The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that in September 2023, my country's caustic soda (100% discount) output was 3.455 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%; from January to September, my country's caustic soda (100% discount) output was 30.249 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. In terms of upstream, my country's raw salt output in September was 4.852 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 22.3%; from January to August, my country's raw salt output was 37.771 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. On the downstream side, my country's alumina production in September was 7.072 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%; from January to September, my country's alumina production was 61.706 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%. In September, the output of my country's machine-made paper and paperboard (excluding outsourced base paper processing) was 12.867 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%; from January to September, the output of my country's machine-made paper and paperboard (excluding outsourced base paper processing) was 104.430 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. In September, my country's cloth output was 2.73 billion meters, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%; from January to September, my country's cloth output was 22.96 billion meters, a year-on-year decrease of 3.4%. In September, my country's synthetic detergent output was 1.041 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%; from January to September, my country's synthetic detergent output was 7.975 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%.

According to the latest data from China Customs, in August 2023, the import volume of caustic soda in China was 09500 tons; Among them, the import volume of solid alkali is 9900 tons, and the import volume of liquid alkali is 5500 tons. From January to August 2023, the cumulative import volume of caustic soda in China was 21300 tons, a year-on-year increase of 227.7%; The cumulative import volume of solid alkali products is 5700 tons, and the cumulative import volume of liquid alkali products is 15600 tons. In August 2023, the export volume of caustic soda in China was 205100 tons; Among them, the export volume of solid alkali is 40600 tons, and the export...

For September, the domestic liquid alkali market continues to rise, with a current average price of 32% liquid alkali at 1123 yuan/ton nationwide, an increase of approximately 148 yuan/ton compared to the same period last month. In terms of production, some domestic caustic soda plants have been shut down for maintenance, and the production of liquid caustic soda in some areas has decreased. The inventory of enterprises has continued to decrease, and some enterprises are operating in a state of no inventory. The factory quotation has continued to rise with the trend. On the downstream side, the production of the alumina industry is normal, and the ability to...