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January 23, 2024, 4:54 PM
1. Analysis of the float glass market
This week, the float glass market was rising steadily. After the New Year's Day holiday, with the support of downstream factories, shipments of most glass companies improved compared with the pre-holiday period, and market prices steadily increased.
Market prices in North China rose slightly, and the atmosphere for spot glass transactions was good. The focus of market transactions in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region shifted upwards, and overall shipments performed well. After the relaxation of environmental protection policies, the purchasing atmosphere in Shahe area has improved significantly, and corporate prices have also risen; market prices in East China have increased, and shipments have increased significantly after the holiday. The production and sales of enterprises have basically remained above balance, and glass prices have taken advantage of the trend. Market prices in Central China have fluctuated and maintained stability, and corporate inventories have increased slightly; glass market prices in South China have risen sharply, market transaction performance is relatively prosperous, corporate production and sales are basically high, and overall inventories have declined; Market prices in Northeast China increased. After the implementation of the winter storage policy, corporate prices increased and shipments fell.
2. Comparison of float glass market prices
3. Float glass inventory
The total inventory of float glass manufacturers this week was 32.255 million heavy boxes, compared with 32.062 million heavy boxes last week, an increase of 193,000 heavy boxes from last week, or 0.6%.
4. Weekly operating rate of float glass
This week, the operating rate of float glass companies increased slightly compared with last week. The weekly operating rate of float glass was 83.32%, an increase of 0.32%.
5. Weekly float glass output
There were 304 float glass production lines this week, of which 255 were in production. The float glass output was 1.2163 million tons, an increase of 0.53 million tons from last week, or 0.44%.
