政策支持，化工板块全线拉升！券商：反内卷有望重估中国化工行业

Group 1 - The A-share market experienced fluctuations on January 20, with the Shanghai Composite Index briefly falling below 4100 points, the Shenzhen Component testing the 14000-point support, and the ChiNext Index dropping below 3300 points [1] - The chemical industry chain saw a significant rise, with the polyurethane sector leading the gains, and the sector index increasing over 2%, reaching a historical high [1] - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with other departments, issued guidelines to expand zero-carbon factory construction to the petrochemical and chemical industries, providing policy support for green transformation and high-quality development [1] Group 2 - Recent monitoring data from the Lianyungang Development and Reform Commission indicated that chemical product prices have shown an overall trend of "more increases than decreases," with 11 out of 16 monitored products rising in price [2] - Significant price increases were reported for sulfur, sulfuric acid, and bromine, with respective increases of 116.5%, 111.86%, and 64.84% expected by 2025 [3] - Guohai Securities suggested that the re-evaluation of the Chinese chemical industry could lead to a substantial slowdown in global capacity expansion, potentially transforming the industry from a cash-consuming entity to a cash-generating one, with a focus on sectors like petrochemicals, coal chemicals, organic silicon, phosphate chemicals, and glyphosate [3]