建信期货沥青日报-20250807

Report Information - Report Title: Asphalt Daily Report [1] - Report Date: August 7, 2025 [2] Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - The supply growth of asphalt is relatively limited, and the demand is in the peak season, but the actual performance remains to be observed. Considering the performance of oil prices, it is expected that the unilateral price of asphalt will mainly fluctuate. In terms of arbitrage, consider going long on the crack spread after the upward trend of oil prices slows down [7] Section Summaries 1. Market Review and Operation Suggestions - Futures market: For BU2509, the opening price was 3527 yuan/ton, the closing price was 3555 yuan/ton, the highest was 3559 yuan/ton, the lowest was 3527 yuan/ton, the increase was 0.34%, and the trading volume was 4.92 million lots. For BU2510, the opening price was 3516 yuan/ton, the closing price was 3529 yuan/ton, the highest was 3530 yuan/ton, the lowest was 3505 yuan/ton, the increase was 0.17%, and the trading volume was 13.44 million lots [6] - Spot market: The spot prices of asphalt in North China, Shandong, and Sichuan-Chongqing markets declined, while that in South China market increased, and the prices in other regions remained stable. The overall trend of crude oil prices and asphalt futures was weak, and the spot market of asphalt was filled with strong wait-and-see sentiment [6] - Supply: Qilu Petrochemical, Henan Fengli, and Jiangsu Xinhai will resume asphalt production in early August, and the plant operating rate will rebound at the beginning of the month. The total planned asphalt production of domestic refineries in August is 2.433 million tons [6] - Demand: It is expected that the demand will continue to recover, but the extent remains to be observed. In August, precipitation in North China and Northeast China is still relatively high, but the overall weather conditions have improved. Coupled with the rush demand of some projects, it is generally beneficial to demand [6] 2. Industry News - Shandong market: The mainstream transaction price of 70 Grade A asphalt was 3550 - 3970 yuan/ton, a decrease of 10 yuan/ton compared with the previous working day. International oil prices and asphalt futures continued to be weak, and downstream receiving sentiment was cautious. Refineries and traders continued to lower their quotes, driving down the market price. The maintenance of Lanqiao Petrochemical was postponed, and some refineries planned to switch to asphalt production, so the supply of resources in Shandong was relatively abundant [8] - South China market: The mainstream transaction price of 70 Grade A asphalt was 3580 - 3630 yuan/ton, an increase of 10 yuan/ton compared with the previous working day. The asphalt futures price fluctuated at a low level, and there were low-price contract resources traded by spot-futures traders. In addition, Jingbo Hainan warehouse released forward contracts, and the market contract volume was relatively abundant. However, there was concentrated rainfall in South China recently, and the rigid demand was weak. Traders mainly held up prices, and the spot quotation was 3580 - 3600 yuan/ton [8] 3. Data Overview - The report provides data charts on asphalt daily operating rate, Shandong asphalt comprehensive profit, asphalt crack spread, asphalt social inventory, asphalt manufacturer inventory, and asphalt warehouse receipts, with data sources from Wind and the Research and Development Department of CCB Futures [9][14][20]