Report Industry Investment Rating - RU and NR are cautiously bullish [5] - BR is neutral [6] Core Viewpoints - The upstream main producing areas at home and abroad are still in the rainy season, with limited raw material output and expected to maintain a strong price pattern. After the rain stops, the output may increase again. There is an expectation of an increase in the arrival volume at the end of August in China, and the Qingdao port is expected to face the pressure of re - accumulating inventory. However, the purchasing intention of downstream tire factories before the peak season also needs to be considered. It is expected that the domestic supply and demand will show a pattern of both prosperity in the later stage. In the short term, the price is expected to fluctuate strongly under the support of supply and the warm macro - atmosphere [5] - The upstream production of BR is stable and the inventory is low year - on - year. The improvement of downstream production profit is conducive to the increase of the operating rate. It is expected that the butadiene raw material will maintain a strong pattern, and the cost side of BR still has support. The upstream supply of BR is abundant, and the supply increases month - on - month as the number of overhaul devices decreases. The downstream demand is still in the off - season, and there is still pressure to accumulate inventory in the later stage. At present, the production of BR continues to be in a loss pattern, and the short - term firm price of the upstream butadiene raw material and the surrounding natural rubber prices support the lower price of BR [6] Summary by Related Catalogs Market News and Data - Futures: The closing price of the RU main contract was 15,905 yuan/ton, up 280 yuan/ton from the previous day; the NR main contract was 12,785 yuan/ton, up 275 yuan/ton; the BR main contract was 12,010 yuan/ton, up 350 yuan/ton [1] - Spot: The price of Yunnan - produced whole latex in the Shanghai market was 14,850 yuan/ton, up 150 yuan/ton. The price of Thai mixed rubber in the Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 14,850 yuan/ton, up 250 yuan/ton. The price of Thai 20 - grade standard rubber in the Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 1,840 US dollars/ton, up 35 US dollars/ton. The price of Indonesian 20 - grade standard rubber in the Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 1,785 US dollars/ton, up 40 US dollars/ton. The ex - factory price of BR9000 of PetroChina Qilu Petrochemical was 11,900 yuan/ton, unchanged from the previous day. The market price of BR9000 of Zhejiang Chuanhua was 11,900 yuan/ton, up 250 yuan/ton [1] Market Information - In July 2025, China's natural rubber imports were 474,800 tons, a month - on - month increase of 2.47% and a year - on - year decrease of 1.91%. From January to July 2025, the cumulative import volume was 3.6005 million tons, a cumulative year - on - year increase of 21.82% [2] - In the first seven months of 2025, the rubber export volume of Cote d'Ivoire was 908,487 tons, a 14.3% increase compared with 794,831 tons in the same period in 2024. In July alone, the export volume increased by 28.3% year - on - year and 28.5% month - on - month [2] - In the first seven months of 2025, China's rubber tire export volume reached 5.63 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 5.4%; the export value was 99.2 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 5.4%. From January to July, the export volume of automobile tires was 4.8 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.9%; the export value was 81.9 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 4.9% [2] - In July 2025, the heavy - truck market sold about 83,000 vehicles, including export and new - energy models, an increase of about 42% compared with 58,300 vehicles in the same period last year [2] - In July, China's commercial vehicle production and sales were 298,000 and 306,000 vehicles respectively, a year - on - year increase of 16.3% and 14.1%, in a state of restorative improvement. Affected by seasonal factors, they decreased by 15.8% and 17.1% month - on - month respectively. The recovery of logistics demand, the scrapping of old operating trucks, and the new - energy purchase subsidy policies promoted the mild recovery of the industry [3] - In the first half of 2025, the United States imported a total of 143.43 million tires, a year - on - year increase of 6.8%. Among them, the import of passenger car tires increased by 3% year - on - year to 84.89 million; the import of truck and bus tires increased by 10% year - on - year to 32.32 million; the import of aircraft tires decreased by 13% year - on - year to 132,000; the import of motorcycle tires increased by 22% year - on - year to 1.88 million; the import of bicycle tires increased by 5% year - on - year to 3.15 million [3] Market Analysis Natural Rubber - Spot and Spread: On August 25, 2025, the RU basis was - 1,055 yuan/ton (- 130), the spread between the RU main contract and the mixed rubber was 1,055 yuan/ton (+ 30), the import profit of smoked sheet rubber was - 3,612 yuan/ton (+ 149.53), the NR basis was 363.00 yuan/ton (+ 60.00); the whole latex was 14,850 yuan/ton (+ 150), the mixed rubber was 14,850 yuan/ton (+ 250), the 3L spot was 15,000 yuan/ton (+ 150). The STR20 was quoted at 1,840 US dollars/ton (+ 35), the spread between the whole latex and 3L was - 150 yuan/ton (+ 0); the spread between the mixed rubber and styrene - butadiene rubber was 2,550 yuan/ton (+ 250) [4] - Raw Materials: The price of Thai smoked sheet was 62.30 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.75), the price of Thai glue was 55.25 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.25), the price of Thai cup lump was 49.85 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.35), and the spread between Thai glue and cup lump was 5.40 Thai baht/kg (- 0.10) [4] - Operating Rate: The operating rate of all - steel tires was 64.97% (+ 2.35%), and the operating rate of semi - steel tires was 71.87% (+ 2.76%) [4] - Inventory: The social inventory of natural rubber was 1,285,363 tons (+ 7,504.00), the inventory of natural rubber in the Qingdao Port was 606,203 tons (- 10,528), the RU futures inventory was 178,470 tons (- 1,460), and the NR futures inventory was 44,857 tons (- 1,612) [5] Butadiene Rubber - Spot and Spread: On August 25, 2025, the BR basis was - 110 yuan/ton (- 50), the ex - factory price of butadiene of Sinopec was 9,400 yuan/ton (+ 0), the quoted price of BR9000 of Qilu Petrochemical was 11,900 yuan/ton (+ 0), the quoted price of BR9000 of Zhejiang Chuanhua was 11,900 yuan/ton (+ 250), the price of Shandong private butadiene rubber was 11,700 yuan/ton (+ 200), and the import profit of butadiene rubber in Northeast Asia was - 972 yuan/ton (+ 163) [5] - Operating Rate: The operating rate of high - cis butadiene rubber was 69.15% (+ 4.63%) [5] - Inventory: The inventory of butadiene rubber traders was 7,410 tons (+ 420), and the inventory of butadiene rubber enterprises was 23,200 tons (- 250) [5]
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Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-08-26 03:55