During the off-season of glass market demand, corporate inventories continue to accumulate (1.25 Float Glass Weekly Review)

1. Analysis of the float glass market

This week, the float glass market was generally weak. The demand side was weak. This week, only market prices in North China increased, while prices in most other regions fell to varying degrees, and inventories increased overall.

The market conditions in North China have improved. Affected by the delivery of delivery products and the stocking of middle and lower reaches of enterprises, glass companies have sold better and on-site inventories have declined. Prices in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan and Shahe regions all rose, and downstream purchasing sentiment was good; market prices in East China were stable and downward, while downstream demand was slightly sluggish. The effect of merchants 'promotion policies was average, and on-site inventories increased; market prices in Central China fell within a narrow range, and merchants mostly adopted policies of preferential quantity or extended shipping and price guarantees. The downstream purchasing sentiment increased significantly, and the overall production and sales situation was good; The price of the glass market in South China has experienced a large decline, with more shutdowns in downstream factories, and weak performance on the demand side; market prices in Northeast China have remained stable and market shipments have performed generally.

2. Comparison of float glass market prices

3. Float glass inventory

The total inventory of float glass manufacturers this week was 31.977 million heavy boxes, compared with 31.586 million heavy boxes last week, an increase of 391,000 heavy boxes from last week, or 1.24%.

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 83.86%, an increase of 0.18%.

5. Weekly float glass output

There were 304 float glass production lines this week, of which 255 were in production, and float glass output was 1.2117 million tons, unchanged from last week.