In September, the export situation of domestic liquid Caustic Soda market was slightly sluggish, and the number of enterprises publishing export quotations was limited, but the import performance of liquid caustic soda was abnormal, and the import volume increased more than the previous period; the fluctuation of flake caustic soda export market was limited, and the product export quotation was slightly adjusted, but the range was not large.
In September, the import volume of liquid caustic soda was 9463.65 tons, the cumulative import volume was 9751.94 tons, the import amount of that month was 2232800 US dollars, the cumulative import amount was 3.6827 million US dollars, the average import price of that month was 235.94 US dollars / ton, the cumulative average import price was 377.64 dollars / ton, the import volume increased 25184.95% year-on-year, 11815.45% month on month, 80.85% higher than the same period of last year.
The export volume of liquid caustic soda was 35964.81 tons, the cumulative export volume was 446354.73 tons, the export amount of the current month was 6.554 million US dollars, the accumulated export amount was 110.6559 million US dollars, the average export price of that month was 182.27 US dollars / ton, the cumulative average export price was 247.91 dollars / ton, the export volume decreased by 47.74% year-on-year, the export volume decreased by 16.29% month on month, and increased by 22.8% compared with the same period of last year.
At present, the external demand of liquid caustic soda has not changed significantly, the external counter-offer price is at a relatively low level, in addition to the sufficient supply of liquid caustic soda in the market, the domestic export orders of liquid caustic soda are relatively limited. At present, some liquid caustic soda export enterprises temporarily stop publishing spot export offer to the outside world and keep a wait-and-see attitude towards export business. In addition to some long-term single business, they mainly implement domestic market business.
In September, the import volume of liquid caustic soda increased sharply. The main source of liquid caustic soda was Indonesia, with an import volume of 9411.68 tons, and the average import price was about 219.09 US dollars / ton. The destination was Jiangsu port. According to the relevant importers and exporters, Indonesia's import source is relatively sudden. According to some people's analysis, it may be the source of China's export in the early stage, because the import price profit of 219 US dollars is limited.
In terms of export, the main liquid caustic soda export countries are Taiwan, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, with an average export price of 117-245 US dollars / ton. The domestic ports of export are distributed in Jiangsu, Shanghai and Shandong.
Recently, the export business of flake caustic soda has been affected by the adjustment of sea freight to a certain extent. At the same time, the change of exchange rate has a certain impact on the export offer. On the whole, the demand of foreign customers for solid caustic soda products has not improved significantly. Some solid caustic soda export enterprises still mainly carry out the preliminary orders, and the export business is discussed in a single way.
In September, the import volume of flake caustic soda was at a normal level. The main source of flake caustic soda was from Japan, with an import volume of 378.15 tons, and the average import price was about 692.67 US dollars / ton. The main destination was Guangdong and Jiangsu.
The average export price of caustic soda in Jiangsu, Kazakhstan and other countries is US $297-340 / T, mainly in the domestic export countries such as Vietnam and Brazil.
