In November, the mainstream factory price of calcium carbide in northwest China fell first and then rose. The price of calcium carbide fell from 3883.33 yuan/ton on November 1 to 3750.00 yuan/ton on November 29, a decrease of 3.43%. The price at the end of the month fell by 28.34% year-on-year.
| povidone Iodine |
On November 28, the carbide commodity index was 98.25, up 1.31 points from yesterday, down 53.71% from the peak of 212.23 points (2021-10-26) in the cycle, and up 77.06% from the lowest point of 55.49 points on March 14, 2016. (Note: Period refers to 2011-09-01 to now)
From the supply side, the factory prices of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in northwest China fell slightly this month.
From the weekly K column chart of calcium carbide, the price of calcium carbide fell slightly in November, with a maximum drop of 2.61% in a single week.
Cost end: the price of coke fell slightly
| Azodicarbonamide (AC foaming Agent) |
The overall price of carbon dioxide in the upstream of carbide fell slightly this month. In November, the average market price of domestic semi coke feedstock fell from 1751.67 yuan/ton on November 1 to 1715 yuan/ton on November 28, a decrease of 2.09%. The upstream carbon price fell slightly, and the carbide cost support weakened.
Demand side: PVC market price drops
The PVC market price in the downstream of calcium carbide fell sharply this month. The PVC market price in this month fell from 6021.43 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month to 6002.86 yuan/ton at the end of the month, a drop of 0.31%, and the price at the end of the month fell 34.96% year-on-year. The ex factory price of 1,4 butanediol fell sharply this month, from 14550.00 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month to 9716.00 yuan/ton at the end of the month, a decline of 33.22%. On the whole, the downstream market of calcium carbide fell sharply this month, and the downstream demand was insufficient.
In the future: in the first ten days of December, the carbide market may fall slightly, mainly finishing. The price of upstream raw material blue charcoal has fallen slightly recently, and the cost of calcium carbide is insufficient. However, the market of 1,4 butanediol and PVC in the downstream fell sharply, and the downstream demand weakened. In the future, it is predicted that carbide prices in northwest China will fall slightly in mid to early December, mainly due to consolidation.
| http://www.lubonchem.com/ |