沥青周报：冠通期货研究报告-20251117

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant information provided 2. Core View of the Report - The asphalt market is in a state of weak shock. Factors such as reduced supply, weakened demand, and falling crude oil prices have jointly influenced the market, with the spot price being weak and the futures price showing a weak shock trend [3] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Supply - The asphalt production rate decreased by 0.7 percentage points to 29.0% week - on - week, 2.0 percentage points lower than the same period last year, at a relatively low level in recent years. Some refineries like Qilu Petrochemical and Shanghai Petrochemical switched to producing residue oil. It is planned that refineries such as Shandong Shengxing will also switch to residue oil production, and the asphalt production rate will remain low [3][19] - In November, the domestic asphalt production is expected to be 2.228 million tons, a decrease of 454,000 tons (16.9%) month - on - month and a decrease of 274,000 tons (11.0%) year - on - year [3] Demand - The start - up rates of most downstream asphalt industries were stable last week. The start - up rate of road asphalt decreased by 1 percentage point to 33%, slightly higher than the same period last year, restricted by funds and weather [3] - From January to September, the national highway construction investment decreased by 6.0% year - on - year. From January to October, the cumulative actual completed fixed - asset investment in the road transport industry decreased by 4.3% year - on - year. The infrastructure construction investment (excluding electricity) from January to October decreased by 0.1% year - on - year [27] - With the continuous decline in northern temperatures, road construction is gradually ending, and subsequent demand will further weaken. The increase in southern projects is limited [3] Market Conditions - As of the week of November 14, due to the reduced supply in North China, the national asphalt shipment volume decreased by 31.02% week - on - week to 213,000 tons, at a moderately low level [3][23] - The inventory - to - sales ratio of asphalt refineries increased slightly week - on - week but remained at the lowest level in the same period in recent years [3][29] - OPEC adjusted the global oil market from a shortage of 400,000 barrels per day in the third quarter of 2025 to a surplus of 500,000 barrels per day, and the pattern of crude oil supply surplus has become more widely recognized, leading to a decline in crude oil prices [3] - The forward low - price resources of refineries were released intensively. Recently, the basis of asphalt in Shandong has weakened and is currently at a neutral level. The spot price is weak, the market is cautious, and the asphalt futures price is in a weak shock [3] - The mainstream market price in Shandong dropped to 3,010 yuan/ton, and the basis of the asphalt 01 contract dropped to - 27 yuan/ton, at a neutral level [14]