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Monthly review: Needle coke market maintains a mild and positive operation after the holiday

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ICCSINO News: The needle coke market remained stable in April, and some units had slight adjustments. As of the end of this month, the domestic coal-based needle coke is at 8500-10000 yuan/ton, the oil-based needle coke is at 95000-11000 yuan/ton, the price of joint coke is 11000 yuan/ton, and the price of green coke is 6000-6500 yuan/ton; In terms of imports, coal-based needle coke is priced at 1,300 U.S. dollars, oil-based needle coke is priced at 1350-1550 U.S. dollars/ton, and the price of raw coke for negative electrodes is 850-1100 U.S. dollars/ton. In the domestic supply market, the total output of needle coke from January to March was 258,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 158%. The main reason for the increase was that new oil companies joined the supply team this year; followed by the decline in supply and demand due to the new crown epidemic last year. . In terms of the import market, the total import volume of needle coke from January to March was 68,400 tons, a year-on-year increase of 98%. Among them, the import volume of oil-based needle coke was 42,300 tons, an increase of 112% year-on-year, and the import volume of coal-based needle coke was 26,100 tons, an increase of 83% year-on-year. In the downstream market, the domestic anode material market continued to improve in April. Companies that did not increase their product prices in a timely manner began to rise this month, mainly focusing on the anode materials used in vehicles. In the second quarter, the domestic anode material prices increased by about 10%. In the short term, it is expected that the supply of anode materials will remain tight in May, the pain point is still in the graphitization process, and the price of raw materials will remain high. In April, the domestic graphite electrode market prices continued to rise, with UHP450mm and 600mm rising by 12.8% and 13.2% respectively. Due to the continuous increase in prices in the past two months, some mainstream electrode companies have increased their production capacity and their inventories have increased compared with the previous period. In the short term, the market will need a period of time to "digest" the current prices. Looking ahead, the Labor Day is approaching, and the domestic needle coke market has entered a stable period as a whole. At present, most coke companies have low inventories. Each factory takes stable shipments and inventory control as the main task. From the perspective of comprehensive supply and demand, there are no other factors. Under interference, the needle coke market has maintained a mild and positive operation after the holiday, but due to the difference in indicators, it is also possible that some products will fluctuate.
 
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