Main Logic**: The price follows the upstream polyester raw materials, with weak supply - demand drivers and a decline in processing fees. - **Outlook**: The processing fee has support at the bottom, and the absolute price follows the raw materials [20]. 3.1.12 PP - **Viewpoint**: The impacts of oil and coal are differentiated, and PP oscillates. - **Main Logic**: The coal end has a short - term boosting effect, while the oil price oscillates weakly. The supply side has pressure, and the demand side is in the off - season. - **Outlook**: Short - term oscillation [28]. 3.1.13 Propylene - **Viewpoint**: The PP - PL spread around 600 is relatively reasonable, and PL oscillates in the short term. - **Main Logic**: Propylene enterprise inventories are controllable, and the price follows the fluctuations of PP and methanol. - **Outlook**: Short - term oscillation [29]. 3.1.14 Plastic - **Viewpoint**: The maintenance support is general, and plastic oscillates. - **Main Logic**: The oil price oscillates weakly, the macro - end has capital games, the supply side has pressure, and the demand side is in the off - season. - **Outlook**: The 09 contract oscillates in the short term [27]. 3.1.15 Pure Benzene - **Viewpoint**: Lack of drivers, pure benzene oscillates weakly. - **Main Logic**: The macro - sentiment has declined, the price of crude oil has fluctuated, and the concentrated production of upstream and downstream plants has affected the supply - demand relationship. - **Outlook**: In August, the supply increases, but there is new downstream production, and the balance sheet is expected to have a slight reduction in inventory [14]. 3.1.16 Styrene - **Viewpoint**: Inventory continues to accumulate, and styrene oscillates weakly. - **Main Logic**: The downstream restocking is not sustainable, the supply has increased, and the market is worried about the fundamentals. - **Outlook**: The price may oscillate slightly weakly [16]. 3.1.17 PVC - **Viewpoint**: Strong expectation but weak reality, PVC mainly oscillates. - **Main Logic**: The macro - sentiment is optimistic, but the fundamentals are under pressure, with an expected increase in production and stable downstream demand. - **Outlook**: The futures price oscillates [31]. 3.1.18 Caustic Soda - **Viewpoint**: The spot price is accelerating its decline, and the futures price is running weakly. - **Main Logic**: The macro - sentiment is optimistic, but the fundamentals show an increase in supply and a slow increase in demand, with inventory accumulation pressure. - **Outlook**: The spot price is accelerating its decline, and short - positions can take profits at low levels [32]. 3.2 Variety Data Monitoring 3.2.1 Energy and Chemical Daily Indicator Monitoring - **Cross - Period Spread**: Different varieties have different cross - period spread values and changes, such as Brent M1 - M2 with a latest value of 0.61 and a change of - 0.01 [34]. - **Basis and Warehouse Receipts**: Each variety has corresponding basis and warehouse receipt data, for example, the basis of asphalt is 232 with a change of 11, and the warehouse receipt is 76650 [35]. - **Cross - Variety Spread**: There are different cross - variety spread values and changes, such as the 1 - month PP - 3MA spread with a latest value of - 385 and a change of 4 [37]. 3.2.2 Chemical Basis and Spread Monitoring - Although the report lists various varieties such as methanol, urea, etc., no specific data or analysis content is provided in the given text.