【Carbon Science】Differences and Uses of Coke, Pitch Coke, Needle Coke, and Petroleum Coke
【Carbon Science】Introduction to the Differences and Uses of Coke, Pitch Coke, Needle Coke, and Petroleum Coke Coke is a solid product formed by heating raw materials such as coking coal or a mixture of coals to 1000°C under oxygen-free conditions through high-temperature distillation, generating gases, and coal tar. Pitch coke is a solid material formed by high-temperature carb... ...
【Graphite Electrode】Market Prices Stabilize with Moderate Transactions
【Graphite Electrode】Market Prices Stabilize with Moderate TransactionsMarket Trends:Last week, domestic ordinary and high-power graphite electrodes maintained stable operations. Prices for both ordinary power and high-power graphite electrodes remained stable, with moderate transaction activity. Downstream Trends:According to a survey of 247 steel mills, the blast furnace opera... ...
【Petroleum Coke】2023 Port Inventory Overview
【Petroleum Coke】2023 Port Inventory OverviewThe overall trading activity in the imported petroleum coke market in 2023 remained weak, with a continuous influx of long-term contracts from international traders throughout the year. The situation of oversupply persisted, as the domestic supply of imported petroleum coke exceeded demand. With the continuous decline in the domestic ... ...
【Negative Electrode Materials】Market Price Trends
【Negative Electrode Materials】Market Price TrendsNegative Electrode Materials: Limited New Orders, Weakening Trend1. Current Focus1）The Chinese government has approved applications for exporting spherical graphite materials and finished graphite negative electrode materials to major battery industry manufacturers in South Korea. The approval includes exporting spherical graphit... ...
【Technical】 What Causes the "Gas Expansion" Phenomenon During the Graphitization Process?
【Technical】 What Causes the "Gas Expansion" Phenomenon During the Graphitization Process? During the graphitization process, the irreversible volume expansion of carbon materials in the temperature range of 1400 to 2100°C is referred to as "gas expansion."When carbon materials undergo high-temperature treatment in the mentioned temperature range, sulfur and nitrogen bonded to h... ...
【Graphite Electrode】2024 Market Outlook
【Graphite Electrode】2024 Market Outlook Raw Material Costs: China's production of needle coke continues to grow, reaching 1.1 million tons in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 18.28%. Regarding petroleum coke, with the restoration of normal shipping speeds in 2023, the quantity of imported petroleum coke increased. The demand for domestic petroleum coke in the second... ...
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Import and Export Market Review
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Import and Export Market Review （1）China's Graphite Electrode Imports In 2023, the import volume of graphite electrodes in China reached 1,170.474 tons, a 92.81% increase compared to 2022. The easing of the domestic and international epidemic situation contributed to increased global trade, leading to a rise in graphite electrode imports. ... ...
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Raw Material Market Review
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Raw Material Market Review Looking back at China's domestic graphite electrode raw material market, the three major main materials showed an overall trend of strength. Needle Coke: Following a minor increase in the fourth quarter of 2022, it experienced a continuous decline in 2023. On one hand, needle coke enterprises are still operating, and manuf... ...
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Market Price Review
【Graphite Electrode】2023 Market Price Review In 2023, the trend of China's graphite electrode market showed a downward trajectory, with high-power and regular-power graphite electrodes experiencing a continuous decline throughout the year, while ultra-high-power graphite electrodes occasionally exhibited a reversal and rebound. January marked the peak of graphite elect... ...
【Carburant】Chinese Carburant Market Costs and Demand Analysis
【Carburant】Chinese Carburant Market Costs and Demand Analysis In recent times, Chinese carburant market prices have maintained a weak and stable trend, with an average operating rate of 71.85% for electric arc furnace steel mills. This represents a decrease of 1.78 percentage points compared to the previous period and an increase of 39.36 percentage points year-on-year. The dec... ...
