Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment ratings for RU and NR are neutral, and the rating for BR is also neutral [8] Core Viewpoints - The cost - side support for natural rubber may continue, with domestic Qingdao port and social inventories showing a slight decline. Attention should be paid to the raw material procurement willingness of downstream factories during the upcoming traditional peak season [8] - For BR, production is expected to decline in September, but downstream demand is likely to pick up during the traditional peak season, leading to a slight improvement in the supply - demand situation. The inventory is expected to remain stable, and the cost - side support still exists [8] Market News and Data Futures - On the previous trading day's close, the RU main contract was at 15,960 yuan/ton, up 75 yuan/ton from the previous day; the NR main contract was at 12,735 yuan/ton, up 20 yuan/ton; the BR main contract was at 11,810 yuan/ton, down 75 yuan/ton [1] Spot - The Shanghai market price of Yunnan - produced whole latex was 15,050 yuan/ton, up 50 yuan/ton from the previous day. The Thai mixed rubber in Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 14,900 yuan/ton, up 20 yuan/ton. The Thai 20 - grade standard rubber in Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 1,845 US dollars/ton, up 5 US dollars/ton. The Indonesian 20 - grade standard rubber in Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 1,785 US dollars/ton, unchanged from the previous day. The ex - factory price of BR9000 from PetroChina Qilu Petrochemical was 12,100 yuan/ton, unchanged; the market price of BR9000 in Zhejiang Transfar was 11,800 yuan/ton, unchanged [1] Market Information Global Natural Rubber Supply and Demand - ANRPC's July 2025 report predicted that global natural rubber production in July would slightly decrease by 0.1% to 1.328 million tons, up 7.9% from the previous month; consumption would decrease by 4.1% to 1.246 million tons, down 0.3% from the previous month. In the first 7 months, the cumulative global natural rubber production was expected to increase by 0.1% to 7.477 million tons, while the cumulative consumption would decrease by 0.6% to 8.888 million tons [2] China's Heavy - Truck Market - In August 2025, China's heavy - truck market sales were about 84,000 units (wholesale basis, including exports and new energy), down 1% month - on - month and up about 35% year - on - year. From January to August, the cumulative sales in China's heavy - truck market were about 708,000 units, up about 13% year - on - year [2] Thailand's Natural Rubber Exports - In the first 7 months of 2025, Thailand's exports of natural rubber (excluding compound rubber) totaled 1.586 million tons, down 5% year - on - year. Among them, the export of standard rubber was 919,000 tons, down 15% year - on - year; the export of smoked sheet rubber was 227,000 tons, up 25% year - on - year; the export of latex was 431,000 tons, up 9% year - on - year. From January to July, Thailand's exports of natural rubber to China totaled 622,000 tons, up 7% year - on - year. The export of standard rubber to China was 398,000 tons, down 15% year - on - year; the export of smoked sheet rubber to China was 65,000 tons, up 306% year - on - year; the export of latex to China was 157,000 tons, up 65% year - on - year [2] China's Natural Rubber Imports - In July 2025, China's imports of natural rubber (including technical - grade rubber, latex, smoked sheet rubber, rubber in primary forms, mixed rubber, and compound rubber) were 474,800 tons, up 2.47% month - on - month and down 1.91% year - on - year. From January to July, the cumulative import volume was 3.6005 million tons, up 21.82% year - on - year [3] Cote d'Ivoire's Rubber Exports - In the first 7 months of 2025, Cote d'Ivoire's rubber exports totaled 908,487 tons, up 14.3% compared with the same period in 2024. In July alone, the export volume increased by 28.3% year - on - year and 28.5% month - on - month [3] China's Rubber Tire Exports - In the first 7 months of 2025, China's exports of rubber tires reached 5.63 million tons, up 5.4% year - on - year, and the export value was 99.2 billion yuan, up 5.4% year - on - year. From January to July, the export volume of automobile tires was 4.8 million tons, up 4.9% year - on - year, and the export value was 81.9 billion yuan, up 4.9% year - on - year [3] Market Analysis Natural Rubber Spot and Spreads - On September 4, 2025, the RU basis was - 910 yuan/ton (- 25), the spread between the RU main contract and mixed rubber was 985 yuan/ton (- 5), the import profit of smoked sheet rubber was - 3,293 yuan/ton (+ 54.64), the NR basis was 403.00 yuan/ton (+ 34.00); the price of whole latex was 15,050 yuan/ton (+ 50), the price of mixed rubber was 14,900 yuan/ton (+ 20), the price of 3L spot was 15,150 yuan/ton (+ 50). The STR20 was quoted at 1,845 US dollars/ton (+ 5), the spread between whole latex and 3L was - 100 yuan/ton (+ 0); the spread between mixed rubber and styrene - butadiene rubber was 2,400 yuan/ton (+ 20) [4] Raw Materials - The price of Thai smoked sheet was 61.35 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.06), the price of Thai latex was 55.80 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.20), the price of Thai cup lump was 52.05 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.75), and the spread between Thai latex and cup lump was 3.75 Thai baht/kg (- 0.55) [5][6] 开工率 - The operating rate of all - steel tires was 60.74% (- 4.15%), and the operating rate of semi - steel tires was 66.92% (- 4.05%) [7] Inventory - The social inventory of natural rubber was 1,264,898 tons (- 5,911.00), the inventory of natural rubber at Qingdao Port was 602,295 tons (- 3,908), the RU futures inventory was 178,640 tons (+ 170), and the NR futures inventory was 45,662 tons (+ 805) [7] 顺丁橡胶 Spot and Spreads - On September 4, 2025, the BR basis was - 60 yuan/ton (+ 75), the ex - factory price of butadiene from Sinopec was 9,500 yuan/ton (+ 0), the quoted price of BR9000 from Qilu Petrochemical was 12,100 yuan/ton (+ 0), the market price of BR9000 in Zhejiang Transfar was 11,800 yuan/ton (+ 0), the price of private - owned BR in Shandong was 11,650 yuan/ton (+ 0), and the import profit of BR in Northeast Asia was - 1,343 yuan/ton (+ 16) [7] 开工率 - The operating rate of high - cis BR was 76.16% (+ 0.31%) [7] Inventory - The inventory of BR traders was 7,260 tons (+ 640), and the inventory of BR enterprises was 24,650 tons (- 450) [7]
化工日报：下游轮胎厂开工率环比下降-20250905
Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-09-05 08:34