According to baichuan Yingfu data, graphite electrode quoted 25420 yuan/ton today, compared with the previous day 6.83%. Graphite electrode prices have risen steadily this year, with the latest price up 28.4% compared with the beginning of the year.
Graphite electrode price rise, on the one hand due to the rising cost, on the other hand related to the industry supply weakening.
Since this year, graphite electrode upstream petroleum coke prices continue to rise, as of April 28, low sulfur petroleum coke prices generally increased 2,700-3680 yuan/ton compared with the beginning of the year, a comprehensive increase of about 57.18%. Since last year, influenced by anode materials market hot, anode materials processing enterprises of graphitization and graphite crucible demand is bigger, the part of the graphite electrode under the influence of corporate profits is negative electrode graphitization and negative crucible, lead to generation of graphite electrode graphitization and roasting process processing resources nervous, graphite electrode graphitization up the cost.
From October 2021, the graphite electrode market will continue to be restricted due to environmental protection production limits in autumn and winter and the impact of the epidemic. By the end of March, the overall operating rate of the graphite electrode market was about 50%. Some small and medium-sized graphite electrode enterprises under the double pressure of high cost and weak downstream demand, production power is insufficient. At the same time, China’s imports of needle coke in the first quarter of last year decreased by about 70%, the overall production of graphite electrode market is insufficient.
Post time: May-06-2022