December 26th News: On December 26th, Henan Kaijie reported a price of 4,800 yuan per ton for nutshell activated carbon with an iodine value of 300, and 13,000 yuan per ton for coal-based tar columnar activated carbon, with a price increase of 20 yuan per ton. The current monthly production of activated carbon is 300 tons. Chempricehub's analysis of activated carbon gives a long-short score of 1. The article indicates that the spot price of activated carbon has increased by 20 yuan per ton overall, with nutshell activated carbon priced at 4,800 yuan per ton and coal-based tar columnar activated carbon at 13,000 yuan per ton, suggesting that market demand may be strengthening or supply may be tightening, which is favorable for spot prices. The information on monthly production of 300 tons is neutral, showing no significant changes in supply. Therefore, the score reflects a generally positive outlook, and it is expected that short-term spot prices may maintain an upward trend.