January 13 News On January 13, the price of liquid caustic soda at Shandong Dezhou Shihua was lowered. The acceptance quotation for 32% ion-exchange membrane caustic soda decreased by 20 yuan/ton to 745 yuan/ton, with actual orders negotiable. The 400,000-ton chlor-alkali plant is operating normally. Chempricehub Analysis of Caustic Soda, Bull-Bear Score: -1 The article reports that the spot price of liquid caustic soda (liquid form of caustic soda) at Shandong Dezhou Shihua decreased by 20 yuan/ton to 745 yuan/ton, with the plant operating normally, indicating stable and sufficient supply and potentially weak demand, which generally exerts bearish pressure on the spot price of caustic soda. Combined with caustic soda futures market data, the closing price of the main contract, such as the 2603 contract (trading volume: 443,793 lots), was 2,180 yuan/ton, down 7 yuan/ton from the previous day. The decline in spot prices may further drag down futures prices, and it is expected that the futures market will face downward pressure in the short term.