7.15 | Jubo Info: Yidehe line drained; glass down in East & Central China. Aluminum futures & spots up, thin trading.

Glass｜Float Glass

Glass Price Adjustment Information

7.16

Liling Qibin: Clear glass prices to rise by RMB 20 per ton.

Float Glass production line dynamics

7.14: the float glass production line of Hunan Yidehe (designed capacity: 1,000 tons/day) drained water and suspended production.

Glass Spot & Futures Price Market

National Average Price of Float Glass

• 7.14: The national average spot reference price of float glass stood at RMB 1,089 per ton, down RMB 3 per ton from July 13.

• 7.14: Glass futures contract FG2609 closed at RMB 951 per ton, a drop of RMB 1 per ton compared with July 13.

• North China: Downstream purchasing remains cautious with moderate trading volumes between buyers and sellers.
  

  
  

• East China: Trading sentiment is sluggish; some factories cut prices to clear stock, pushing market prices lower.

  
  

• Central China: The market maintains weak stability, with individual manufacturers cutting quotations.

  
  

• South China: Downstream buyers mainly purchase on price dips, and regional production and sales remain flat.

Glass｜Photovoltaic Glass (PV Glass)

PV Glass Prices

• The domestic photovoltaic glass market remains weak. Output on the supply side has been cut while industrial inventories keep falling, and prices are expected to stay generally steady with minor fluctuations in the short term.
  

Raw Materials｜Soda Ash

Unit Dynamics

The ammonia-soda plant in Gansu is scheduled for maintenance on July 23.

Price Quotations

• 7.14: The operating rate of domestic soda ash plants stood at 77.78%, flat from 77.78% on July 13.
  

• Transaction prices of domestic soda ash slipped. Prices of both light and heavy soda ash in Northeast China were lowered with sluggish overall trading. Downstream enterprises only purchase to meet rigid demand with weak buying sentiment, and the soda ash market is projected to stay weak in the near term.
  

Fuel｜Petroleum Coke & LNG

National Average Price of Petroleum Coke

• Current average market price recorded is 3,236 RMB/ton.

National Average Price of LNG

• Current average market price recorded is 5,555 RMB/ton.

Aluminum｜Aluminum Ingot

• Domestic spot aluminum ingot prices edged up amid fluctuations. Downstream buyers resist high prices and remain cautious in purchasing, weighing on overall trading volumes, while processing fees in major regions dipped slightly.
  

Aluminum｜Aluminum Profile

• Domestic aluminum futures rebounded sharply, driving a concurrent rise in spot prices, yet market trading activity stayed muted. For aluminum bars, downstream purchasing was sluggish with processing fees falling in some areas. For aluminum rods, holders cut processing fees amid volatility, leading to mediocre overall production and sales.