Explore an increase of 400! Boosted by the market and macro factors, individual factories that have maintained stable prices for several days began to rebound yesterday. Some individual factories in Shandong increased their prices by 400 yuan, with DMC quoted at 10700 yuan/ton. Other individual factories' DMC prices also rose to 11000 yuan/ton, and raw rubber quotes rose to 12000 yuan/ton. At present, DMC has shown a strong rebound trend after hitting the bottom, especially with some individual factories in Shandong being optimistic about accepting orders in the past two days. They have basically resumed production, which has to some extent increased downstream stocking confidence or triggered periodic buying and stocking. However, downstream enterprises still have inventory waiting to be consumed in the early stage. After low-priced stocking, the mentality of further chasing after price increases and replenishing inventory has turned to a gentle state.
Overall, the rebound in DMC prices is due to certain factors such as the "anti internal competition". Under this call, industrial silicon has continued to rise, providing support for individual factories to raise prices. Downstream enterprises have also been affected by the buying sentiment and have entered the market at low prices in the past two days to prepare for unexpected needs. However, the overall market supply and demand are still facing an imbalance. With the resumption of operation of Shandong Fengfeng's new equipment, the industry still has lingering fears of oversupply, and everyone is unanimously looking forward to an increase and hopes that the upward trend can stabilize for a period of time. Currently, the middle and lower reaches are maintaining a wait-and-see attitude towards chasing the rise. If the upward trend continues, some enterprises are still willing to enter the market to buy at the bottom and stock up at the current price.
107 rubber and silicone oil market: Currently, the raw material DMC has almost rebounded across the board, and the quotes of 107 rubber enterprises have also followed up to 11500-12000 yuan/ton. However, there is still significant uncertainty in the macro positive situation, and the demand side has not shown signs of improvement. Therefore, silicone oil enterprises are difficult to keep up with the upward trend, and the quotes remain stable at 13300-13500 yuan/ton. From the on-site perspective, several individual factories have recently carried out small-scale maintenance and load reduction, which has led to a corresponding reduction in production of 107 glue and silicone oil units, and the overall supply pressure is not significant. In terms of demand, there has been no significant improvement in the field of construction adhesive, and orders for silicone adhesive are still lackluster. The procurement performance for silicone oil and 107 adhesive is poor, and the market transaction atmosphere is relatively flat. However, at the end of last month, some major players entered the market to stock up, and pre-sale orders provided some support for the prices of 107 glue and silicone oil, especially with leading manufacturers placing orders until the end of the month, maintaining stable prices. In the short term, with the rebound of raw material DMC, market prices are gradually stabilizing. With the support of previous orders, the competition among enterprises is still within a controllable range. It is expected that in the next two weeks, 107 glue and silicone oil companies will mainly focus on production scheduling, and subsequent price adjustments will be based on changes in cost prices and order acceptance.
Cracking material silicone oil market: New materials maintain stability, orders are average, and cracking material enterprises are suppressed by weak downstream demand, making it difficult to adjust their quotations. This week, the cracking material silicone oil quotation continued at 11500-11800 yuan/ton, and there is still no obvious advantage in the competition. Foshan based orders are mainly accepted, maintaining normal operations. In terms of waste silicone, even if there is a rebound in the upstream market, silicon product companies are still showing a wait-and-see attitude. Under low operating rates, the production of raw materials is limited, and cracking material companies are still struggling to survive. In terms of procurement, they maintain a basic demand. Currently, the delivery price of raw materials purchased by cracking material factories is 3300-3500 yuan/ton (excluding tax), while waste silicone recycling companies are in a situation of one in and one out, with a slight profit margin barely maintained, and shipping pressure is still relatively high. Overall, with the easing of market supply and demand, there is still some order support for cracking material enterprises and waste silicone recyclers, and it is expected that the market will continue to operate weakly in the short term.