1、 Price trend

The factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose this week. The average price of the factory quotation of the mainstream manufacturers of Northwest calcium carbide rose from 4716.67 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 5116.67 yuan / ton at the weekend, up 400 yuan / T, or 8.48%, up 87.88% compared with the same period last year. Overall, the market of calcium carbide rose this week, with the carbide commodity index of 134.06 on March 19, and the price of calcium carbide fell at the weekend.

2、 Trend analysis

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China increased this week: ovicana energy offered 5150 yuan / ton of calcium carbide this weekend, up 200 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; the price of calcium carbide in Inner Mongolia and China Federation of China this weekend was 5200 yuan / ton, up 300 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation of the carbide in Xingping of Ningxia was 5000 yuan / T this weekend, which increased by 700 yuan / T compared with the beginning of the week .

From the upstream and downstream industrial chain of calcium carbide, the upstream raw material market, this week, the factory quotation of Lancang was low consolidation. The quotation for small materials is 720 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation of Chinese materials is 800 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation for bulk materials is 860 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week. The upstream raw material price is low consolidation, and the cost support is general, which has a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC factory prices this week rose slightly. PVC quotation rose from 8725.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 8962.50 yuan / ton at the weekend, up 2.72%. It was up 44.85% year on year. PVC prices rose slightly this week, the market was better, and downstream enthusiasm for calcium carbide procurement increased. Overall, it seems that the PVC market this week has a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

3、 Future forecast

In late March, the calcium carbide market was mainly subject to a small fluctuation. Raw materials orchid carbon price low consolidation, calcium carbide cost support is general. Although the downstream PVC market recently slightly increased, but at the end of the month, foreign PVC factories resumed work, domestic PVC started or decreased. The market forecast that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China will fall slightly in late March.