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 4583.33 yuan / ton last weekend to 4566.67 yuan / ton this weekend, down 16.66 yuan / ton, down 0.36%, up 38.38% 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 at the weekend. On January 16, the calcium carbide commodity index was 119.65, unchanged from yesterday, down 43.62% from the highest point of 212.23 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 115.62% 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: oviganon quoted 4550 yuan / ton of calcium carbide this weekend, which fell by 50 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Inner Mongolia Zhonglian calcium carbide quoted 4600 yuan / ton this weekend, which was temporarily stable compared with last weekend; The quotation of calcium carbide in Xingping, Ningxia this weekend is 4550 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable 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 1670 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; The quotation of CMCC this weekend is 1720 yuan / ton, which has increased by 20 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; The quotation of bulk materials this weekend is 1750 yuan / ton, which has increased by 30 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 fell slightly this week. The price of PVC this week fell from 8340.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 8280.00 yuan / ton this weekend, a decrease of 0.72%, an increase of 18.92% over the same period last year. PVC prices fell slightly this week, downstream customers were generally enthusiastic about calcium carbide procurement, and the downstream PVC market had a negative impact on calcium carbide prices.

Downstream products lack the power to rise, 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, and the cost of calcium carbide supported well, but the increase was small. It was mainly consolidation. The downstream PVC market fell slightly, the market was difficult to improve, and the downstream demand weakened. In the future, it is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may fluctuate slightly in late January.