Recent price trend of calcium carbide

As can be seen from the above figure, the ex-factory price of calcium carbide in the northwest region rose slightly this week. This week, the average ex-factory price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in northwest China rose from 3700.00 yuan/ton at the end of last week to 3716.67 yuan/ton at the end of this week, up 0.45%. The year-on-year decline was 18.91%. The calcium carbide commodity index on January 8 was 97.38, which was the same as yesterday, down 54.12% from the cycle’s highest point of 212.23 (2021-10-26), and up 75.49% from the lowest point of 55.49 on March 14, 2016. (Note: the period refers to September 1, 2011 to now)

The upstream support is general, and the downstream demand is good

From the perspective of manufacturer’s quotation, the ex-factory price of calcium carbide in the northwest region rose slightly this week: the price of calcium carbide in OVA Energy this weekend was 3800 yuan/ton, up 50 yuan/ton compared with last weekend; The price of calcium carbide in Inner Mongolia Zoomlion this weekend was 3650 yuan/ton, which was temporarily stable compared with the last weekend; The price of calcium carbide in Xingping, Ningxia was 3700 yuan/ton at the end of this week, which was temporarily stable compared with that at the end of last week.

The market price of the upstream blue charcoal market was consolidated at a high level, while the price of the downstream PVC market rose slightly. At the end of this week, the price of Shenmu charcoal was around 1450-1800 yuan/ton, and the cost support was average. The market price of PVC rose from 6141.67 yuan/ton at the beginning of the week to 6155.00 yuan/ton at the end of the week, up 0.22%. 26.20% lower than the same period last year. The PVC market price rose slightly, the downstream customers’ enthusiasm for calcium carbide procurement increased, and the downstream PVC market had a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Calcium carbide will rise in the aftermarket or in shock

In the middle and late January, the carbide market rose mainly in a narrow range. The price of raw material blue charcoal has been consolidated at a high level, and the cost support is good. The downstream PVC market has risen in a narrow range, and the downstream demand has increased. The price of calcium carbide in the northwest region may rise in a narrow range in the middle and late January.