【冠通期货研究报告】PVC日报：震荡上行-20260123

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints of the Report - PVC prices are oscillating upward, but the upward momentum is currently insufficient due to factors such as high inventory and weak demand [1] - The real - estate market is still in the adjustment phase, and its improvement will take time, which has a negative impact on PVC demand [1][5] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Market Analysis - The calcium carbide price in the upstream northwest region is stable. The PVC operating rate decreased slightly by 0.89 percentage points to 78.74%, at a neutral level in recent years. The downstream operating rate increased by 0.95 percentage points, but the order volume is poor, and the willingness to stock up is low [1] - There was a rush to export in the market due to the cancellation of export tax rebates, and the export orders increased significantly last week. However, as the export price rises, the trading resistance increases [1] - The social inventory continued to increase, remaining at a high level with significant inventory pressure. The chemical sector sentiment improved, while the comprehensive gross profit of chlor - alkali was under pressure, and some producers' operating expectations declined, but the current production decline is limited [1] Futures and Spot Market Conditions - The PVC2605 contract increased in positions and fluctuated upward, with a minimum price of 4,833 yuan/ton, a maximum price of 4,926 yuan/ton, and a final closing price of 4,921 yuan/ton, up 2.82%. The position volume increased by 3,467 lots to 1,069,269 lots [2] - On January 23rd, the mainstream price of calcium carbide - based PVC in the East China region rose to 4,635 yuan/ton. The futures closing price of the V2605 contract was 4,921 yuan/ton. The current basis was - 286 yuan/ton, weakening by 17 yuan/ton, and the basis was at a relatively low level [3] Fundamental Tracking - On the supply side, affected by companies such as Fujian Wanhua and Shaanxi Jintai, the PVC operating rate decreased by 0.89 percentage points to 78.74%. New production capacities from several companies, including Wanhua Chemical and Tianjin Bohua, were put into production in the second half of 2025, and Jiaxing Jiahua started trial production in December 2025 [4] - On the demand side, the real - estate market is in the adjustment phase. In 2025 from January to December, real - estate development investment was 827.88 billion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 17.2%. Various indicators such as sales area, new construction area, and completion area showed significant year - on - year declines. As of the week of January 18th, the weekly transaction area of commercial housing in 30 large - and medium - sized cities increased by 6.20% month - on - month but was still at the lowest level in recent years [5] - In terms of inventory, as of the week of January 22nd, the PVC social inventory increased by 2.92% month - on - month to 1.1775 million tons, 57.01% higher than the same period last year, and the inventory remained high [6]