China Post Securities·2025-08-04 06:33Industry Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform" [2] Core Views - The report emphasizes the focus on leading chemical companies such as Wanhua Chemical, Yangnong Chemical, and Hualu Hengsheng, while also highlighting the need to prevent excessive competition in sectors like silicon materials and pesticides [5][6] - The basic chemical sector has shown a decline of 1.46% this week, outperforming the CSI 300 index, which declined by 1.75% [6][19] Summary by Sections Industry Overview - The closing index for the basic chemical sector is at 3727.14, with a weekly high of 3806.19 and a low of 2687.54 [2] Weekly Market Performance - The basic chemical sector has a year-to-date performance of 7.87%, underperforming the CSI 300 index, which has a gain of 19.74% [19] - This week, the top gainers in the basic chemical sector include Siquan New Materials (up 50.75%), Shangwei New Materials (up 39.37%), and Tiancheng Technology (up 28.83%) [19][20] Price Movements - Key products that saw price increases include chicken seedlings (up 31.86%), oxalic acid (up 14.29%), and liquid chlorine (up 12.72%) [9][25] - Conversely, PVDF powder saw a significant price drop of 15.38%, along with other products like TMA and industrial-grade lithium carbonate [10][27] Investment Recommendations - The report suggests a focus on leading companies in the chemical sector, particularly in the silicon material and pesticide markets, to mitigate risks associated with excessive competition [5][6] - Specific investment ratings for key companies include: - Wanhua Chemical: Buy, closing price 60.9, market cap 190.71 billion [12] - Yangnong Chemical: Buy, closing price 68.0, market cap 27.55 billion [12] - Hualu Hengsheng: Buy, closing price 23.8, market cap 50.62 billion [12]