Petroleum coke market monthly report（4.1-4.30）

Chinacarbon News: This month, overall petroleum coke market was getting stabilized. Sinopec introduced preferential price measures twice consecutively this month under the pressure in the market. The first release took place on 4 this month and the second release occurred on 24 this month. PetroChina’s subsidiary refineries reported good performance in petroleum coke sales and market price remained firm, with only northeast-based Jinlin Petrochemical, Liaoyang Petrochemical lowering factory gate prices by 70 to 100 yuan/mt. Currently, Sinopec’s 2#A petroleum coke is traded at 1,700-1,800 yuan/mt, 2#B at 1,600-1,650 yuan/mt, 3# at 1,400-1,520 yuan/mt, 4#-5# at 1,260-1,300 on high end and 1,120-1,230 mainstream and 1,040-1,080 on low end. Currently, 2# petroleum coke from Shandong local refineries is traded at 1,560-1,590 yuan/mt, 2#B petroleum coke 1,450 yuan/mt, 3# petroleum coke 1,300-1,350 yuan/mt, high-sulphur petroleum coke 1,200-1,250 yuan/mt, high-ash coke 1,000 yuan/mt.