CMS·2025-11-17 09:04Investment Rating - The report maintains a positive outlook on the chemical industry, suggesting a focus on price increases and anti-involution products [1][5]. Core Insights - The chemical sector saw a 2.61% increase in the second week of November, outperforming the Shanghai Composite Index by 2.79 percentage points [2][13]. - Key recommended companies include those benefiting from rising lithium hexafluorophosphate prices and leading firms in the anti-involution trend [5]. Industry Performance - The chemical sector's dynamic PE ratio is 25.60, significantly above the average PE of 13.41 since 2015 [2][13]. - Among 27 sub-industries, five showed declines, with the top gainers being acrylic fiber (+15.18%) and nitrogen fertilizer (+9.19%) [3][18]. Price and Spread Trends - The top five products with the highest weekly price increases include liquid chlorine (+22.93%) and monochloromethane (+19.44%) [4][23]. - The largest price spread increases were seen in organic silicon DMC (+58.87%) and propylene (propane-based) (+45.69%) [4][44]. Inventory Changes - Significant inventory changes were noted, with polyester chips increasing by 8.93% and acetic acid by 6.69% [5][64]. Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on companies like Duofu Duo and Shenzhen New Star, which benefit from the high demand for lithium hexafluorophosphate, and Yun Tianhua, which is poised to gain from the strong phosphate chemical market [5].