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1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided 2. Core Views of the Report - Rubber: On Thursday, the domestic Shanghai rubber futures contract 2605 showed a trend of shrinking volume, increasing positions, fluctuating strongly, and slightly rising. The intraday price center slightly shifted up to around 15,320 yuan/ton and closed with a slight increase of 0.29% at 15,320 yuan/ton. The premium of the 1 - 5 month spread widened to 15 yuan/ton. Currently, the domestic rubber market is dominated by supply - demand fundamentals, and rubber prices are oscillating within a range [6]. - Methanol: On Thursday, the domestic methanol futures contract 2605 showed a trend of shrinking volume, reducing positions, fluctuating stably, and slightly rising. The price reached a maximum of 2,187 yuan/ton and a minimum of 2,152 yuan/ton, closing with a small increase of 1.40% at 2,174 yuan/ton. The discount of the 1 - 5 month spread narrowed to 42 yuan/ton. Driven by a slight rebound in domestic coal futures prices, methanol futures started to fluctuate and stabilize [7]. - Crude Oil: On Thursday, the domestic crude oil futures contract 2602 showed a trend of shrinking volume, reducing positions, fluctuating strongly, and slightly rebounding. The price reached a maximum of 432.5 yuan/barrel and a minimum of 425.1 yuan/barrel, closing with a small increase of 1.20% at 429.4 yuan/barrel. The conflict between the US and Venezuela has escalated, and Venezuelan crude oil faces the risk of restricted exports. The enhanced geopolitical premium drives the oil price to rebound, and short - term crude oil futures may temporarily stabilize [7]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs 3.1 Industry Dynamics 3.1.1 Rubber - As of December 14, 2025, the total inventory of natural rubber in bonded and general trade in Qingdao was 498,900 tons, a week - on - week increase of 10,200 tons or 2.08%. Bonded area inventory was 77,500 tons, an increase of 4.88%; general trade inventory was 421,400 tons, an increase of 1.58%. The inbound rate of Qingdao's natural rubber sample bonded warehouses increased by 2.42 percentage points, and the outbound rate decreased by 0.38 percentage points; the inbound rate of general trade warehouses decreased by 0.57 percentage points, and the outbound rate decreased by 0.52 percentage points [9]. - In the week of December 12, 2025, the capacity utilization rate of China's semi - steel tire sample enterprises was 70.14%, a week - on - week increase of 1.81 percentage points and a year - on - year decrease of 8.49 percentage points; the capacity utilization rate of all - steel tire sample enterprises was 64.55%, a week - on - week increase of 0.55 percentage points and a year - on - year increase of 6.07 percentage points. It is expected that the capacity utilization rate of tire sample enterprises will run steadily and weakly this week [9]. - In November 2025, China's automobile dealer inventory warning index was 55.6%, a year - on - year increase of 3.8 percentage points and a month - on - month increase of 3.0 percentage points. The inventory warning index was above the boom - bust line, and the prosperity of the automobile circulation industry declined. In November, China's logistics industry prosperity index was 50.9%, a month - on - month increase of 0.2 percentage points [10]. - In November 2025, China's heavy - truck market sold about 100,000 vehicles (wholesale, including exports and new energy), a month - on - month decrease of about 6% compared with October and a year - on - year increase of about 46% compared with 68,500 vehicles in the same period last year. From January to November this year, China's heavy - truck market had cumulative sales of more than 1 million vehicles, reaching 1.03 million, a year - on - year increase of about 26% [10]. 3.1.2 Methanol - As of the week of December 12, 2025, the average domestic methanol operating rate was maintained at 84.31%, a week - on - week increase of 0.57%, a month - on - month increase of 0.37%, and a year - on - year increase of 2.95%. The average weekly methanol output in China reached 2.0398 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 16,300 tons, a month - on - month increase of 63,700 tons, and a significant increase of 148,300 tons compared with 1.8915 million tons in the same period last year [11]. - As of the week of December 12, 2025, the domestic formaldehyde operating rate was maintained at 31.37%, a week - on - week increase of 0.03%. The dimethyl ether operating rate was maintained at 8.68%, a week - on - week increase of 0.48%. The acetic acid operating rate was maintained at 73.81%, a week - on - week increase of 6.53%. The MTBE operating rate was maintained at 59.12%, a week - on - week increase of 0.21%. The average operating load of domestic coal (methanol) to olefin plants was 82.06%, a week - on - week decrease of 0.76 percentage points and a month - on - month increase of 0.24% [11]. - As of December 18, 2025, the futures market profit of domestic methanol to olefins was - 205 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 86 yuan/ton and a month - on - month decrease of 507 yuan/ton [11]. - As of the week of December 12, 2025, the port methanol inventory in East and South China was maintained at 1.0201 million tons, a week - on - week decrease of 98,400 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 258,900 tons, and a significant increase of 88,400 tons compared with the same period last year. As of the week of December 17, 2025, the total inland methanol inventory in China was 391,200 tons, a week - on - week increase of 38,400 tons, a month - on - month increase of 32,500 tons, and a slight increase of 9,500 tons compared with 381,700 tons in the same period last year [12]. 3.1.3 Crude Oil - As of the week of December 12, 2025, the number of active oil drilling rigs in the US was 414, a week - on - week increase of 1 and a decrease of 68 compared with the same period last year. The average daily US crude oil output was 13.843 million barrels, a week - on - week decrease of 10,000 barrels per day and a year - on - year increase of 239,000 barrels per day, remaining at a historical high [12]. - As of the week of December 12, 2025, US commercial crude oil inventory (excluding strategic petroleum reserves) was 424.4 million barrels, a week - on - week decrease of 1.274 million barrels and a significant increase of 3.401 million barrels compared with the same period last year. The crude oil inventory in Cushing, Oklahoma was 20.862 million barrels, a week - on - week decrease of 742,000 barrels; the US strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) inventory was 412.2 million barrels, a week - on - week increase of 249,000 barrels. The US refinery operating rate was maintained at 94.8%, a week - on - week increase of 0.3 percentage points, a month - on - month increase of 4.8 percentage points, and a year - on - year increase of 3.0 percentage points [13]. - As of November 18, 2025, the average non - commercial net long positions in WTI crude oil were 69,176 contracts, a week - on - week increase of 8,792 contracts and a significant increase of 9,001 contracts or 14.96% compared with the October average of 60,175 contracts. As of December 9, 2025, the average net long positions of Brent crude oil futures funds were 113,859 contracts, a week - on - week decrease of 32,588 contracts and a significant decrease of 41,329 contracts or 26.63% compared with the November average of 155,188 contracts [13]. 3.2 Spot Price Table | Variety | Spot Price | Change from Previous Day | Futures Main Contract | Change from Previous Day | Basis | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shanghai Rubber | 15,050 yuan/ton | +0 yuan/ton | 15,320 yuan/ton | - 70 yuan/ton | - 270 yuan/ton | +70 yuan/ton | | Methanol | 2,150 yuan/ton | +23 yuan/ton | 2,174 yuan/ton | +18 yuan/ton | - 24 yuan/ton | - 18 yuan/ton | | Crude Oil | 392.2 yuan/barrel | +0.1 yuan/barrel | 429.4 yuan/barrel | +2.7 yuan/barrel | - 37.2 yuan/barrel | - 2.6 yuan/barrel | [14] 3.3 Related Charts - Rubber: Charts include rubber basis, 1 - 5 month spread, Shanghai Futures Exchange rubber futures inventory, Qingdao bonded area rubber inventory, all - steel tire operating rate trend, and semi - steel tire operating rate trend [15][16][17] - Methanol: Charts include methanol basis, 1 - 5 month spread, domestic port inventory, inland social inventory, methanol to olefin operating rate change, and coal - to - methanol cost accounting [26][28][30] - Crude Oil: Charts include crude oil basis, Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil futures inventory, US crude oil commercial inventory, US refinery operating rate, WTI crude oil net position change, and Brent crude oil net position change [38][40][42]