Recent price trend of calcium carbide

As can be seen from the above figure, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell slightly this week. This week, the average ex factory price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China fell from 4566.67 yuan / ton last weekend to 4400.00 yuan / ton this weekend, down 166.67 yuan / ton, down 3.65%, up 38.22% year-on-year compared with the same period last year. Overall, the calcium carbide market fell slightly this week, and there is still a downward trend over the weekend. On January 23, the calcium carbide commodity index was 115.28, unchanged from yesterday, down 45.68% from the highest point of 212.23 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 107.75% from the lowest point of 55.49 on March 14, 2016. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

The upstream cost support is good, and the downstream demand has declined

Judging from the manufacturer’s quotation, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week: oviganone quoted 4500 yuan / ton of calcium carbide this weekend, which fell by 100 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Inner Mongolia Zhonglian calcium carbide quoted 4350 yuan / ton this weekend, down 200 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Ningxia Xingping calcium carbide quotation this weekend was 4350 yuan / ton, down 200 yuan / ton compared with last weekend.

From the upstream raw material market, the ex factory quotation of Lantan rose slightly this week. The quotation of Shenmu small materials this weekend is 1750 yuan / ton, which is 80 yuan / ton higher than that last weekend; The quotation of CMCC this weekend is 1800 yuan / ton, which has increased by 80 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; The quotation of bulk materials this weekend is 1800 yuan / ton, which has increased by 50 yuan / ton compared with last weekend. The price of upstream raw materials rose slightly and the cost support increased, which had a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

From the downstream market, the ex factory price of PVC rose slightly this week. This week, the price of PVC increased from 8300.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 8460.00 yuan / ton this weekend, an increase of 1.93%, a year-on-year increase of 19.15%. PVC prices rose slightly this week, mainly sorting out. Downstream customers have general enthusiasm for calcium carbide procurement, and the downstream PVC market has a negative impact on calcium carbide prices.

The rising power of downstream products was insufficient, and calcium carbide fell slightly in the aftermarket

In late January, the calcium carbide market may fluctuate slightly and fall mainly. The price of raw material blue carbon rose slightly, the cost support of calcium carbide was good, and the downstream PVC market rose slightly, but the increase was not large. The market was difficult to improve due to consolidation, and the downstream demand was weakened. In the future, it is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may fluctuate slightly in late January.