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The raw materials for producing graphite electrodes are petroleum coke, needle coke and coal pitch
Petroleum coke is a flammable solid product obtained from petroleum residue and petroleum asphalt by coking. The color is black and porous, the main element is carbon, and the ash content is very low, generally below 0.5%. Petroleum coke is a kind of easy graphitized carbon, petroleum coke has a ...Read more -
Lead the innovation of carbon materials, and help the green development of new energy industry
Handan, a city with a long history, is breeding new industrial glory in the tide of the new era. Recently, Handan Qifeng Carbon Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “Qifeng Carbon”) has once again become the focus of attention in the industry with its deep accumulation and innovative...Read more -
Comments on the market price of burnt oil in China in recent two days
In the past two days, the market trading of calcined petroleum coke in China is OK, and the start-up load of enterprises is relatively stable. Steel carbon market demand side of the procurement enthusiasm is general, approaching the Spring Festival, downstream load continued to decline; The marke...Read more -
New Energy Petroleum Coke Latest Industry News and Analysis
Industry News The upward trend of petroleum coke prices continues Since December, the petroleum coke market has continued to show an upward trend. As the market supply and demand changes, supply tightens and demand increases, driving up the price of petroleum coke. As of...Read more -
Overview of cast iron types
White cast iron: Just like the sugar we put in tea, the carbon dissolves completely in liquid iron. If this carbon dissolved in the liquid cannot be separated from the liquid iron while the cast iron solidifies, but remains completely dissolved in the structure, we call the resulting structure wh...Read more -
CPC inspection in our factory
The main application field of calcined coke in China is electrolytic aluminum industry, accounting for over 65% of the total amount of calcined coke, followed by carbon, industrial silicon and other smelting industries. The use of calcined coke as fuel is mainly in cemen...Read more -
Analysis of Needle Coke Import and Export Data in 2022
From January to December 2022, the total import of needle coke was 186,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 16.89%. The total export volume totaled 54,200 tons, a year-on-year increase of 146%. The import of needle coke did not fluctuate much, but the export performance was outstanding. Sour...Read more -
What’s the difference between petroleum coke and Needle Coke ?
According to the morphological classification, It is mainly divided into sponge coke, projectile coke, quicksand coke and needle coke. China produces mostly sponge coke, accounting for about 95 %, with the rest being pellet coke and, to a lesser extent, needle coke. Needle Coke S...Read more -
Factors Affecting Electrode Consumption Rate
1. Quality of electrode paste The quality requirements of the electrode paste are good roasting performance, no soft break and hard break, and good thermal conductivity; the baked electrode must have sufficient strength, excellent thermal shock resistance, electrical shock resistance, low porosit...Read more -
low-sulfur CPC prices are likely to keep buoyant later this week
BAIINFO-CHINA, Domestic low-sulfur CPC transactions are good overall. Upstream GPC prices remain bullish, giving enough support to low-sulfur CPC market. Mid and high-sulfur CPC market stays tepid amid scarce deals. Downstream demand is hard to strengthen in short time. With abundant support fro...Read more -
Graphitized petroleum coke and calcined petroleum coke difference
One: production process Graphitized petroleum coke: graphitized petroleum coke from the literal point of view is the petroleum coke by graphitization process, so what is the graphitization process? Graphitization is when the internal structure of petroleum coke changes ...Read more -
Demand for graphite electrodes is expected to recover soon
Since the Spring Festival holiday, the operating rate of terminal electric arc furnace steelmaking has been rising, and the demand of graphite electrode market has increased slightly. However, from the perspective of the overall market trading situation, combined with the analysis of upstream and...Read more