Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2) Core Viewpoints of the Report - The pulp market shows a situation of increasing supply volume and decreasing price on the supply - side, weak support from the demand - side, and a de - stocking trend in inventory. The pulp futures are expected to fluctuate widely between 5100 - 5400 [1][2]. 3) Summary by Related Catalogs Pulp Price Data - **Futures Prices**: On August 1, 2025, SP2601 was 5416 with a daily decrease of 2.80% and a weekly decrease of 0.11%; SP2605 was 5364 with a daily decrease of 0.48% and a weekly increase of 0.22%; SP2509 was 5186 with a daily decrease of 0.88% and a weekly decrease of 6.05% [1]. - **Spot Prices**: On August 1, 2025, the spot price of coniferous pulp Silver Star was 5850, unchanged daily and down 1.18% weekly; Russian coniferous pulp was 5300, unchanged daily and down 3.64% weekly; broad - leaf pulp Goldfish was 4120, unchanged daily and down 0.72% weekly [1]. - **Outer - disk Quotes and Import Costs**: In terms of outer - disk quotes (in dollars), Chilean Silver Star was 720, down 2.70% month - on - month; Chilean Star was 500, down 10.71% month - on - month; Chilean Venus was 620, unchanged month - on - month. In terms of import costs, Chilean Silver Star was 5884, down 2.68% month - on - month; Chilean Star was 4101, down 10.60% month - on - month; Chilean Venus was 5073, unchanged month - on - month [1]. Pulp Fundamental Data - **Supply**: In June 2025, the import volume of coniferous pulp was 67.8 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 6.09%. The shipment volume of pulp to China in May increased by 3.3% month - on - month. The domestic production of broad - leaf pulp and chemimechanical pulp showed certain fluctuations. Chilean Arauco announced new July wood pulp outer - disk quotes, with an increase in supply volume and a decrease in price [1]. - **Inventory**: As of July 31, 2025, the inventory of mainstream pulp ports in China was 210.5 tons, a decrease of 3.8 tons from the previous period, a month - on - month decrease of 1.8%, showing a de - stocking trend [2]. - **Demand**: This week, the output of major finished paper decreased slightly, and the price of finished paper remained low, providing weak support for pulp [2]. Pulp Valuation Data - On August 1, 2025, the Russian needle basis was 114 with a quantile level of 0.858; the import profit of coniferous pulp Silver Star was - 34 with a quantile level of 0.545 [1]. Strategy This week, pulp futures returned to fundamental pricing and are expected to fluctuate widely between 5100 - 5400 [2].