1、 Price trend
According to the price monitoring of the business agency, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week. This week, the average ex factory price of mainstream carbide manufacturers fell from 2646.67 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 2530.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, down 4.41%, down 19.68% year-on-year from the same period last year. Overall, carbide fell this week, with the carbide commodity index at 66.29 on April 10.
2、 Trend analysis
（1） Products:
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The ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week: oveganone’s quotation for calcium carbide at the end of this week was 2620 yuan / ton, down 50 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of this week; Shaanxi coal industry’s quotation for calcium carbide at the end of this week was 2400 yuan / ton, down 150 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of this week; China United Inner Mongolia’s quotation for calcium carbide at the end of this week was 2570 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of this week; Xingping Ningxia’s quotation this week The price of calcium carbide is 2400 yuan / ton, which is 200 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week.
At the end of this week, the actual transaction price of calcium carbide in Northwest China is about 2400-2600 yuan / ton: the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Shaanxi is about 2400-2600 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Ningxia is about 2400 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Inner Mongolia is about 2550 yuan / ton, and the actual transaction price is mainly negotiated.
（2） Industrial chain:
Upstream raw material Market: the ex factory quotation of Lancan carbon fell this week. Overall, the drop was about 130-150 yuan / ton. At present, the quotation of small materials is 600.00 yuan / ton, that of medium materials is 630 yuan / ton, and that of large materials is 680 yuan / ton. The price of upstream raw materials fell and the cost support was insufficient, which had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.
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Downstream market: PVC factory price rose this week. PVC price rose from 5412.50 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 5662.50 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 4.62%, down 16.20% year on year. Although PVC prices rose this week, but the market tends to be low, and the enthusiasm for calcium carbide procurement is also low. As a whole, PVC market this week has a negative impact on calcium carbide prices.
3、 Future forecast
In the middle of April, the market of calcium carbide fluctuated slightly. The price of raw materials in the upstream is low, the cost support is not enough, the price of PVC in the downstream is low, and the procurement enthusiasm of customers in the downstream is low. The future market forecasts that the price of calcium carbide in the northwest region may fall slightly in mid April.
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