Recent price trend of calcium carbide

As can be seen from the above figure, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell slightly this week. This week, the average ex factory price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China decreased from 5200.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 4933.33 yuan / ton this weekend, down 266.67 yuan / ton, down 5.13%, up 28.36% year-on-year compared with the same period last year. Overall, the calcium carbide market fell slightly this week, and there is still a downward trend at the weekend. On December 9, the calcium carbide commodity index was 131.00, the same as yesterday, down 38.27% from the highest point of 212.23 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 136.08% from the lowest point of 55.49 on March 14, 2016. (Note: cycle refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

Upstream cost support weakened and downstream demand declined

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fell this week: oviganone quoted 5000 yuan / ton of calcium carbide this weekend, which fell 200 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Inner Mongolia Zhonglian calcium carbide quoted 4900 yuan / ton this weekend, down 200 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Ningxia Xingping calcium carbide quotation this weekend was 4900 yuan / ton, down 400 yuan / ton compared with last weekend.

From the upstream raw material market, the ex factory quotation of Lantan fell slightly this week. The quotation of Shenmu small materials this weekend is 1670 yuan / ton, which is 30 yuan / ton lower than that last weekend; The quotation of CMCC this weekend is 1700 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; The quotation of bulk materials this weekend is 1730 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend. The price of upstream raw materials fell slightly and the cost support weakened, which had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

From the downstream market, the ex factory price of PVC fell slightly this week. The price of PVC this week fell from 8980.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 8790.00 yuan / ton this weekend, down 2.12%, up 3.26% year-on-year over the same period last year. PVC prices fell slightly this week, downstream customers’ enthusiasm for calcium carbide procurement weakened, and the downstream PVC market had a negative impact on calcium carbide prices.

The downstream market has insufficient power to rise, and calcium carbide fell slightly in the future

In mid December, the calcium carbide market may fluctuate slightly and fall mainly. The price of raw material blue carbon fell slightly, the cost support of calcium carbide weakened, and the downstream PVC market also showed a downward trend. It was difficult for the market to improve, and the downstream demand weakened. In the future, it is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may fluctuate slightly in mid December.