Steel
【GE】Price Increase and Recovery in EAF Utilization! Future Demand Expected to Continue Growing
【Graphite Electrodes】Price Increase and Recovery in EAF Utilization! Future Demand Expected to Continue Growing During the week of February 16 to 22, the market price for ultra-high power (UHP) graphite electrodes in China remained stable. However, prices for high power (HP) and regular power (RP) graphite electrodes increased by 500 RMB per ton. The mainstream price for 400mm ... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Prices Surge Post-Holiday—Market Outlook & Trends
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Prices Surge Post-Holiday—Market Outlook & TrendsMarket OverviewOn February 5, the average market price of calcined petroleum coke (CPC) was CNY 3,068/ton, up by CNY 149/ton (+5.10%) from the previous working day. Currently, CPC prices are on an upward trend. Some low-sulfur CPC producers replenished high-cost raw materials before the holiday, leading t... ...
【Export Data】Dec. 2024 Import and Export Data for China's Graphite Electrodes & Needle Coke
【Export Data】December 2024 Import and Export Data for China's Graphite Electrodes and Needle Coke ReleasedIn December 2024, China's graphite electrode export volume was 33,200 tons, mainly exported to Iran, Russia, and the UAE. In December 2024, China's petroleum-based needle coke import volume was 6,300 tons, mainly imported from the UK. In December 2024, China'... ...
【Steel Industry】Faces Challenges: Emphasizing Quality Over Competition
【Steel Industry】Faces Challenges: Emphasizing Quality Over Competition Preventing involution and strengthening self-discipline, the industry discusses the path to high-quality development of the steel industry.2024 is a key year for deep adjustments in the steel industry, with a series of new situations, changes, and challenges continuously emerging. On the 20th, the seventh m... ...
【Petroleum Coke】Dual-Drive of Supply and Demand, Market Celebrates a Positive Start
【Petroleum Coke】Dual-Drive of Supply and Demand, Market Celebrates a Positive Start The petroleum coke market continues its upward trajectory from Q4, with active trading sentiment. In January, domestic supply and demand provided mutual support, with stable refinery and port shipments. Transaction prices rose cumulatively by 100-300 yuan/ton. As the Spring Festival approaches a... ...
【Graphite】What Are the Considerations Behind China's Adjustment of Graphite Export Controls?
【Graphite】What Are the Considerations Behind China's Adjustment of Graphite Export Controls? Here's the Analysis On October 20, China announced that it would impose export controls on graphite-related items, officially adding high-purity (purity >99.9%), high-strength (flexural strength >30MPa), high-density (density >1.73 g/cm³) artificial graphite materials and produc... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Slight Market Increase with Limited Growth for Low-Sulfur Grades
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Slight Market Increase with Limited Growth for Low-Sulfur Grades Market OverviewOn January 13, the average market price for calcined petroleum coke stood at 2,590 RMB/ton, an increase of 5 RMB/ton (+0.19%) compared to the previous workday. Low-sulfur calcined petroleum coke prices rose due to last week's petroleum coke price hikes. Enterprises adju... ...
【EAF Steel】Several EAF Steel Mills Shutdown for Maintenance
【EAF Steel】Several EAF Steel Mills Shutdown for Maintenance According to recent reports, the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mills (With the continuous advancement of electric arc furnace smelting technology, the demand for high-performance graphite electrodes will further increase. 76 of which produce construction steel) this week is as fol... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Price Remains Firm at the Start of 2025
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Price Remains Firm at the Start of 2025 Recently, for calcined petroleum coke (cpc) with a particle size of 8-25mm and sulfur content (S) ≤ 3.5%, the mainstream quotation is concentrated between 2,250-2,350 CNY/ton (ex-factory, including tax).Raw Material SideThe current average price of petroleum coke is 2,476 CNY/ton, up by 34 CNY/ton from the previou... ...
【GE】Outlook for China's Graphite Electrode Market in 2025
【GE】Outlook for China's Graphite Electrode Market in 2025 In 2024, the Chinese graphite electrode market showed a trend of initial decline followed by recovery. Regular power graphite electrodes remained relatively stable throughout the year, with prices rising towards the end of the year. High-power and ultra-high-power graphite electrodes experienced a continuous decline... ...
【GE】Price Increase and Recovery in EAF Utilization! Future Demand Expected to Continue Growing
【Graphite Electrodes】Price Increase and Recovery in EAF Utilization! Future Demand Expected to Continue Growing During the week of February 16 to 22, the market price for ultra-high power (UHP) graphite electrodes in China remained stable. However, prices for high power (HP) and regular power (RP) graphite electrodes increased by 500 RMB per ton. The mainstream price for 400mm ... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Prices Surge Post-Holiday—Market Outlook & Trends
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Prices Surge Post-Holiday—Market Outlook & TrendsMarket OverviewOn February 5, the average market price of calcined petroleum coke (CPC) was CNY 3,068/ton, up by CNY 149/ton (+5.10%) from the previous working day. Currently, CPC prices are on an upward trend. Some low-sulfur CPC producers replenished high-cost raw materials before the holiday, leading t... ...
【Export Data】Dec. 2024 Import and Export Data for China's Graphite Electrodes & Needle Coke
【Export Data】December 2024 Import and Export Data for China's Graphite Electrodes and Needle Coke ReleasedIn December 2024, China's graphite electrode export volume was 33,200 tons, mainly exported to Iran, Russia, and the UAE. In December 2024, China's petroleum-based needle coke import volume was 6,300 tons, mainly imported from the UK. In December 2024, China'... ...
【Steel Industry】Faces Challenges: Emphasizing Quality Over Competition
【Steel Industry】Faces Challenges: Emphasizing Quality Over Competition Preventing involution and strengthening self-discipline, the industry discusses the path to high-quality development of the steel industry.2024 is a key year for deep adjustments in the steel industry, with a series of new situations, changes, and challenges continuously emerging. On the 20th, the seventh m... ...
【Petroleum Coke】Dual-Drive of Supply and Demand, Market Celebrates a Positive Start
【Petroleum Coke】Dual-Drive of Supply and Demand, Market Celebrates a Positive Start The petroleum coke market continues its upward trajectory from Q4, with active trading sentiment. In January, domestic supply and demand provided mutual support, with stable refinery and port shipments. Transaction prices rose cumulatively by 100-300 yuan/ton. As the Spring Festival approaches a... ...
【Graphite】What Are the Considerations Behind China's Adjustment of Graphite Export Controls?
【Graphite】What Are the Considerations Behind China's Adjustment of Graphite Export Controls? Here's the Analysis On October 20, China announced that it would impose export controls on graphite-related items, officially adding high-purity (purity >99.9%), high-strength (flexural strength >30MPa), high-density (density >1.73 g/cm³) artificial graphite materials and produc... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Slight Market Increase with Limited Growth for Low-Sulfur Grades
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Slight Market Increase with Limited Growth for Low-Sulfur Grades Market OverviewOn January 13, the average market price for calcined petroleum coke stood at 2,590 RMB/ton, an increase of 5 RMB/ton (+0.19%) compared to the previous workday. Low-sulfur calcined petroleum coke prices rose due to last week's petroleum coke price hikes. Enterprises adju... ...
【EAF Steel】Several EAF Steel Mills Shutdown for Maintenance
【EAF Steel】Several EAF Steel Mills Shutdown for Maintenance According to recent reports, the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mills (With the continuous advancement of electric arc furnace smelting technology, the demand for high-performance graphite electrodes will further increase. 76 of which produce construction steel) this week is as fol... ...
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Price Remains Firm at the Start of 2025
【Calcined Petroleum Coke】Price Remains Firm at the Start of 2025 Recently, for calcined petroleum coke (cpc) with a particle size of 8-25mm and sulfur content (S) ≤ 3.5%, the mainstream quotation is concentrated between 2,250-2,350 CNY/ton (ex-factory, including tax).Raw Material SideThe current average price of petroleum coke is 2,476 CNY/ton, up by 34 CNY/ton from the previou... ...
【GE】Outlook for China's Graphite Electrode Market in 2025
【GE】Outlook for China's Graphite Electrode Market in 2025 In 2024, the Chinese graphite electrode market showed a trend of initial decline followed by recovery. Regular power graphite electrodes remained relatively stable throughout the year, with prices rising towards the end of the year. High-power and ultra-high-power graphite electrodes experienced a continuous decline... ...
