APT Industry Faces Tight Supply, Weak Demand, and Negative Profit Margins in Week of Jan 13-17, 2025

January 13-17, 2025

This week, the average cost in the APT industry was 216,098 yuan/mt, the average profit was -3,348 yuan/mt, and the average profit margin was -1.57%.

As raw material enterprises gradually ceased production for holidays, market supply became increasingly tight, and raw material prices remained high. However, due to persistently weak downstream demand, the increase in APT prices was limited, exacerbating the issue of price inversion faced by APT smelters.