Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document Core Viewpoints of the Report - This week, the stock and commodity markets both declined. Overseas, the expectation of US interest rate cuts was dashed, leading to a decline in US stocks and a contraction in global stock market liquidity. Domestically, economic data was weak, new energy negotiations were pending, and institutional portfolio adjustments contributed to the decline. In the fourth quarter, both policies and performance entered a lull, with a weak fundamental outlook and a lack of a clear narrative in the market. The market is more looking forward to the spring market. The soda ash market showed a weak trend as expected last week, with weekly lows approaching the June low. The soda ash futures price dropped significantly due to the cold repair expectation of float glass production lines on the demand side and the intensification of negative feedback. It is expected that the price will oscillate and recover next week, but the medium - term price range will still move down. For glass, the 01 contract price fell below 1000. Due to the cyclical downturn in the real estate market, the improvement in the spot - side fundamentals was limited, demand was weak, and the large mid - stream inventory was a major concern. The short - term focus is on the effect of manufacturers' price - for - volume strategy and daily sales data. If the terminal demand does not improve substantially, the glass price may still have room to decline. [15][24] Summary According to the Directory 1. Soda Ash Analysis 1.1 Soda Ash Supply - This week, soda ash production was 721,000 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 18,000 tons (- 2.5%). Both light and heavy soda decreased, with light soda down 4000 tons and heavy soda down 15,000 tons week - on - week. The decline in production was due to the reduced load of some devices such as Henan Junhua, Jiangsu Jingshen, etc., while Gansu Jinchang's production recovery offset part of the reduction. The raw salt price was stable, and the thermal coal price increased slightly. As of November 20, 2025, the theoretical profit (double - ton) of the soda ash by the Chinese joint - alkali process was - 153.50 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 28.50 yuan/ton, and the theoretical profit of the ammonia - alkali process was - 38.50 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 15 yuan/ton. [8] 1.2 Soda Ash Demand - This week, the apparent demand for soda ash was 784,000 tons, a week - on - week increase of 5.1%. The apparent demand for heavy soda was 416,000 tons (a week - on - week increase of 3.1%), and that for light soda was 368,000 tons (a week - on - week increase of 7.3%). The daily output of float glass was 158,200 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 900 tons per day, and the output of photovoltaic glass was stable at 89,000 tons. The futures price dropped significantly this week, mid - stream shipments were at a historical high, some heavy soda manufacturers in Qinghai lowered prices, while light soda sales were good, and prices increased by 20 - 50 yuan/ton in various regions. The weekly shipments of soda ash in the spot and futures markets were about 200,000 tons, a significant week - on - week increase. The delivery price in Shahe was about 1130 yuan/ton (a week - on - week decrease of 70 yuan), corresponding to SA01 - 30, and the basis strengthened. Currently, the mid - stream inventory is large, with a structural inventory build - up, but the overall inventory pressure is not great. With the weakening demand for float glass downstream and the stable coal price, the price has been weak recently. [11] 1.3 Soda Ash Inventory - Upstream: Soda ash factory inventory decreased to 1.644 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 63,000 tons. Among them, heavy soda inventory decreased by 20,000 tons, and light soda inventory decreased by 43,000 tons. In terms of regions, the factory inventory in the northwest decreased by 47,000 tons to 657,000 tons, and that in the southwest decreased by 1000 tons to 607,000 tons, while the inventory in the north increased by 3500 tons to 224,000 tons. Mid - stream: The mid - stream inventory decreased slightly, with the social inventory decreasing by 2% to 653,000 tons, and there were 0 warehouse receipts. Downstream: In float glass enterprises, 33% of the sample factories had a soda ash inventory of 20.87 days, a week - on - week decrease of 0.76 days. [14] 2. Glass Analysis 2.1 Glass Supply - The daily output of float glass was 158,200 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 900 tons per day, with a production line in the northeast shutting down. Currently, there are 222 operating production lines. According to the production cost calculation model of Longzhong Information, the weekly average profit of float glass using natural gas as fuel was - 206.84 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 19.14 yuan/ton; that using coal - gas as fuel was 25.79 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 25.47 yuan/ton; and that using petroleum coke as fuel was 8.52 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 24.00 yuan/ton. The contraction in supply is mainly driven by environmental protection policies rather than market self - clearing, which is difficult to fundamentally reverse the supply - demand pattern. If the price continues to fall, the number of production lines with cold repair plans before the Spring Festival may increase. [18] 2.2 Glass Demand - On the demand side, Hubei manufacturers lowered prices twice this week, and Shahe manufacturers lowered prices on Monday. According to Longzhong, after Minghong's price adjustment to 1040 yuan/ton, the sales - to - production ratio was still weak. Due to the cyclical downturn in the real estate market, the improvement in the spot - side fundamentals was limited, demand was weak, and the large mid - stream inventory was a major concern. As of November 17, 2025, the average order days of the national深加工 sample enterprises was 9.9 days, a week - on - week decrease of 8.9% and a year - on - year decrease of 24.2%. Since November, the average number of orders held by deep - processing samples in each region has decreased compared with the beginning of the month. The weak order situation has also led to some deep - processing factories having temporary holidays. Currently, the number of order days held by the surveyed deep - processing enterprises is mostly 2 - 5 days, with some orders scheduled for 7 - 15 days, and a few engineering orders with longer schedules. Near the end of the year, deep - processing enterprises still remain cautious about signing debt - related orders. This week (from November 7 to November 13, 2025), the operating rate of the Chinese LOW - E glass sample enterprises was 76.2%, a week - on - week increase of 1.7%. [21] 2.3 Glass Market Performance and Strategy - The price of the glass 01 contract fell below 1000. Due to the cyclical downturn in the real estate market, the improvement in the spot - side fundamentals was limited, demand was weak, and the large mid - stream inventory was a major concern. The rapid decline in the soda ash futures price this week weakened the cost support for glass. In terms of supply, the daily melting volume of glass was 158,200 tons. The short - term focus is on the effect of manufacturers' price - for - volume strategy and core daily sales data. If manufacturers in major production areas such as Hubei continue to lower prices but the terminal demand does not improve substantially and the sales - to - production ratio fails to recover, the glass price may still have room to decline. The trading volume of the glass 01 contract reached 1.99 million hands, a year - on - year increase of 86.6%. Attention should be paid to regulatory risks. As the near - month price falls, the market has started the cold repair expectation logic. Attention can be paid to the reverse - spread strategy and the strategy of going long on FG05 and short on SA05. It is expected that the market will enter an oscillation next week, and the medium - term trend is still weak. [24]
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Yin He Qi Huo·2025-11-24 06:49