Report Industry Investment Rating - RU and NR are rated neutral. BR is also rated neutral [7] Core Viewpoints - For natural rubber, due to Sino - US tariff game, demand expectations are weakening, making futures prices weaker while the spot market remains firm due to slowed domestic arrivals. With reduced rainfall in domestic production areas, raw material prices are falling. Thai production areas may see increased cup - rubber supply later. Although downstream tire factory开工率 is rising and exports are resilient, overall domestic supply - demand is expected to become looser and inventory reduction may slow down. Currently, the valuations of RU and NR are low, and prices are expected to move within a range [7] - For butadiene rubber, in late October, more upstream butadiene rubber plant overhauls in China may reduce supply and support prices. Downstream tire factory开工率 is rising and exports are resilient. Supply - demand may improve, and raw material prices are expected to be stable. Surrounding natural rubber prices also provide bottom - support. However, high current inventories may limit the rebound space, and prices are expected to be more likely to rise than fall this week [7] Market News and Data Futures - The closing price of the RU main contract was 14,810 yuan/ton, up 115 yuan/ton from the previous day; the NR main contract was 12,180 yuan/ton, down 45 yuan/ton; the BR main contract was 10,840 yuan/ton, down 85 yuan/ton [1] Spot - The Shanghai market price of Yunnan - produced whole latex was 14,200 yuan/ton, up 100 yuan/ton. The price of Thai mixed rubber in Qingdao Free Trade Zone was 14,550 yuan/ton, unchanged. The price of Thai 20 - grade standard rubber was 1,830 US dollars/ton, unchanged; the price of Indonesian 20 - grade standard rubber was 1,730 US dollars/ton, down 10 US dollars/ton. The ex - factory price of BR9000 from PetroChina Qilu Petrochemical was 11,200 yuan/ton, unchanged; the market price of BR9000 in Zhejiang Transfar was 10,900 yuan/ton, unchanged [1] Market Information Heavy - Truck Sales - In September 2025, China's heavy - truck market sales were about 105,000 vehicles (wholesale, including exports and new energy), up about 82% year - on - year and 15% month - on - month, hitting a new high for the same period in recent years [2] Natural Rubber Imports - In September 2025, China's natural rubber imports were 595,900 tons, up 14.41% month - on - month and 20.92% year - on - year. From January to September 2025, the cumulative import volume was 4.7172 million tons, up 19.65% year - on - year [2] Automobile Production and Sales - In September 2025, China's automobile production and sales were 3.276 million and 3.226 million vehicles respectively, up 16.4% and 12.9% month - on - month, and 17.1% and 14.9% year - on - year. For the first time in history, automobile production and sales in the same period exceeded 3 million vehicles, and the monthly year - on - year growth rate has remained above 10% for 5 consecutive months [3] Rubber Tire Exports - In the first three quarters of 2025, China's rubber tire exports reached 7.28 million tons, up 5% year - on - year; the export value was 127.7 billion yuan, up 4.2% year - on - year. Among them, the export volume of new pneumatic rubber tires was 7.02 million tons, up 4.7% year - on - year; the export value was 122.7 billion yuan, up 4% year - on - year. In terms of the number of tires, the export volume was 534.91 million, up 5.4% year - on - year. The export volume of automobile tires was 6.22 million tons, up 4.5% year - on - year; the export value was 105.5 billion yuan, up 3.6% year - on - year [3] Market Analysis Natural Rubber Spot and Spreads - On October 20, 2025, the RU basis was - 610 yuan/ton (- 15), the spread between the RU main contract and mixed rubber was 260 yuan/ton (+ 115), the import profit of smoked sheet rubber was - 3,197 yuan/ton (+ 189.37), the NR basis was 801.00 yuan/ton (+ 42.00); the price of whole latex was 14,200 yuan/ton (+ 100), the price of mixed rubber was 14,550 yuan/ton (+ 0), the price of 3L spot was 14,950 yuan/ton (+ 50). The STR20 was quoted at 1,830 US dollars/ton (+ 0), the spread between whole latex and 3L was - 750 yuan/ton (+ 50); the spread between mixed rubber and styrene - butadiene rubber was 3,250 yuan/ton (+ 0) [4] Raw Materials - The price of Thai smoked sheet was 57.37 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.22), the price of Thai glue was 54.10 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.00), the price of Thai cup lump was 50.45 Thai baht/kg (+ 0.25), the spread between Thai glue and cup lump was 3.65 Thai baht/kg (- 0.25) [4] 开工率 - The开工率 of all - steel tires was 63.96% (+ 22.43%), and the开工率 of semi - steel tires was 71.07% (+ 28.92%) [5] Inventory - The social inventory of natural rubber was 1,112,557 tons (- 122,953.00), the inventory of natural rubber in Qingdao Port was 461,188 tons (- 125,451), the RU futures inventory was 135,000 tons (- 9,390), and the NR futures inventory was 40,119 tons (- 1,210) [5] Butadiene Rubber Spot and Spreads - On October 20, 2025, the BR basis was 60 yuan/ton (+ 85), the ex - factory price of butadiene from Sinopec was 8,600 yuan/ton (+ 0), the price of BR9000 from Qilu Petrochemical was 11,200 yuan/ton (+ 0), the price of BR9000 in Zhejiang Transfar was 10,900 yuan/ton (+ 0), the price of private butadiene rubber in Shandong was 10,700 yuan/ton (- 50), the import profit of butadiene rubber in Northeast Asia was - 1,963 yuan/ton (+ 168) [6] 开工率 - The开工率 of high - cis butadiene rubber was 74.82% (+ 0.13%) [6] Inventory - The inventory of butadiene rubber traders was 4,860 tons (- 840), and the inventory of butadiene rubber enterprises was 27,900 tons (+ 1,300) [6]
化工日报：到港量少，国内青岛港口库存继续下降-20251021
Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-10-21 02:13