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1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report 2. Core Views of the Report - PVC: Since April 1st, the export tax rebate for PVC has been cancelled. Due to the ongoing international geopolitical conflicts, overseas cracking units have reduced their operations, tightening the supply of raw materials for ethylene - based PVC. The export outlook has improved, and export prices have risen significantly. Although the spot supply pressure from the cancellation of warehouse receipts in March is large, the cost - side pressure is still being transmitted, and the social inventory pressure has been somewhat relieved. The market sentiment is strong, and future trends need to focus on geopolitical changes, export order execution, downstream receiving rhythms, and device maintenance dynamics [3]. - Caustic Soda: Affected by international geopolitical conflicts, overseas chlor - alkali units may be forced to reduce their operations. This has led to an increase in export inquiries for domestic chlor - alkali products and a significant increase in export quotes. The price of 50% caustic soda has strengthened rapidly, and the price of 32% caustic soda has followed suit. The current caustic soda price is rising, and the inventory in Shandong and Jiangsu is decreasing. The overall sentiment in the caustic soda market is strong, and future trends need to focus on the actual execution of export orders and the price trend of 32% caustic soda [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Market News and Important Data PVC - Futures Price and Basis: The closing price of the PVC main contract is 6,251 yuan/ton (+376). The East China basis is - 271 yuan/ton (- 46), and the South China basis is - 121 yuan/ton (- 46) [1]. - Spot Price: The quotation of calcium carbide - based PVC in East China is 5,980 yuan/ton (+330), and in South China is 6,130 yuan/ton (+330) [1]. - Upstream Production Profit: The price of semi - coke is 685 yuan/ton (+0), the price of calcium carbide is 3,075 yuan/ton (+15), the calcium carbide profit is 237 yuan/ton (+15), the production gross profit of calcium carbide - based PVC is 193 yuan/ton (- 73), the production gross profit of ethylene - based PVC is - 433 yuan/ton (- 198), and the PVC export profit is 162.6 US dollars/ton (+6.4) [1]. - PVC Inventory and Operation: The in - factory inventory of PVC is 36.5 tons (- 1.2), the social inventory of PVC is 61.1 tons (- 2.1), the operation rate of calcium carbide - based PVC is 84.39% (+2.50%), the operation rate of ethylene - based PVC is 65.85% (- 5.15%), and the overall PVC operation rate is 78.61% (+0.12%) [1]. - Downstream Order Situation: The pre - sales volume of production enterprises is 78.4 tons (- 30.8) [1]. Caustic Soda - Futures Price and Basis: The closing price of the SH main contract is 2,634 yuan/ton (+90), and the basis of 32% liquid caustic soda in Shandong is - 422 yuan/ton (- 31) [1]. - Spot Price: The quotation of 32% liquid caustic soda in Shandong is 708 yuan/ton (+19), and the quotation of 50% liquid caustic soda is 1,370 yuan/ton (+70) [2]. - Upstream Production Profit: The single - product profit of caustic soda in Shandong is 1,204 yuan/ton (+59), the comprehensive profit of chlor - alkali in Shandong (0.8 tons of liquid chlorine) is 689.3 yuan/ton (+139.4), the comprehensive profit of chlor - alkali in Shandong (1 ton of PVC) is 934.29 yuan/ton (+378.38), and the comprehensive profit of chlor - alkali in the Northwest (1 ton of PVC) is 2,240.33 yuan/ton (+100.00) [2]. - Caustic Soda Inventory and Operation: The inventory of liquid caustic soda factories is 50.00 tons (- 3.00), the inventory of flake caustic soda factories is 2.60 tons (- 0.30), and the operation rate of caustic soda is 83.90% (- 1.40%) [2]. - Caustic Soda Downstream Operation: The operation rate of alumina is 82.48% (- 0.24%), the operation rate of dyeing in East China is 52.57% (+2.42%), and the operation rate of viscose staple fiber is 88.97% (- 1.17%) [2]. Market Analysis PVC - Supply: Overseas ethylene - based PVC units have reduced their operations, and domestic ethylene - based enterprises also face raw material supply limitations. Calcium carbide - based PVC has increased its load due to improved profits [3]. - Demand: Downstream operations are gradually recovering. Although the spot supply pressure from the cancellation of warehouse receipts in March is large, the social inventory pressure has been somewhat relieved [3]. - Cost: Due to geopolitical conflicts, the cost of ethylene - based raw materials has increased, and the cost - side pressure is still being transmitted [3]. Caustic Soda - Supply: The operation rate has decreased slightly. The willingness of enterprises to conduct maintenance in March has decreased due to rising prices [3]. - Demand: The operation of non - aluminum industries has recovered, with an increase in rigid demand procurement. The operation of alumina has decreased slightly, but the production expectation in Guangxi has improved [3]. - Profit: The price of liquid chlorine has risen, and the comprehensive profit of chlor - alkali has increased, while the cost support has weakened [3]. Strategy PVC - Single - sided: Oscillation [4] - Inter - period: Wait - and - see [4] - Inter - variety: None [4] Caustic Soda - Single - sided: Oscillation [5] - Inter - period: Wait - and - see [5] - Inter - variety: None [5]