Business data

 This week, the domestic raw salt market continued to decline. At present, domestic raw salt enterprises have stable installations, normal output, reasonable inventory and sufficient market supply. The downstream market operates moderately, and the purchase of industrial salt is stable. Among them, the export market of caustic soda continues to be weak, and the transaction price of domestic trade is reduced within a narrow range; The operation of soda ash market is different, with light alkali falling in a narrow range in some areas and heavy alkali rising slightly in some areas. On the whole, the continuous load of the two alkali plants is high, the demand for industrial salt is active, and the market transaction is smooth. During the week, some sea salt producing areas carried out preparatory work for the production of spring salt, and the sales of salt enterprises mainly concentrated on the salt in stock. Due to the price reduction of the downstream two alkali purchases, the trading rhythm of salt enterprises was flexible. The well salt market is well supplied, and the sales rhythm of salt enterprises slows down. With the end of the peak season of edible salt, the market transaction pressure rises. The demand in the lake salt producing area is stable, and the inventory pressure of salt enterprises is not great. The supply and demand in the northwest region are mainly long, and the transaction has not been significantly adjusted. Affected by the increase in sea freight, the transaction in the import market has shrunk, and the wait-and-see atmosphere in the market has increased. Now the Indian salt is quoted at US$ 33-43 per ton CIF China; Australian salt domestic long-term supply to Hong Kong is about 50-55 US dollars/ton CIF China; The negotiated price of 60,000-170,000 tons of imported salt is slightly lower.