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Last five days 8-20 8-19 8-18 8-15 8-14

08-18 17:10

On August 18, the price of coke in the Xingtai market is planned to increase by 50 yuan/ton for tamping wet quenching and 55 yuan/ton for tamping dry quenching. After adjustment, the price for tamping and quenching is 1620 yuan/ton, and the ex-factory price is cash inclusive of tax. It will be implemented from 0:00 on August 19.

08-18 17:08

【Titanium Dioxide】

Longbai Group issued a letter announcing that starting from August 18, 2025, the sales price of various models of titanium dioxide will be increased by RMB 500/ton for various domestic customers and US$70/ton for various international customers based on the original price.

08-18 17:00

【Ferrosilicon】

The bidding price for ferrosilicon of a certain group: 5890 yuan/ton in Hubei, the quantity is 200 tons; 5900 yuan/ton in Jiangsu, the quantity is 66 tons; 6080 yuan/ton in Yunfu, Guangdong, the quantity is 400 tons; 6110 yuan/ton in Heyuan, Guangdong, the quantity is 200 tons; the total amount is 866 tons; all cash included tax arrived at the factory.

08-18 16:06

Data from the Southern Peninsula Palm Oil Crushers Association (SPPOMA) shows that from August 1 to 15, 2025, Malaysia's palm oil yield decreased by 1.78% compared with the same period last month, the oil output rate increased by 0.51% compared with the same period last month, and the output increased by 0.88% compared with the same period last month.

08-18 16:05

【Crude oil】

UBS: Downgraded its forecast for Brent crude oil for end-2025 and March 2026 to US$62 per barrel due to increased supply in South America and strong production in sanctioned countries.

08-18 14:57

The latest data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in July 2025, China imported 3.62 million tons of wood and its products, a year-on-year decrease of 17.8%; from January to July, the cumulative import was 26.68 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 13.5%.

08-18 14:52

【Polysilicon】

Data from the General Administration of Customs show that in July 2025, China imported 1170 tons of polysilicon, a year-on-year decrease of 60.0%; from January to July, the cumulative import was 12379 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 49.1%.

08-18 14:50

The latest data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in July 2025, China exported 1.01 million tons of cement and cement clinker, a year-on-year increase of 117.4%; from January to July, the cumulative export was 5.16 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 60.3%.

08-18 14:09

【Cotton Lint】

From August 8 to 14, 2025, the average standard-grade spot price in the seven major domestic markets in the United States was 63.30 cents/pound, up 1 cent/pound from the previous week and 2.84 cents/pound from the same period last year. 4084 packages were sold in the seven major domestic spot markets, with a total of 5150 packages sold in 2025/26.

08-18 13:44

【Rubber & plastics】

On August 18, Fushun Petrochemical's PE plant developments were announced. The old HDPE plant with an annual production capacity of 80,000 tons was shut down for maintenance; the LLDPE plant with an annual production capacity of 450,000 tons was shut down for maintenance; and the new HDPE plant with an annual production capacity of 350,000 tons was shut down for maintenance. Fushun Petrochemical will be suspended for maintenance on August 14 and plans to start operation in mid-October.

08-18 11:47

【1,3-butadiene】

Auction situation of some domestic butadiene companies on August 18: Fushun Petrochemical will stop maintenance since August 14, and has no export plans. It is expected to restart in October; Satellite Chemical will increase the price by 200 yuan/ton, and implement 9400 yuan/ton; Shenghong Refining and Chemical will increase the price by 250 yuan/ton, and implement 9350 yuan/ton.

08-18 11:02

Dushanzi Petrochemical's 30,000-ton/year high-viscosity butadiene rubber plant will be shut down for maintenance starting from August 15, 2025, and the restart time is to be determined.

08-18 11:00

Qixiang Tengda's 90,000-ton/year Gaoshun butadiene rubber plant will be stopped for maintenance from August 1, 2025, and will be gradually restarted from August 16, 2025.

08-18 10:47

The TDI distribution channel of a large northern factory implemented a one-stop price of 19000 yuan/ton in the second day of August. Due to equipment repair and strong overseas demand, the supply of goods continues to be tight.

08-18 10:47

【Liquid ammonia】

On August 18, Shandong Shuntian's liquid ammonia plant was operating normally, and the manufacturer produced liquid ammonia normally. Today's price was lowered by 200 yuan, and the current price is 2300 yuan/ton. Currently, the manufacturer sells 200 tons per day.

08-18 10:45

【Ethylene glycol】

According to market rumors, a 700,000-ton/year ethylene glycol plant in the United States has been restarted after the plant was shut down for maintenance at the end of July.

08-18 10:44

【Ethylene glycol】

According to market rumors, a 150,000-ton/year syngas to ethylene glycol plant in Xinjiang, China, has recently restarted after the plant was shut down for maintenance in mid-July.

08-18 09:51

【Soybean meal】

For the week ending August 7, 2025, net sales of US soybean meal in 2024/25 were 26300 tons, a record low for the year, a decrease of 85% from last week and an 86% decrease from the four-week average.

08-18 09:43

【Non-ferrous metals】

On August 15, the London Metal Exchange (LME) non-ferrous metal inventories and changes were as follows: 1. Copper inventories were 155800 tons, down 50 tons from the previous day. 2. Aluminum inventories were 479550 tons, down 125 tons from the previous trading day. 3. Nickel inventories were 211662 tons, up 522 tons from the previous day. 4. Zinc inventories were 76325 tons, down 1125 tons from the previous day. 5. Lead stocks were 261100 tons, down 575 tons from the previous day. 6. Tin stocks were 1655 tons, down 175 tons from the previous day.

08-18 09:43

According to data from the National Cotton Market Monitoring System, as of August 14, the national processing rate was 100%, which was flat year-on-year and unchanged from the past four years; the national sales rate was 97.9%, an increase of 5.8 percentage points year-on-year, compared with the past four years. The average value increased by 8.2 percentage points.

08-18 09:41

On August 15, the price of China's main port fell slightly. The international cotton price index (SM) was 77.01 cents/pound, down 0.08 cents/pound, which was converted to the general trading port pick-up price of 13569 yuan/ton (calculated based on the 1% tariff, and the exchange rate is calculated based on the central parity rate of the Bank of China, the same below); the international cotton price index (M) was 75.21 cents/pound, down 0.09 cents/pound, which was converted to the general trading port pick-up price of 13256 yuan/ton.

08-18 09:40

【Soybean meal】

Brazil is the European Union's largest soybean meal supplier. As of August 10, Brazil's supply was 1.117 million tons, slightly lower than the 1.129 million tons in the same period last year. Its share increased to 56.4% from 48.2% last year.

08-18 09:34

【Potassium nitrate】

On August 18, the ex-factory price of industrial-grade potassium nitrate at the Potassium Nitrate Plant in Shifang City, Sichuan Province was 5300 yuan/ton, which was 100 yuan/ton higher than the previous quotation day, with an annual output of 50,000 tons of potassium nitrate.

08-18 08:57

【Lithium hydroxide】

Covalent Lithium recently announced that its refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia, has produced the first batch of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, and the plant is expected to increase its annual production capacity to 50,000 tons in the next 18 months.

08-18 08:51

【Steel Billet】

Last week, the utilization rate of blast furnace ironmaking capacity of 247 steel mills was 90.22%, an increase of 0.13 percentage points from the previous week; the profit margin of steel mills was 65.8%, a decrease of 2.60 percentage points from the previous week; the average daily molten iron output was 2.4066 million tons, an increase of 3,400 tons from the previous week.

08-18 08:49

【Cold rolled sheet】

Last week, the average capacity utilization rate of 90 independent electric arc furnace steel mills across the country was 57.39%, an increase of 0.49 percentage points month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 21.74 percentage points.

08-18 08:48

【Hot rolled coil】

Last week, the scale of maintenance and resumption of production at construction steel mills decreased slightly month-on-month, and output may rebound slightly this week. According to the average daily output of the rolling mill, the production line maintenance will affect the output by 96,200 tons. It is estimated that the production line maintenance will affect the output by 87,400 tons this week.

08-18 08:46

On August 15, the Shanghai Futures Exchange had 17,700 tons of stainless steel warehouses in Guangdong, unchanged from the previous day; stainless steel inventories in Jiangsu totaled 84,132 tons, down 244 tons from the previous day; the total was 103,277 tons, down 244 tons from the previous trading day.

08-18 08:45

【Color coated sheet】

On August 15, iron ore transactions in main ports across the country were 1.056 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 18.9%; construction steel transactions from 237 mainstream traders were 105,100 tons, a month-on-month increase of 25.4%.

08-18 08:43

Citi expects copper prices to fall to $9200 per ton in the next three months, up from its previous forecast of $8800.

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