Raw material end supports the continuous upward price of petroleum coke carburant

New Year's Day just past, the price of petroleum coke carburant has been adjusted several times, and the raw material end has played a leading role in the market, supporting the continued upward price of petroleum coke carburant, HP graphite elelctrode made of high quailty petroleum coke.

According to the investigation, taking the petroleum coke carburant with C ≥ 98.5%, S≤ 0.5%, particle size: 1-5mm as an example, the mainstream ex-factory quotation including tax in Liaoning is concentrated between 5500-5600 yuan/ton; Tianjin continued its previous trend. Affected by the market downturn, the focus of enterprise products shifted, and there were few low sulfur petroleum coke carburant products, so the foreign quotation was suspended.

Today, the price of calcined coke of Liaohe Petrochemical was adjusted by 5200 yuan/ton, and the price increase momentum was "rapid", resulting in the overall price of petroleum coke carburant in Liaoning rising by 200 yuan/ton compared with the previous period. Enterprises also adjusted the price flexibly according to the inventory surplus in their plants with different quotations.

Downstream shipments are still desolate. Low sulfur calcined coke has increased from 4800 yuan/ton to 5200 yuan/ton in a short time. The speed change frequency is high, and downstream customers are slow to accept the new price. At the same time, the market is also stimulating the downstream customers to increase the frequency of inquiry, however, in the face of petroleum coke carburant with high prices, the rate of new orders is low, mainly based on long-term cooperation. Some buyers still focus on graphitized petroleum coke products, which is negative for the calcined petroleum coke market.

Although the raw materials price has increased, the downstream demand is general, the positive attitude of manufacturers is not strong, and the upstream and downstream stalemate still exists. On the whole, in the short term, there is still upward expectation that the market of petroleum coke carburant may change with the change of raw material end, reading more petroleum coke news contact us.