News summary
Feedstock costs remain a key factor shaping carbon black pricing in China. According to the 9 November 2026 daily coal-tar assessment by Longzhong Information on Mysteel, the Shandong price of high-temperature coal tar stood at CNY 5,560 per tonne, unchanged from the previous business day.
The report put the Chinese carbon black industry operating rate at approximately 60%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the previous week. Utilization in the coal-tar deep-processing sector was around 54.48%, up 0.2 percentage points week on week. These measures describe plant operating activity during the reporting period; they are not equivalent to demand growth or sales volumes.
Analysis of this news
A single day of stable coal-tar pricing does not establish the direction of future carbon black prices. A modest increase in plant activity, together with the possibility of softer feedstock negotiations, could affect buyers’ bargaining position. Tire orders, inventories and transportation costs remain equally relevant. For companies in Iran and the Middle East, Chinese feedstock movements are only one component of final import economics and cannot be translated directly into domestic carbon black prices.
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Original sources (9 November 2026): Longzhong / Mysteel 1 | Longzhong / Mysteel 2