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去年氢氧化钠价格稳步回升使亚洲氯碱企业大大松了一口气。预计印度尼西亚和澳大利亚的氢氧化钠需求会上升,该行业2000年一季度的形势较为乐观。但是由于中国春节前夕,纸浆、造纸、肥皂和洗涤剂等下游行业都降低了开工率,导致了亚洲氢氧化钠需求的下降。使东北亚生产商进一步受到鼓舞的是,南美、北美及欧洲市场上氢氧化钠的价格上涨,使他们有了获利的机会。这可以部份补偿亚洲的季节性需求衰退。据CMAI咨询公司预计,对氢氧化钠和氯气的强劲需求使北美电化学公司利润上涨。它说,1999年中期电化学品的价格为155美元/短吨,2000年价格会超过300美
The steady rise in the price of sodium hydroxide last year made Asian chlor-alkali companies greatly relieved. It is expected that the demand for sodium hydroxide in Indonesia and Australia will increase, and the industry’s situation in the first quarter of 2000 is more optimistic. However, due to the Chinese New Year, the downstream industries such as pulp, paper, soap, and detergents all reduced the operating rate, resulting in a decline in demand for sodium hydroxide in Asia. What encouraged Northeast Asian producers further was that the price of sodium hydroxide in the South American, North American, and European markets rose, giving them a chance to make a profit. This can partially compensate Asia’s seasonal demand decline. According to the CMAI consulting firm, the strong demand for sodium hydroxide and chlorine has led to an increase in the profits of North American Electrochemical Corporation. It said that in mid-1999, the price of electro-chemicals was US$155/short ton, and in 2000 the price would exceed 300 US dollars.