past two months, but is now working against the hope of recovery. Everyone
on the ground is telling us of persistent weak activities in property and
infrastructure construction (amid after a mild recovery in March), while home
appliance and auto demand remains lacklustre. Without material changes of
underlying demand, softening seasonal strength would appear to be more
prevalent, a negative catalyst as we had expected. More importantly, we are
concerned that the structural change in the demand growth outlook will lead
to a continued de-rating of the Chinese material sector, after several trading
cycles, when hopes of a meaningful rebound remain distant.
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Channel checks on demand—seasonality peaks. The feedback from
producers as of early May suggests: (1) The forward order books of endusers
further softened MoM, with respondents expecting improvement falling
to 17% versus 22% in April. (2) Forward order books for materials have also
weakened. Producers expecting MoM improvement were 0% for coal
(versus 50% in April), 25% for steel (versus 25% in April), 67% for cement
(versus 100% in April), 25% for base metal fabricators and traders (versus
57% in April).
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Top picks. Our preferred names are: China Shenhua Energy, China Coal
and Baosteel. Our least preferred names are: CNBM, Conch, and JXC
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