Calcium carbide prices in Northwest China fell 4.76% (4.5-4.9) this week

1、 Price trend

 

The price of calcium carbide in the northwest fell this week. This week, the average ex factory quotation price of the mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China dropped from 4200.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 4000.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, down 200 yuan / ton, or 4.76%, up 58.10% over the same period last year. Overall, the calcium carbide market fell this week, with the commodity index of 104.80 on April 9.

 

2、 Trend analysis

 

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 3900 yuan / ton, down 450 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Inner Mongolia Zoomlion’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 4000 yuan / ton, down 250 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Ningxia Xingping’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 4100 yuan / ton, up 100 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week .

 

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of calcium carbide, the price of raw materials in the upstream market was low and consolidated this week. The quotation of small material is 670 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; that of medium material is 710 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; that of large material is 720 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week. The price of raw materials in the upstream is low and the cost support is general, which has a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

 

Downstream market, PVC factory prices rose slightly this week. PVC quotation increased by 1.49% from 8750.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 8880.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week. Compared with the same period last year, it increased by 57.17%. This week, PVC prices rose slightly, the market is good, downstream calcium carbide purchasing enthusiasm increased, overall, this week’s PVC market has a positive impact on calcium carbide prices.

 

3、 Future forecast

 

In the middle of April, the market of calcium carbide fluctuated slightly and fell mainly. The price of raw material orchid charcoal was low and the cost of calcium carbide was generally supported. Although the downstream PVC market has risen slightly recently, large foreign PVC factories have resumed work, and domestic PVC construction has declined. In the future, it is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may drop slightly in mid April.

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