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【Graphite Electrode】May Market Analysis and Outlook
【Graphite Electrode】May Market Analysis and Outlook In April, China's graphite electrode market as a whole showed a "stable but strengthening, specification-differentiated" trend. Prices of small-size electrodes remained firm due to tight supply, while large-size electrodes fluctuated within a narrow range because of sufficient inventories. Cost-side support remained the c... ...
【Global Steel Market Insight】Rebar Supply Bottlenecks Persist, Prices Remain Firm Worldwide
Graphite electrodes are the essential consumables in EAF steelmaking. Due to their outstanding electrical conductivity and excellent high-temperature resistance, they play a critical role in ensuring efficient and stable furnace operation, thereby improving steel production capacity and product quality.【Global Steel Market Insight】Rebar Supply Bottlenecks Persist, Prices Remain... ...
【International】U.S.–Iran Conflict Continues, Petroleum Coke Prices Likely to Rise Rather Than Fall
Calcined petroleum coke, with its high carbon content, low sulfur, and low impurities, plays a vital role in modern manufacturing, especially in the aluminum and steel industries. 【International】U.S.–Iran Conflict Continues, Petroleum Coke Prices Likely to Rise Rather Than Fall On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel jointly launched large-scale military strikes agai... ...
【Overseas】What Impact Will the U.S.–Iran Conflict Have on the Graphite Electrode Market?
【Overseas】What Impact Will the U.S.–Iran Conflict Have on the Graphite Electrode Market? The evolving situation of the U.S.–Iran conflict has generally produced a bearish impact on China's graphite electrode industry. From a short-term perspective, the impact is mainly reflected in two aspects: rising costs and shrinking demand. PART 01. Rising CostsOil price fluctuations ... ...
【Needle Coke】Rising Output Without Rising Profits — 2026 Urgently Needs a Price Increase
【Needle Coke】Rising Output Without Rising Profits — 2026 Urgently Needs a Price Increase 2025 marked an important turning point for China's needle coke market. Driven by downstream demand from the lithium battery anode materials sector, shipment volumes in the domestic needle coke industry improved significantly.In 2025, domestic needle coke capacity entered a phase of slo... ...
【Graphite Electrode】May Market Analysis and Outlook
【Graphite Electrode】May Market Analysis and Outlook In April, China's graphite electrode market as a whole showed a "stable but strengthening, specification-differentiated" trend. Prices of small-size electrodes remained firm due to tight supply, while large-size electrodes fluctuated within a narrow range because of sufficient inventories. Cost-side support remained the c... ...
【Global Steel Market Insight】Rebar Supply Bottlenecks Persist, Prices Remain Firm Worldwide
Graphite electrodes are the essential consumables in EAF steelmaking. Due to their outstanding electrical conductivity and excellent high-temperature resistance, they play a critical role in ensuring efficient and stable furnace operation, thereby improving steel production capacity and product quality.【Global Steel Market Insight】Rebar Supply Bottlenecks Persist, Prices Remain... ...
【International】U.S.–Iran Conflict Continues, Petroleum Coke Prices Likely to Rise Rather Than Fall
Calcined petroleum coke, with its high carbon content, low sulfur, and low impurities, plays a vital role in modern manufacturing, especially in the aluminum and steel industries. 【International】U.S.–Iran Conflict Continues, Petroleum Coke Prices Likely to Rise Rather Than Fall On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel jointly launched large-scale military strikes agai... ...
【Overseas】What Impact Will the U.S.–Iran Conflict Have on the Graphite Electrode Market?
【Overseas】What Impact Will the U.S.–Iran Conflict Have on the Graphite Electrode Market? The evolving situation of the U.S.–Iran conflict has generally produced a bearish impact on China's graphite electrode industry. From a short-term perspective, the impact is mainly reflected in two aspects: rising costs and shrinking demand. PART 01. Rising CostsOil price fluctuations ... ...
【Needle Coke】Rising Output Without Rising Profits — 2026 Urgently Needs a Price Increase
【Needle Coke】Rising Output Without Rising Profits — 2026 Urgently Needs a Price Increase 2025 marked an important turning point for China's needle coke market. Driven by downstream demand from the lithium battery anode materials sector, shipment volumes in the domestic needle coke industry improved significantly.In 2025, domestic needle coke capacity entered a phase of slo... ...
