Nanhua Futures(SH:603093) Nan Hua Qi Huo·2025-08-20 10:32Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core View of the Report - The current upward driver in the market mainly comes from the reduction of overseas supply of hardwood pulp, but this factor has basically been priced in. Port inventories are high and de - stocking is not smooth, with weak spot market transactions. Downstream demand is mainly for essential purchases, and paper mills' production profits are low, with a possibility of a lackluster peak season. The price difference between softwood and hardwood pulp continues to decline, and attention should be paid to the actual transaction price changes of hardwood pulp in the future. The strategy is to operate within a range, focusing on the support at the previous low, and lightly testing long positions near the previous low, with a stop - loss if it breaks through [4][5]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Price Forecast and Hedging Strategies - Price Range Forecast: The monthly price range forecast for pulp is 4900 - 5400 yuan/ton, with a current 20 - day rolling volatility of 19.03% and a historical percentile (3 - year) of 58.0% [2]. - Hedging Strategies: - Inventory Management: For enterprises with high softwood pulp inventories worried about price drops, they can short pulp futures (sp2509) with a 25% hedging ratio at an entry range of 5200 - 5300 yuan/ton to lock in profits and cover production costs [2]. - Procurement Management: For papermaking enterprises with low inventories looking to purchase based on orders, they can buy pulp futures (sp2509) with a 25% hedging ratio at an entry range of 4900 - 5100 yuan/ton to lock in procurement costs in advance [2]. 3.2 Core Contradictions - Futures and Spot Prices: The main contract closed at 5178 yuan/ton (-98). In the spot market, Shandong Yinxing was quoted at 5850 yuan/ton (+0), Shandong Russian Needle at 5200 yuan/ton (-100), and Shandong Jinyu at 4150 yuan/ton (-50). Chilean Arauco notified August prices, with a 50% reduction in supply for softwood pulp Yinxing at 720 US dollars/ton, hardwood pulp Mingxing at 520 US dollars/ton, and natural pulp Jinxing at 590 US dollars/ton. The spot market trading sentiment was poor, and downstream demand from paper mills remained weak [3]. 3.3 Market Data - Futures Contracts: On August 20, 2025, SP2509 was at 5096 yuan/ton (-100), SP2511 at 5136 yuan/ton (-42), and sp2601 at 5380 yuan/ton (-40) [8]. - Domestic Spot Prices: Prices of various types of pulp such as softwood and hardwood pulp showed different degrees of decline. For example, the price of Shandong Russian Needle decreased by 100 yuan/ton to 5200 yuan/ton, and the price of Shandong Jinyu decreased by 50 yuan/ton to 4150 yuan/ton [8]. - Domestic Finished Paper Average Prices: The prices of some finished papers such as white cardboard and offset paper decreased. White cardboard decreased by 2.29% to 4260 yuan/ton, and offset paper decreased by 2.92% to 5533.33 yuan/ton [8].