【Negative Electrode Materials】Weak Supply and Demand, No Significant Improvement
【Negative Electrode Materials】Weak Supply and Demand, No Significant Improvement 1. Current Focus:1) In 2023, the global shipment volume of negative electrode materials reached 1.818 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%, with China's share of global shipments further increasing to 94.1%. Among them, Bettery ranked first among global negative electrode material com... ...
【Graphite Electrode】Market Trends: Temporarily Stable
【Graphite Electrode】Market Trends: Temporarily Stable Market OverviewAs of February 28, 2024, the market prices for ordinary, high-power, and ultra-high-power graphite electrodes have remained stable at 14,500-23,000 Yuan/ton compared to the previous working day. The average market price for graphite electrodes is 16,195 Yuan/ton, showing no change from the previous day. Demand... ...
【Technology Sharing】The structure of the Acheson graphite furnace
【Technology Sharing】The structure of the Acheson graphite furnace The Acheson graphite furnace (as shown in the figure below) consists of a refractory-lined hearth laid on a reinforced concrete foundation and two end walls with assembled conductive electrode groups, distributed in a rectangular pattern. The function of the end walls is to fix the conductive electrode groups, wi... ...
【Steel Association Data】Global Inventory and Production Analysis for 2024
【Steel Association Data】Global Inventory and Production Analysis for 2024I. According to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) Data:Mid-February: The social inventory of 5 major types of steel materials in 21 cities reached 12.12 million tons, a sequential increase of 2.56 million tons, rising by 26.8%. The inventory has significantly increased compared to the beginning o... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Stable Prices with Anticipated Increase
【Graphite Electrodes】Stable Prices with Anticipated Increase Price SituationCurrently, the market price for graphite electrodes (450mm; high power) in China is stable, with tax-included cash quotations ranging from 15,600 to 17,100 yuan/ton, and an average price of 16,350 yuan/ton, unchanged from yesterday. The market price for graphite electrodes (450mm; ultra-high power) in C... ...
【New Energy Vehicles】Possibly Dominating Half of the Car Market Next Year
【New Energy Vehicles】Possibly Dominating Half of the Car Market Next Year Recently, Miao Wei, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the Economic Committee, and former Minister of Industry and Information Technology, stated at the founding meeting of the "China All-Solid-State Battery Industry-Education... ...
【CISA】Steel Social Inventories Up by 900,000 Tons in Early February
【CISA】Steel Social Inventories Up by 900,000 Tons in Early February In early February, the social inventories of five major steel varieties in 21 cities reached 9.56 million tons, up by 900,000 tons or 10.4% compared to the previous period, marking the fifth consecutive increase. Graphite electrode is widely used in EAF steelmaking. Compared to the beginning of the year, invent... ...
【EAF Steel】Flat Start after the Holiday, Situation Better than Last Year
【EAF Steel】Flat Start after the Holiday, Situation Better than Last Year After the holiday, Chinese domestic construction steel market demand performed poorly, with the average labor force rate at construction sites around 20%, coupled with the impact of rain and snow weather in some areas, the overall market transactions were weak, and the futures market's adjustment also ... ...
【EAF Steel】Slight Profit Narrowing, Cost Advantage Continues
【EAF Steel】Slight Profit Narrowing, Cost Advantage ContinuesAfter New Year's Day, the domestic construction steel market prices slightly rose, with the southern market's transaction atmosphere being better than last week, while the demand in the northern market continued to weaken. As of January 4th, the average price of domestic rebar was 4,025 yuan, an increase of 19 ... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Export Landscape: Russia Tops in Total Exports
【Graphite Electrodes】Export Landscape: Russia Tops in Total Exports Ⅰ. Export Market AnalysisIn 2023, China's cumulative graphite electrode imports and exports totaled 297,100 tons, a slight decrease of 0.68% year-over-year, virtually maintaining the export volume level of 2022. The primary export destinations for China's graphite electrodes in 2023 were Russia, South ... ...
