黑色建材日报：市场情绪回暖，钢价震荡偏强-20251028

Group 1: Market Analysis of Glass and Soda Ash - Glass: The glass futures market showed narrow - range fluctuations. Downstream sentiment was cautious, with mainly rigid - demand purchases. The supply - demand contradiction was significant, inventory pressure increased, and the market share of glass factories was squeezed by futures - cash traders. With the approaching end of the consumption peak season and the possibility of some production lines resuming, the glass price is expected to remain weak. Attention should be paid to changes in glass production lines [1]. - Soda Ash: The soda ash futures market also had narrow - range fluctuations. Downstream demand was mainly for rigid needs. The supply - demand contradiction persisted, with an expected increase in supply, resilient rigid demand, and weakened speculative demand. De - stocking pressure would last throughout the year. Focus on supply changes and downstream demand [1]. Group 2: Strategies for Glass and Soda Ash - Glass: The strategy is to expect a weak and fluctuating trend [2]. - Soda Ash: The strategy is to expect a weak and fluctuating trend [2]. Group 3: Market Analysis of Silicomanganese and Ferrosilicon - Silicomanganese: The silicomanganese futures market rose following the overall black - series market. There was strong wait - and - see sentiment in the spot market at the beginning of the week, with few spot quotations. Although losses of silicomanganese enterprises increased, production remained high, and de - stocking pressure was large. The price is expected to fluctuate with the sector. Attention should be paid to cost support and regional policies. The 6517 silicomanganese price in the northern market was 5580 - 5680 yuan/ton, and in the southern market, it was 5650 - 5700 yuan/ton [3]. - Ferrosilicon: The main contract of ferrosilicon futures had a small increase after consolidation. The spot market sentiment was flat, with most cautious operations. Ferrosilicon enterprises had high production and high inventory, and demand was expected to weaken. Despite continuous losses, production was not effectively curbed, and the weak fundamental situation was difficult to reverse. The short - term price is expected to follow the sector. Monitor changes in coal and electricity prices at the cost end and regional policies. The cash - inclusive ex - factory price of 72 - grade ferrosilicon natural lumps in the main production areas was 5150 - 5200 yuan/ton, and the price of 75 - grade ferrosilicon was 5750 - 5800 yuan/ton [3]. Group 4: Strategies for Silicomanganese and Ferrosilicon - Silicomanganese: The strategy is to expect a fluctuating trend [4]. - Ferrosilicon: The strategy is to expect a fluctuating trend [4]. Group 5: Graphs and Their Information - The report includes multiple graphs showing various aspects such as the spot and futures prices, cost, profit, and basis of steel products (including rebar, hot - rolled coil), iron ore, coke, coking coal, soda ash, glass, power coal, silicomanganese, and ferrosilicon [5].