Good start - petroleum coke carburant price is high and have upward expectations

After the Spring Festival, petroleum coke carburant manufacturers have carried out production preparations. According to the investigation, Tianjin area continued the trend before the New Year, the focus of enterprise products shifted, and the low sulfur petroleum coke carburant products were basically "zero" inventory, and the external quotation was suspended, getting products specifications of graphite electrode made of high quality petroleum coke; Manufacturers in Liaoning region with C≥98.5%, S≤0.5%, particle size: 1-5mm petroleum coke carburant reference quotation concentrated between 6000-6200 yuan/ton, compared with the previous without too much fluctuation.

Today, Jinxi high proportion calcined coke pirce increased by 300 yuan/ton, adjusted to 6500 yuan/ton; There is no change in Liaohe calcined coke pirce. According to insiders, Liaohe calcined coke price will increase slightly in the later stage. The high price of raw materials strongly supports the high-level operation of petroleum coke carburant; The holding of the Winter Olympic Games has led to the reduction of coking production in Shandong and Huludao, which has further played a stable support for the upward price of calcined coke.

Downstream shipments are slow, manufacturers have just started work, inventory and orders are insufficient, and some manufacturers continue to complete the orders before the new year, and the overall trading sentiment is low; In addition, petroleum coke carburant price is high, the downstream procurement willingness is not large, more concentrated in graphitized petroleum coke products, leading to a bearish calcined petroleum coke carburant market.

Future market forecast: it is predicted that the raw material end may regulate the upward price of petroleum coke carburant. At the same time, the downstream trading underperform, which is bad for petroleum coke carburant market. Enterprises have difficulties in shipping and lack of confidence, looking forward to a new round of steel enterprises procurement. In the short term, there is an upward expectation that the market of petroleum coke carburant may change with the change of raw material end, more latest petroleum coke news contacting us.