SMM review of Petroleum coke market last week

[Production cut benefits materialize, spot and futures diverge, silicon metal prices in stalemate]: This week, spot silicon metal prices consolidated on a strong note. As of September 3, SMM oxygen-blown #553 silicon in east China was at 9,400-9,500 yuan/mt, up 50 yuan/mt WoW, #441 silicon was at 9,500-9,700 yuan/mt, up 50 yuan/mt WoW, and #3303 silicon was at 10,100-10,300 yuan/mt, up 50 yuan/mt WoW. In the futures market, the SI2611 contract moved sideways in the 8,650-8,865 yuan/mt range this week, shot up to 8,865 yuan/mt early in the week before pulling back, and closed at 8,735 yuan/mt on Thursday, down 70 yuan/mt WoW. In terms of market quotes and transactions, after production cuts at large plants in Xinjiang were implemented, silicon enterprises increased their efforts to hold prices firm, low-priced cargoes in the market decreased, silicon enterprises quoted firmly, and some suppliers raised quotes slightly. Affected by long positions taking profits and macro sentiment, silicon metal futures prices pulled back weakly, wait-and-see sentiment in the market intensified, market transactions remained need-based, and the price center consolidated at highs.

[SMM buletin spot titanium: ekspektasi biaya memberikan dukungan lemah; titanium dioksida sulit pulih dengan cepat] Harga titanium dioksida saat ini hanya bergerak terbatas. Berakhirnya kontrol pupuk fosfat diperkirakan akan memberikan dukungan biaya dari asam sulfat, tetapi konsentrat titanium tetap lemah. Permintaan pengguna akhir dari sektor properti dan pelapis lesu, dan efek musim puncak September-Oktober memudar. Pasar kekurangan dasar untuk pemulihan dan diperkirakan akan berkonsolidasi dalam keterpurukan dalam jangka pendek. Perhatian harus diberikan pada pelepasan pesanan aktual hilir.

【Analisis Molibdenum SMM】 Berita SMM 3 September: Pada Agustus, pasar molibdenum Tiongkok mempertahankan keseimbangan ketat yang ditandai dengan pasokan yang relatif ketat dan dukungan dari permintaan kaku. Secara keseluruhan harga naik terlebih dahulu kemudian stabil, menguat di level tinggi. Konsentrat molibdenum 45% melonjak hingga 5.455 yuan/mtu selama 19–25 Agustus, tetap kokoh di kisaran tertinggi tiga tahun; hal ini secara bersamaan mendorong ferromolibdenum spot 60% naik, mencapai level tertinggi bertahap 344.000 yuan/mt pada 24–25 Agustus.