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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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
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...Read more -
China has abilities to raise as the most significant market
A new business intelligence report realized china has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The chinese market offers energetic visions to conclude and study market si...Read more -
Graphite electrode prices continue to rise
This week graphite electrode prices continue to rise, the current electrode market regional price differences are gradually widening, some manufacturers said that the downstream steel prices are more, the price is difficult to rise sharply. At present, in the electrode market, the supply of small...Read more -
Why is the steel industry closely related to the graphite electrode industry
It is planned to reduce the capacity-capacity conversion coefficient to facilitate the replacement of electric furnaces by converters. In this plan, the capacity-capacity conversion coefficients of converters and electric furnaces have been adjusted and reduced, but the reduction of electric furn...Read more -
Manufacturers are optimistic about the market outlook, graphite electrode prices will rise further in April,2021
Recently, due to the tight supply of small and medium-sized electrodes in the market, mainstream manufacturers are also increasing the production of these products. It is expected that the market will gradually arrive in May-June. However, due to the continuous increase in prices, some steel mill...Read more