China Post Securities·2025-07-28 07:03Industry Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform" and is maintained [2] Core Viewpoints - The report emphasizes the importance of preventing inward competition and focuses on leading chemical companies, particularly in sectors like silicon materials and pesticides. Key companies to watch include Wanhua Chemical, Yangnong Chemical, and Hualu Hengsheng, with a focus on Li Min Co., Ltd. in the pesticide sector [5][6] Summary by Relevant Sections Industry Overview - The closing index for the basic chemical industry is 3782.32, with a weekly high of 3782.32 and a low of 2687.54 [2] - The basic chemical sector has outperformed the CSI 300 index by 2.34 percentage points this week, with a weekly increase of 4.03% compared to the CSI 300's 1.69% [6][19] Stock Performance - Notable stock performances include significant increases for companies such as: - Shangwei New Materials (up 97.37%) - Henghe Precision (up 64.42%) - Poly United (up 52.73%) [7][20] - Conversely, companies like Pioneer New Materials and Dazhongnan experienced declines of 11.67% and 9.90%, respectively [8][22] Commodity Price Movements - Key commodities that saw price increases include: - Chick seedlings (up 53.38%) - Industrial-grade lithium carbonate (up 15.38%) - Battery-grade lithium carbonate (up 15.15%) [9][25] - On the other hand, commodities such as PVDF powder and acrylic acid methyl ester saw declines of 10.34% and 9.47%, respectively [10][27] Key Company Earnings Forecasts and Investment Ratings - Selected companies and their investment ratings include: - Wanhua Chemical: Buy, closing price 63.0, market cap 197.16 billion, 2025E EPS 139.4, PE 14.1 [12] - Yangnong Chemical: Buy, closing price 68.2, market cap 27.63 billion, 2025E EPS 13.8, PE 20.0 [12] - Hualu Hengsheng: Buy, closing price 24.1, market cap 51.06 billion, 2025E EPS 40.5, PE 12.6 [12]