Trade name: caprolactam

Latest price: 13500 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: the price of caprolactam was stable on April 14, which was flat compared with the previous trading day. Crude oil rose by more than 10% for two consecutive days, and the center of gravity of raw material pure benzene rose slightly. Today, the price of domestic pure benzene is 8250-8550 yuan / ton, and the cost of caprolactam is well supported. Recently, the supply of some caprolactam enterprises has decreased due to plant maintenance or planned maintenance. Caprolactam market is running well.

Future forecast: caprolactam is expected to rise steadily in the short term.

On April 13, the rare earth index was 786 points, down 15 points from yesterday, down 21.95% from 1007 points (2022-02-24), the highest point in the cycle, and up 190.04% from 271 points, the lowest point on September 13, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now)

The trend of domestic rare earth index fell sharply, the price of domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series continued to fall, the price of praseodymium neodymium oxide fell by 35000 yuan / ton to 810000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal fell by 30000 yuan / ton to 1025000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide fell by 10000 yuan / ton to 885000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide fell by 10000 yuan / ton to 895000 yuan / ton, and the price of metal praseodymium fell by 35000 yuan / ton to 1185000 yuan / ton, The price of neodymium metal fell by 20000 yuan / ton to 1095000 yuan / ton, dysprosium oxide fell by 20000 yuan / ton to 2455000 yuan / ton, dysprosium ferroalloy fell by 20000 yuan / ton to 2455000 yuan / ton, dysprosium metal fell by 80000 yuan / ton to 346500 yuan / ton, the price trend of domestic light rare earth market fell, the recent procurement was general, the price of dysprosium Series in domestic heavy rare earth market fell, the price of terbium series was temporarily stable, the downstream procurement was mainly on demand, and Myanmar banned export, It is expected that the domestic rare earth market price will fall in the later period.

Trade name: cryolite

Latest price (April 12): 7475 yuan / ton

Key points of analysis: today’s cryolite market is temporarily stable, and the average production price in Henan is flat compared with the previous working day. At present, the manufacturer’s production cost pressure still exists, the enterprise inventory is low, the quotation is high and firm, the downstream market mainly purchases on demand, the operator’s mentality remains wait-and-see, and the market quotation is temporarily stable.

Future forecast: the short-term cryolite market is mainly on the sidelines, paying attention to the market supply.

On April 11, the rare earth index was 819 points, down 14 points from yesterday, down 18.67% from 1007 points (2022-02-24), the highest point in the cycle, and up 202.21% from 271 points, the lowest point on September 13, 2015. (Note: the period refers to the period from December 1, 2011 to now)

The trend of domestic rare earth index fell sharply. The price of domestic light rare earth praseodymium neodymium series continued to fall. The price of praseodymium neodymium oxide fell by 30000 yuan / ton to 865000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium neodymium metal fell by 25000 yuan / ton to 1095000 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide fell by 10000 yuan / ton to 915000 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide fell by 30000 yuan / ton to 925000 yuan / ton, the price of metal praseodymium was 1.22 million yuan / ton, and the price of metal neodymium fell by 35000 yuan / ton to 1135000 yuan / ton, The price of dysprosium oxide fell by 40000 yuan / ton to 2.54 million yuan / ton, the price of dysprosium ferroalloy fell by 40000 yuan / ton to 2.53 million yuan / ton, the price of metal dysprosium fell by 50000 yuan / ton to 3.615 million yuan / ton, the price trend of domestic light rare earth market fell, the recent procurement was general, the price of dysprosium in domestic heavy rare earth market fell, the price of terbium was temporarily stable, and the downstream procurement was mainly on demand. Myanmar banned exports. It is expected that the price of domestic rare earth market will decline slightly in the later period.

Price trend of domestic sodium pyrosulfite

According to the monitoring of business agency, the price of domestic sodium pyrosulfite increased slightly this week. The average price of industrial grade sodium pyrosulfite was 2700.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 2800.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, an increase of 3.70% during the week.

The price of subcoke is between RMB 2600 and RMB 2700 per week, driven by the increase of the price of subcoke / sodium sulfate in the domestic market. The inventory of the enterprise is about 30%, mainly to complete the orders of old customers. (the above prices refer to the external quotations of domestic mainstream enterprises, and some unreported enterprises are not within their scope temporarily. The prices are for reference only and have nothing to do with the final pricing of manufacturers. Please contact manufacturers for details).

Since the beginning of April, the price of domestic soda ash has increased slightly, with an overall increase of 0.97%, the price of domestic sulfur has increased by 1.18%, the cost of raw materials has increased slightly, and the continuous high cost of raw materials will continue to support the market price of sodium pyrosulfite in the future.

Future forecast

Business analysts believe that under the support of cost and demand, it is expected that the domestic sodium pyrosulfite market price will continue to operate stably, moderately and strongly in the short term.