1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided. 2. Report's Core View - In the stage of supply - demand game, pulp prices are expected to follow the overall market atmosphere, showing a short - term volatile trend. Supply contraction expectations are strengthening. If international pulp mills implement their production cut plans and domestic small and medium - sized pulp enterprises cut production passively due to losses, the marginal tightening of the supply side may support price recovery. The demand side has structural improvements. During the peak season of downstream base paper, it is expected to drive the recovery of base paper demand. If macro - consumption stimulus policies are implemented, it may catalyze the start of the restocking cycle [80]. 3. Summary According to Related Catalogs 3.1 Industry News - As of August 7, 2025, the pulp inventories in Changshu Port, Qingdao Port, and Gaolan Port in China showed a destocking trend, with a combined reduction of 57,000 tons in the mainstream port samples, a 2.7% month - on - month decrease, and the inventory was at a low level for the year [6]. - Brazil's Suzano announced that from August 6, 2025, its commercial pulp production in the next 12 months would decrease by about 3.5% compared to its annual nominal capacity, equivalent to a reduction of about 400,000 - 500,000 tons, about 1% of the global demand for 40 million tons of hardwood pulp. It also announced a $20/ton price increase in the Asian market in August 2025 [6]. 3.2 Market Data 3.2.1 Basis and Spread - On August 8, 2025, the basis of Silver Star was 688 yuan/ton, with a month - on - month increase of 3.61% and a year - on - year increase of 28.36%. The basis of Russian Needle was 58 yuan/ton, with a month - on - month decrease of 49.12% and a year - on - year decrease of 57.35%. The Silver Star - Russian Needle spread was 630 yuan/ton, with a month - on - month increase of 14.55% and a year - on - year increase of 57.50% [14]. - The 09 - 11 spread on August 8, 2025, decreased by 400.00% month - on - month, and the 11 - 01 spread decreased by 8.93% month - on - month [19]. 3.3 Fundamental Data 3.3.1 Price - The spread between Silver Star and Goldfish widened, while the spread between Russian Needle and Goldfish narrowed. On August 8, 2025, the Silver Star - Goldfish spread was 1,770 yuan/ton, a 2.31% month - on - month increase and a 73.53% year - on - year increase; the Russian Needle - Goldfish spread was 1,140 yuan/ton, a 3.39% month - on - month decrease and an 83.87% year - on - year increase [24][25]. - The import profits of both softwood and hardwood pulp decreased. On August 8, 2025, the import profit of softwood pulp (Silver Star) was - 37.64 yuan/ton, a 19.77% month - on - month increase and a 72.60% year - on - year increase; the import profit of hardwood pulp (Star) was - 13.08 yuan/ton, a 2848.53% month - on - month decrease and a 95.31% year - on - year increase [30][31]. - The price of imported softwood pulp declined, with the price of Russian Needle dropping. The price of imported hardwood pulp also decreased due to weak market demand. The prices of natural and chemimechanical pulp showed different trends [36][38][43]. 3.3.2 Supply - In June 2025, European port inventories increased month - on - month and year - on - year, and the global pulp out - bound volume increased month - on - month [46][47]. - In June 2025, the pulp import volume showed a differentiated trend. The import volume of softwood pulp decreased by 6.07% month - on - month, while that of hardwood pulp increased by 10.96% month - on - month [50][51]. 3.3.3 Demand - The capacity utilization rates of different types of finished paper varied. The capacity utilization rate of white cardboard decreased, that of double - offset paper increased, that of copperplate paper decreased, and that of household tissue paper was relatively stable [53][54][55]. - The prices of finished paper showed different trends. The price of white cardboard decreased slightly, the price of household tissue paper was range - bound, the prices of double - offset paper and copperplate paper were stable [56][60][61]. - The profits of finished paper were recovering. On August 8, 2025, the profits of white cardboard, household tissue paper, double - offset paper, and copperplate paper were 242 yuan/ton, 182.8 yuan/ton, - 14.74 yuan/ton, and 613.5 yuan/ton respectively, with varying month - on - month and year - on - year changes [66]. 3.3.4 Inventory - As of August 8, 2025, the total inventory of the five major ports (Qingdao, Changshu, Gaolan, Tianjin, and Rizhao) was 2.048 million tons, a 2.71% month - on - month decrease and a 15.84% year - on - year increase. All ports showed a destocking trend [76][77].