Recent price trend of calcium carbide

As can be seen from the above figure, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose first and then fell this week. This week, the average ex factory quotation price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China rose from 4716.67 yuan / ton on May 17 to 4733.33 yuan / ton on May 19, an increase of 0.35%, and then fell to 4700 yuan / ton on May 21, a decrease of 33.33 yuan / ton, a decrease of 0.70%, a year-on-year increase of 91.06%. Overall, the calcium carbide market fell this week, with the calcium carbide commodity index at 123.14 on May 21.

The upstream support is strong, the downstream maintenance is increased, and the procurement is reduced

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week: oviganone’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 4700 yuan / ton, down 50 yuan / ton compared with that at the beginning of the week; The price of calcium carbide offered by Inner Mongolia Zoomlion this weekend is 4700 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of the week; Ningxia Xingping this weekend calcium carbide offer for 4700 yuan / ton, compared with the beginning of the week, the offer is temporarily stable.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of calcium carbide, the price of raw materials in the upstream market was high this week. The quotation of small materials this weekend is 1400 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of the week; At the end of this week, the quotation of Sinochem is 1400 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of this week; The price of Dali is 1500 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of this week. The price of raw materials in the upstream was high and the cost support was strong, which had a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC factory prices fell slightly this week. This week’s PVC quotation fell from 9250.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 9237.50 yuan / ton at the end of the week, down 0.14%, up 54.47% year on year. This week, PVC prices fell slightly, the market is general, coupled with the increase of PVC maintenance, the downstream of calcium carbide purchasing enthusiasm weakened, overall, this week’s PVC market has a negative impact on calcium carbide prices.

Lower demand, the market fell slightly concussion

In late May, the calcium carbide market fluctuated slightly and fell mainly. The price of raw material blue carbon was high and the cost of calcium carbide was well supported. But downstream PVC maintenance increased, the market began to fall slightly. It is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may drop slightly in late May.