尿素日报：下游复合肥情绪观望，尿素震荡-20251216

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - The spot price of urea has weakened, and downstream buyers are making purchases based on rigid demand. In the fourth quarter, gas - based urea plants began maintenance in December, and coal - based plants that were under maintenance have gradually resumed operations. All new production capacities in 2025 have been put into operation, and the daily urea output has slightly decreased. Currently, off - season storage purchases are ongoing. The operating rate of compound fertilizers in Northeast China continues to increase, but some plants in Hubei and other regions have insufficient operations due to raw material and weather factors, and the operating rate in Henan has decreased due to environmental protection. With the introduction of policies to ensure the supply of raw materials such as sulfur, sulfuric acid, and phosphate fertilizers, the sentiment in the compound fertilizer market has cooled. Melamine plants have resumed production, and the operating rate has rebounded, with rigid demand for purchases. As off - season storage progresses, factory inventories are being depleted, and port inventories are slightly increasing. The subsequent purchase rhythm will slow down. Currently, new orders are decreasing, and the spot price has been lowered in major regions, with downstream buyers adopting a wait - and - see attitude. Attention should be paid to the operating rate of compound fertilizers in Northeast China, the raw material purchase rhythm, the national off - season storage rhythm, and the sustainability of spot purchase sentiment [2] Summary by Directory 1. Urea Basis Structure - The report presents information on the market prices of small - particle urea in Shandong and Henan, the basis of Shandong and Henan main - continuous contracts, the price of the urea main - continuous contract, and the 1 - 5, 5 - 9, and 9 - 1 spreads [1][6][7] 2. Urea Production - It shows the weekly urea production and the loss of urea plant maintenance [20] 3. Urea Production Profit and Operating Rate - The report includes data on production costs, spot production profit, disk production profit, national capacity utilization rate, coal - based capacity utilization rate, and gas - based capacity utilization rate [25][26][28] 4. Urea Overseas Price and Export Profit - Information on the FOB price of small - particle urea in the Baltic Sea, the CFR price of large - particle urea in Southeast Asia, the FOB price of small - particle urea in China, the CFR price of large - particle urea in China, the difference between overseas and Chinese prices, and the export profit and disk export profit of urea is provided [31][35][40] 5. Urea Downstream Operating Rate and Orders - The operating rates of compound fertilizers and melamine, as well as the number of days of pending orders, are presented [56] 6. Urea Inventory and Warehouse Receipts - It shows the upstream factory inventory, port inventory, the number of days of raw material inventory of urea downstream manufacturers in Hebei, and the futures warehouse receipts, as well as the trading volume and open interest of the main contract [54][58][63] Market Analysis Price and Basis - On December 15, 2025, the closing price of the urea main contract was 1,629 yuan/ton (+4). The ex - factory price of small - particle urea in Henan was 1,670 yuan/ton (unchanged), in Shandong it was 1,700 yuan/ton (- 10), and in Jiangsu it was 1,680 yuan/ton (- 10). The price of small - block anthracite was 750 yuan/ton (unchanged). The basis in Shandong was 71 yuan/ton (- 14), in Henan it was 41 yuan/ton (- 24), and in Jiangsu it was 51 yuan/ton (- 14). The urea production profit was 170 yuan/ton (- 10), and the export profit was 844 yuan/ton (- 30) [1] Supply Side - As of December 15, 2025, the capacity utilization rate of enterprises was 81.85% (+0.08%). The total inventory of sample enterprises was 1.2342 million tons (- 56,300), and the inventory of port samples was 123,000 tons (+18,000). In the fourth quarter, gas - based urea plants began maintenance in December, and coal - based plants that were under maintenance have gradually resumed operations. All new production capacities in 2025 have been put into operation, and the daily urea output has slightly decreased [1][2] Demand Side - As of December 15, 2025, the capacity utilization rate of compound fertilizers was 40.62% (+0.09%), the capacity utilization rate of melamine was 61.86% (+0.20%), and the number of days of advance orders for urea enterprises was 6.94 days (- 0.41). Currently, off - season storage purchases are ongoing. The operating rate of compound fertilizers in Northeast China continues to increase, but some plants in Hubei and other regions have insufficient operations due to raw material and weather factors, and the operating rate in Henan has decreased due to environmental protection. With the introduction of policies to ensure the supply of raw materials such as sulfur, sulfuric acid, and phosphate fertilizers, the sentiment in the compound fertilizer market has cooled. Melamine plants have resumed production, and the operating rate has rebounded, with rigid demand for purchases [1][2] Strategy - Unilateral: Range - bound oscillation - Inter - delivery: Wait - and - see - Inter - commodity: None [3]