Carbon black production cost increased by 54%

According to the Carbon Black branch of the China Rubber Association, according to the statistical data of the carbon black branch of the China Rubber Association on 30 member units, the total output of carbon black products from January to December 2022 will be 4711232 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.82 percentage points; The total cost was 45093875 thousand yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.34 percentage points; The average unit cost was 9572 yuan/ton, up 54.18% year on year. The main reason for the increase in the total cost of carbon black is the sharp increase in the cost caused by the high price of raw materials, and the increase in the unit average cost is not only limited to the increase in the total cost, but also affected by the reduction of carbon black production.