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  • Break News: India’s graphite electrode prices to rise by 20% in the third quarter

    Break News: India’s graphite electrode prices to rise by 20% in the third quarter

        Latest report from overseas: The price of UHP600 on the graphite electrode market in India will rise from Rs 290,000 / t (US $3,980 / t) to Rs 340,000 / t (US $4,670 / t) from July to September 21.         Similarly, the price of the HP450mm electrode is expect...
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  • Application of graphite products in magnetic material industry

    Application of graphite products in magnetic material industry

    As the name suggests, graphite products are all kinds of graphite accessories and special-shaped graphite products processed by CNC machine tools on the basis of graphite raw materials, including graphite crucible, graphite plate, graphite rod, graphite mold, graphite heater, graphite box, graphi...
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  • Selection of raw materials for producing different carbon and graphite electrode products

    Selection of raw materials for producing different carbon and graphite electrode products

    For different kinds of carbon and graphite electrode products, according to their different uses, there are special use requirements and quality indicators. When considering what kind of raw materials should be used for a certain product, we should first study how to meet these special requiremen...
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  • CHINA’S TOTAL EXPORT OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES WAS 46,000 TONS IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020

    CHINA’S TOTAL EXPORT OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES WAS 46,000 TONS IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020

    According to customs data, China’s total export of graphite electrodes was 46,000 tons in January-February 2020, a year-on-year increase of 9.79%, and the total export value was 159,799,900 US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 181,480,500 US dollars. Since 2019, the overall price of China’s gra...
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  • Steel mill profits remain high, overall shipments of graphite electrodes are acceptable (05.07-05.13)

    After the May 1st Labor Day, the domestic graphite electrode market prices remained high. Due to the recent continuous price increase, large-size graphite electrodes have made considerable profits. Therefore, mainstream manufacturers are dominated by large-size sources, and there are still not ma...
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  • Graphite electrode market has stable prices, and pressure on the cost side is still high

    The domestic graphite electrode market price has remained stable recently. China’s graphite electrode market prices remain stable, and the industry’s operating rate is 63.32%. Mainstream graphite electrode companies mainly produce ultra-high power and large specifications, and the sup...
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  • What are graphite electrodes and needle coke?

    What are graphite electrodes and needle coke?

    Graphite electrodes are the main heating element used in an electric arc furnace, a steelmaking process where scrap from old cars or appliances is melted to produce new steel. Electric arc furnaces are cheaper to build than traditional blast furnaces, which make steel from iron ore and are fuelle...
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  • CHINA’S TOTAL EXPORT OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES WAS 46,000 TONS IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020

    CHINA’S TOTAL EXPORT OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES WAS 46,000 TONS IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2020

    According to customs data, China’s total export of graphite electrodes was 46,000 tons in January-February 2020, a year-on-year increase of 9.79%, and the total export value was 159,799,900 US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 181,480,500 US dollars. Since 2019, the overall price of China’s gra...
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  • What is the use of calcined petroleum coke ?

    What is the use of calcined petroleum coke ?

    Calcining Progess Calcining is the first process of petroleum coke heat treatment. Under normal circumstances, the temperature of high temperature heat treatment is about 1300℃. The purpose is to remove water, volatiles, sulfur, hydrogen and other impurities in petroleum coke, and to change th...
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  • wait-and-see sentiment increased in April, graphite electrode quotes continued to rise

    wait-and-see sentiment increased in April, graphite electrode quotes continued to rise

    In April, the domestic graphite electrode market prices continued to rise, with UHP450mm and 600mm rising by 12.8% and 13.2% respectively. Market aspect In the early stage, due to the dual control of energy efficiency in Inner Mongolia from January to March and the power cut in Gansu and other re...
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  • Classification and composition of recarburizer

    Classification and composition of recarburizer

    According to the existence of carbon in the form of recarburizer, divided into graphite recarburizer and non-graphite recarburizer. Graphite recarburizer has waste graphite electrode, graphite electrode scraps and debris, natural graphite granule, graphitization coke, etc., The main component of...
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  • The role of graphite powder in casting

    The role of graphite powder in casting

    A) used in  hot processing mold Graphite lubricating powder can be used in glass casting, metal casting hot processing mold on the lubricant, role: make the casting more easy to demoulding, and make the workpiece quality better, prolong the service life of the mold. B) Cooling fluid Metal cuttin...
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