PVC周报：仓单再创新高，低位震荡-20251117

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - This week, PVC bottomed out and rebounded, with a three - consecutive - week decline in the weekly line, and the main contract hit a new low for the year. The fundamentals are weakly difficult to change, and attention should be paid to capital dynamics. The cost support is expected to strengthen, and there may be phased low - buying opportunities due to short - covering [3][4]. - For PVC, short - term absolute prices are undervalued. One can participate in the rebound with a light position according to capital dynamics, and industrial customers can sell hedging on rallies. For烧碱 (caustic soda), the supply is expected to increase in November - December, and attention should be paid to the demand situation [4][5]. 3. Summaries by Directory PVC行情回顾 (PVC Market Review) - This week, PVC bottomed out and rebounded, with a three - consecutive - week decline in the weekly line. It opened flat at 4613 at the beginning of the week, then rose and fell back, hitting a weekly low of 4560 on Thursday night and rebounding. It closed at 4608, down 3 points or 0.6% from last week, with an amplitude of 75 points [3][9]. - The monthly spread weakened slightly, the basis remained stable, the warehouse receipt hit a new high, the position volume remained at a high level in the same period, the profit of a single variety's loss widened, and the profit of the northwest chlor - alkali integration was compressed [10][12][14][16][18]. 基本面分析 (Fundamental Analysis) Supply - This week, PVC output was 480,000 tons (a week - on - week decrease of 14,000 tons), and the capacity utilization rate was 78.5%. Next week, the planned volume of device maintenance is small, and the output is expected to pick up [26]. Demand - Currently, the downstream operating rate is around 50%. From January to September 2025, the cumulative year - on - year decline in apparent consumption was 1.7%, and in September, the apparent consumption was 1.7 million tons (a year - on - year increase of 1.4%) [29]. - From January to September 2025, the cumulative year - on - year declines in the new construction/construction/completion/sales areas of real estate were - 18.9%/ - 9.4%/ - 15.3%/ - 5.5%. The declines in new construction and completion areas narrowed, while those in construction and sales areas continued to expand [32]. Export - From January to September 2025, the PVC export volume was 2.92 million tons (a year - on - year increase of 980,000 tons, a cumulative year - on - year increase of 51%). In September, the export volume was 350,000 tons (including 160,000 tons to India) [35]. Inventory - As of Thursday this week, the PVC enterprise inventory was 320,000 tons (a week - on - week decrease of 25,000 tons), and the upstream enterprise pre - sales volume was 70 (a week - on - week decrease of 4) [38]. - As of Thursday this week, the small - sample social inventory of PVC was 530,000 tons (a week - on - week decrease of 13,000 tons), and the large - sample social inventory was 950,000 tons (a week - on - week decrease of 13,000 tons, a year - on - year increase of 200,000 tons) [41]. 烧碱行情回顾 (Caustic Soda Market Review) - In terms of supply, the caustic soda production is expected to increase in November - December. Regarding demand, relevant data sources are provided, but specific demand analysis is not detailed in the given content. Also, information on caustic soda inventory and export volume is provided, but no in - depth analysis is given [46].