Iron and steel industry
【Negative Electrode】 Needle Coke Trading Well, Intense Competition in Negative Electrode Materials
【Negative Electrode】 Needle Coke Trading Well, Intense Competition in Negative Electrode Materials 1. Needle coke trading is robust with prices reboundingThis week (April 8-12), the Chinese needle coke market saw a favorable trading atmosphere, with raw material prices increasing slightly. Needle coke prices have rebounded, with new deals increasing by 100-200 CNY/ton. The main... ...
【Petcoke Prices】Hold Steady, Calcined Coke Demand Boosts
【Petcoke Prices】Hold Steady, Calcined Coke Demand Boosts 1. Steady Petcoke Trading with Stable Prices This week (April 8-12), the petcoke market in China saw good trading with generally stable prices, experiencing minor fluctuations. The low-sulfur coke market had average trading while refinery shipments remained stable. Regional refineries had decent shipments overall, with sl... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Are Exports More Stable Than Domestic Sales?
【Graphite Electrodes】Are Exports More Stable Than Domestic Sales? According to statistics, China's graphite electrode exports showed a year-on-year growth trend in January and February 2024. In January 2024, China's graphite electrode exports reached 29,500 tons, representing a 14.91% increase compared to the previous month and a 12.05% increase year-on-year. The top th... ...
【Graphitized Coke Carburant】Prices Weakly Stable
【Graphitized Coke Carburant】Prices Weakly Stable Market OverviewOn April 9th, the mainstream market price of graphitized coke carburants in China declined, with a reference price of 4100 yuan/ton, down 200 yuan/ton from the previous working day, a decrease of 4.65%. Downstream demand was mediocre, with stable operation in the negative electrode sector, increased production of c... ...
【EAF Steel】Slow Recovery in Demand Boosts Electric Arc Furnace Steel Profitability
【EAF Steel】Slow Recovery in Demand Boosts Electric Arc Furnace Steel Profitability This week, signs of stabilization and slight rebound were observed in China's construction steel market. However, persistent heavy rainfall in the south and the Qingming Festival holiday led to insufficient sustainability in the rebound, with a slow decline in social inventories.As of April 7... ...
【Negative Electrode】Are Negative Electrode Material Prices on the Rise?
【Negative Electrode】Are Negative Electrode Material Prices on the Rise? In the past couple of days, there's been a flurry of discussions in the market about the price hike of negative electrode materials, all sparked by the rise in petroleum coke prices. But what's the actual situation? Can the price of negative electrodes really rise, and if so, who are the main driver... ...
【EAF】Statistical Survey of Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production in China on April 5, 2024
【EAF】Statistical Survey of Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production in China on April 5, 2024As of April 5, 2024, a survey of the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace steel mills in China (including 76 independent electric arc furnace enterprises producing construction steel) is summarized as follows:1. The average operating rate of the 87 independent ele... ...
【Graphite Electrode】Usage Precautions in electric arc furnace Steelmaking
【Graphite Electrode】Usage Precautions in electric arc furnace SteelmakingCurrently, electric arc furnace (EAF) steel accounts for about 30% of steel production, alongside open-hearth and converter methods. In electric arc furnace steelmaking, graphite electrodes serve as the conductive material. The consumption of graphite electrodes in EAF steelmaking is related to both the qu... ...
【Negative Electrode】 Needle Coke Trading Well, Intense Competition in Negative Electrode Materials
【Negative Electrode】 Needle Coke Trading Well, Intense Competition in Negative Electrode Materials 1. Needle coke trading is robust with prices reboundingThis week (April 8-12), the Chinese needle coke market saw a favorable trading atmosphere, with raw material prices increasing slightly. Needle coke prices have rebounded, with new deals increasing by 100-200 CNY/ton. The main... ...
【Petcoke Prices】Hold Steady, Calcined Coke Demand Boosts
【Petcoke Prices】Hold Steady, Calcined Coke Demand Boosts 1. Steady Petcoke Trading with Stable Prices This week (April 8-12), the petcoke market in China saw good trading with generally stable prices, experiencing minor fluctuations. The low-sulfur coke market had average trading while refinery shipments remained stable. Regional refineries had decent shipments overall, with sl... ...
【Graphite Electrodes】Are Exports More Stable Than Domestic Sales?
【Graphite Electrodes】Are Exports More Stable Than Domestic Sales? According to statistics, China's graphite electrode exports showed a year-on-year growth trend in January and February 2024. In January 2024, China's graphite electrode exports reached 29,500 tons, representing a 14.91% increase compared to the previous month and a 12.05% increase year-on-year. The top th... ...
【Graphitized Coke Carburant】Prices Weakly Stable
【Graphitized Coke Carburant】Prices Weakly Stable Market OverviewOn April 9th, the mainstream market price of graphitized coke carburants in China declined, with a reference price of 4100 yuan/ton, down 200 yuan/ton from the previous working day, a decrease of 4.65%. Downstream demand was mediocre, with stable operation in the negative electrode sector, increased production of c... ...
【EAF Steel】Slow Recovery in Demand Boosts Electric Arc Furnace Steel Profitability
【EAF Steel】Slow Recovery in Demand Boosts Electric Arc Furnace Steel Profitability This week, signs of stabilization and slight rebound were observed in China's construction steel market. However, persistent heavy rainfall in the south and the Qingming Festival holiday led to insufficient sustainability in the rebound, with a slow decline in social inventories.As of April 7... ...
【Negative Electrode】Are Negative Electrode Material Prices on the Rise?
【Negative Electrode】Are Negative Electrode Material Prices on the Rise? In the past couple of days, there's been a flurry of discussions in the market about the price hike of negative electrode materials, all sparked by the rise in petroleum coke prices. But what's the actual situation? Can the price of negative electrodes really rise, and if so, who are the main driver... ...
【EAF】Statistical Survey of Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production in China on April 5, 2024
【EAF】Statistical Survey of Independent Electric Arc Furnace Production in China on April 5, 2024As of April 5, 2024, a survey of the production status of 87 independent electric arc furnace steel mills in China (including 76 independent electric arc furnace enterprises producing construction steel) is summarized as follows:1. The average operating rate of the 87 independent ele... ...
【Graphite Electrode】Usage Precautions in electric arc furnace Steelmaking
【Graphite Electrode】Usage Precautions in electric arc furnace SteelmakingCurrently, electric arc furnace (EAF) steel accounts for about 30% of steel production, alongside open-hearth and converter methods. In electric arc furnace steelmaking, graphite electrodes serve as the conductive material. The consumption of graphite electrodes in EAF steelmaking is related to both the qu... ...
