Bank of China Securities·2025-12-08 01:48Investment Rating - The report rates the chemical industry as "Outperform" [2] Core Views - The report highlights the following key points: 1) Focus on undervalued industry leaders; 2) The impact of "anti-involution" on the supply side of related sub-industries; 3) The increasing importance of self-sufficiency in electronic materials companies and certain new energy materials companies amid price increases [2][4] Industry Dynamics - In the week of December 1-7, 2025, among 100 tracked chemical products, 42 saw price increases, 29 saw price decreases, and 29 remained stable. 41% of products had month-on-month average prices rising, while 47% fell, and 12% remained unchanged [11][33] - International oil prices rose, with WTI crude oil futures closing at $60.08 per barrel, a weekly increase of 1.28%, and Brent crude at $63.75 per barrel, up 0.92% [34] - TDI prices increased to an average of 14,356 CNY/ton, up 3.84% week-on-week and 6.89% month-on-month [35] - DMC prices also rose to 13,700 CNY/ton, reflecting a 1.48% increase week-on-week and a 23.42% increase from the November 12 low [35] Investment Recommendations - As of December 7, 2025, the SW basic chemical industry P/E ratio (TTM excluding negative values) is 24.52, at the 75.42 percentile historically, while the P/B ratio is 2.24, at the 57.66 percentile [14] - The report recommends focusing on undervalued industry leaders, the impact of "anti-involution" on supply, and the importance of self-sufficiency in electronic materials and new energy materials [14] - Long-term investment themes include: 1) Demand recovery supported by policy, with continuous supply optimization; 2) Rapid development in downstream industries such as semiconductor materials and new energy materials; 3) Structural reforms in supply-side, focusing on high-performing sub-industries like fluorochemicals and agrochemicals [14] Key Stocks - Recommended stocks include Wanhua Chemical, Hualu Hengsheng, Satellite Chemical, and others [14] - December's "Golden Stocks" are Wanhua Chemical and Anji Technology [8]