Steelmaking
【EAF Steel】Awaiting the Exit of Small Blast Furnace Capacity
With the growth of electric arc furnace steelmaking and the new energy industry, the needle coke market has broad prospects, especially driven by the demand for high-power graphite electrodes.【EAF Steel】Awaiting the Exit of Small Blast Furnace CapacityThis week, China's construction steel market continued its downward trend. In the first half of the week, transactions remai... ...
【EAF Steel】Professor Zhu Rong of USTB Talks About China's EAF Steel Technology
With the growth of electric arc furnace steelmaking and the new energy industry, the needle coke market has broad prospects, especially driven by the demand for high-power graphite electrodes.【EAF Steel】Professor Zhu Rong of USTB Talks About the Current Status and Future of China's EAF Steel Technology "The establishment of the Electric Arc Furnace Steel Sub-Association by ... ...
【EAF Steel】Expectation vs. Reality, Narrow Fluctuations in Steel Prices
【EAF Steel】Expectation vs. Reality, Narrow Fluctuations in Steel Prices This week, Chinese domestic steel market showed slight increases, with actual transactions improving. However, due to the recent increase in electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant restarts, the market remains in a stockpiling state. As of February 20, the domestic rebar average price was 3,380 CNY/ton, up ... ...
【Needle Coke】Price Increase: 800-1000 CNY/ton Rise Across the Market
【Needle Coke】Price Increase: 800-1000 CNY/ton Rise Across the Market After the Spring Festival, petroleum coke prices surged significantly, briefly surpassing needle coke prices in the short term. This created a strong bullish sentiment for the needle coke market, prompting numerous enterprises to adjust their prices in February, with increases of 800-1000 CNY/ton. As a result,... ...
【EAF Steel】Better Market Sentiment and Early Resumption of Production
【EAF Steel】Better Market Sentiment and Early Resumption of Production Starting from February 7, some independent electric furnace steel mills in East China and Southwest China began resuming production, slightly earlier than last year (according to the lunar calendar). Some electric furnace steel mills in Sichuan even resumed steel deliveries as early as February 4.In terms of ... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Raw Material Prices Skyrocketing, Electrode Companies Forced to Raise Prices!
【Graphite Electrodes】Raw Material Prices Skyrocketing, Electrode Companies Forced to Raise Prices! "Prices change daily""It's not a gradual increase, it's a straight-line surge""Yesterday's quoted price is already outdated, low-sulfur coke up by 1,000 RMB!"After the holidays, petroleum coke prices have entered a frenzy, with companies issuing price hike notices one... ...
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】Challenges Ahead, Opportunities Await
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】Challenges Ahead, Opportunities Await As the Spring Festival approaches, domestic steel demand remains weak, with end-users and traders showing little interest in winter stockpiling. However, market sentiment has been bolstered by expectations that the domestic policy vacuum will end as Trump's inauguration approaches, coupled with surprisingly s... ...
【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... ...
【EAF Steel】Weak Supply and Demand in January, Shutdowns Expected During the Spring Festival
【EAF Steel】Weak Supply and Demand in January, Shutdowns Expected During the Spring Festival As the new year begins, the domestic construction steel market remains stable overall, with relatively weak downstream transactions. The market has entered another phase of inventory accumulation. As of January 2, the average price of rebar in China was ¥3,407, a decrease of ¥7 from last... ...
【EAF Steel】The Brewing Power of Trends, Awaiting a Breakthrough Direction
【EAF Steel】The Brewing Power of Trends, Awaiting a Breakthrough Direction As the year-end approaches, Chinese domestic construction steel market remained stable this week, with moderate terminal restocking activity. In the latter half of the week, localized price increases were driven by futures trends. Graphite electrodes improve energy efficiency in steel and non-ferrous met... ...
【EAF Steel】Awaiting the Exit of Small Blast Furnace Capacity
With the growth of electric arc furnace steelmaking and the new energy industry, the needle coke market has broad prospects, especially driven by the demand for high-power graphite electrodes.【EAF Steel】Awaiting the Exit of Small Blast Furnace CapacityThis week, China's construction steel market continued its downward trend. In the first half of the week, transactions remai... ...
【EAF Steel】Professor Zhu Rong of USTB Talks About China's EAF Steel Technology
With the growth of electric arc furnace steelmaking and the new energy industry, the needle coke market has broad prospects, especially driven by the demand for high-power graphite electrodes.【EAF Steel】Professor Zhu Rong of USTB Talks About the Current Status and Future of China's EAF Steel Technology "The establishment of the Electric Arc Furnace Steel Sub-Association by ... ...
【EAF Steel】Expectation vs. Reality, Narrow Fluctuations in Steel Prices
【EAF Steel】Expectation vs. Reality, Narrow Fluctuations in Steel Prices This week, Chinese domestic steel market showed slight increases, with actual transactions improving. However, due to the recent increase in electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant restarts, the market remains in a stockpiling state. As of February 20, the domestic rebar average price was 3,380 CNY/ton, up ... ...
【Needle Coke】Price Increase: 800-1000 CNY/ton Rise Across the Market
【Needle Coke】Price Increase: 800-1000 CNY/ton Rise Across the Market After the Spring Festival, petroleum coke prices surged significantly, briefly surpassing needle coke prices in the short term. This created a strong bullish sentiment for the needle coke market, prompting numerous enterprises to adjust their prices in February, with increases of 800-1000 CNY/ton. As a result,... ...
【EAF Steel】Better Market Sentiment and Early Resumption of Production
【EAF Steel】Better Market Sentiment and Early Resumption of Production Starting from February 7, some independent electric furnace steel mills in East China and Southwest China began resuming production, slightly earlier than last year (according to the lunar calendar). Some electric furnace steel mills in Sichuan even resumed steel deliveries as early as February 4.In terms of ... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Raw Material Prices Skyrocketing, Electrode Companies Forced to Raise Prices!
【Graphite Electrodes】Raw Material Prices Skyrocketing, Electrode Companies Forced to Raise Prices! "Prices change daily""It's not a gradual increase, it's a straight-line surge""Yesterday's quoted price is already outdated, low-sulfur coke up by 1,000 RMB!"After the holidays, petroleum coke prices have entered a frenzy, with companies issuing price hike notices one... ...
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】Challenges Ahead, Opportunities Await
【Electric Arc Furnace Steel】Challenges Ahead, Opportunities Await As the Spring Festival approaches, domestic steel demand remains weak, with end-users and traders showing little interest in winter stockpiling. However, market sentiment has been bolstered by expectations that the domestic policy vacuum will end as Trump's inauguration approaches, coupled with surprisingly s... ...
【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... ...
【EAF Steel】Weak Supply and Demand in January, Shutdowns Expected During the Spring Festival
【EAF Steel】Weak Supply and Demand in January, Shutdowns Expected During the Spring Festival As the new year begins, the domestic construction steel market remains stable overall, with relatively weak downstream transactions. The market has entered another phase of inventory accumulation. As of January 2, the average price of rebar in China was ¥3,407, a decrease of ¥7 from last... ...
【EAF Steel】The Brewing Power of Trends, Awaiting a Breakthrough Direction
【EAF Steel】The Brewing Power of Trends, Awaiting a Breakthrough Direction As the year-end approaches, Chinese domestic construction steel market remained stable this week, with moderate terminal restocking activity. In the latter half of the week, localized price increases were driven by futures trends. Graphite electrodes improve energy efficiency in steel and non-ferrous met... ...
