May 27, China's first main origin of the coal trading price index, Taiyuan Coal Trading composite price index was at 104.44 points, compared with the previous period decreased by 0.90 points, down 0.85%; 4 points coal indices and six representative items weighted average price index showed a slight decrease go flat or trend. Analysts believe that the coal industry is still wandering in the weak hit new lows, coal downside is still large, while the chemical coal market or short-term stabilization.
Thermal index fell nearly 2%
Data show that China Taiyuan Coal Trading composite price index fell 0.90 points over the previous period, the largest decline among coal index, quoted at 98.21 points, down 1.89 points over the previous period, a decline of 1.89%. Taiyuan Coal Trading Center side said that thermal coal prices fell mainly in the northern Shanxi region. Among them, the Datong coal car plate price 520 yuan / ton, down 10 yuan / ton; Xinzhou price 380 yuan / ton, down 10 yuan / ton; Shuozhou average price of 340 yuan / ton, unchanged compared with the previous period .
Shanxi coal mine shut down due to the current, limited production surface is relatively small, most of the coal mines to maintain normal production, production increased considerably. The demand side, the national key coal power plant in May 3.446 million tons daily, down 214,000 tons. The current national focus on plant inventory 72,090,000 tons, number of days available for 21 days late last month to increase one day. High inventories, demand is causing enterprises to inventory pressure, Forced coal prices down prices.
Coal transportation is still sluggish, Xinzhou wuzhai loading stations were less in stock and shipped from Fugu, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia coal pit transit prices nearly cost line. Only the state-owned enterprises in Shanxi Province during the period the country has shipped a new energy and a smaller shipments.
Analyst Liu Jun told reporters, with the arrival of the rainy season south hydro-power, coal-fired power procurement demand will decline in coal prices fell a larger space, the downward trend continued into the winter storage of coal, or the arrival of the season when the turning point.
PCI coal trade price index closed at 117.38 points, down 1.44 points over the previous period, representing a decline of 1.21%. Among them, Shanxi Coal injection coal smoke down 50 yuan per ton, but still no advantage compared to the price of imported coal. Steel, recent steel prices continue to decline, steel prices fell sharply profits, the recent increase Korea Laiwu coal procurement, and Jiaozuo to replace Shanxi coal injection coal. After the potential for coal injection, Liu Jun said, because pre-sales, the recent weakness maintenance of stability is a high probability event.
Coking coal chemical steady
Available statistics four coal in coking coal price index was trading 93.31 points, chemical coal transaction price index for 160.9 points, did not change over the previous period.
Although a further drop in steel prices, but Shanxi coking coal market was relatively stable. Lu Liang Liulin region sulfur coking coal car plate price 1160 yuan / ton, Xiaoyi fat coal car plate price 1120 yuan / ton, Xiaoyi sulfur coking coal car price 800 yuan / ton. Hongdong addition Shanxi Coal Coal in the birth of Wing Hong, the remaining mines in the cut them. Other counties mine production is relatively normal, but poor sales.
From the point of view of downstream users, coking plants and coal washery much to sell production quotas, limited purchases, including purchases of coking plant can be maintained for an average of only about 10 days. Downstream industries, Anshan Iron and Steel Group in June increased the price cut steel, Sha Steel also adjusted the prices of construction materials in late May, three rebar, high wire, plate, screw and other major varieties fell 30-60 yuan per tonne, plus large upstream coking coal market pressures.
Chemical coal prices in Shanxi during the period compared to the previous period did not change. Yangcheng smoke blocks in vehicle-tax price 1325 yuan / ton, Qinshui non small car tax price 1150 yuan / ton, unchanged compared with the previous period. Jincheng areas due to limited production, the price of a certain support, but weak downstream market demand will remain smoke-free lump running mean weakness.
Methanol market is still oversupply, as part of the overhaul device restart, the short term is difficult to have improved demand; urea prices slow down, even if factory operating rate is also appropriate adjustments difficult to get rid of the situation there is no market price, the manufacturers factory price slightly lower and more. Liu Jun, analysts believe that, with the arrival of the peak farming and fertilizer production enterprises to increase, driven by market demands or anthracite, prices are expected to short-term stabilization.