Recent price trend of calcium carbide

As can be seen from the figure above, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week. This week, the average ex factory quotation price of the mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China dropped from 4283.33 yuan / ton on May 31 to 4083.33 yuan / ton on June 4, down 200 yuan / ton or 4.67%, up 52.51% year on year. Overall, the calcium carbide market fell this week, with the calcium carbide commodity index at 109.61 on June 4.

The upstream support is weakened, the downstream maintenance is increased, and the purchase intention is reduced

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week: oviganone’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 4050 yuan / ton, down 50 yuan / ton compared with that at the beginning of the week; Inner Mongolia Zoomlion quoted 4100 yuan / ton of calcium carbide this weekend, down 350 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Ningxia Xingping’s offer for calcium carbide this weekend was 4100 yuan / ton, down 200 yuan / ton from the beginning of the week.

From the perspective of upstream and downstream industrial chain of calcium carbide, in the upstream raw material market, the ex factory quotation of LAN Tan fell sharply this week. The quotation of Xiaoliao this weekend is 980 yuan / ton, which is 120 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week; At the end of this week, Sinochem quoted 980 yuan / ton, down 220 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Dali’s quotation this weekend is 980 yuan / ton, which is 320 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week. The price of upstream raw materials fell sharply and the cost support weakened, which had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC factory price high consolidation this week. This week, the price of PVC was 9150.00 yuan / ton, up 44.66% compared with the same period last year. This week, the price of PVC was high, the market was general, and the maintenance of PVC was increased, so the purchasing enthusiasm of downstream calcium carbide was weakened. On the whole, this week’s PVC market had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

After the completion of maintenance, the demand increased and the market fluctuated slightly

In the middle of June, the market of calcium carbide fluctuated slightly and rose mainly. The price of raw material orchid charcoal was high and the cost of calcium carbide was generally supported. However, the downstream PVC maintenance completed, the demand increased, and the market began to rise slightly. It is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may rise slightly in mid June.