1、 Price trend

The price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose this week. This week, the average ex factory quotation price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China rose from 3056.67 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 3150.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 93.33 yuan / ton or 3.05%, 16.81% higher than the same period last year. Overall, this week’s carbide market rose, carbide commodity index on November 13 was 82.53.

2、 Trend analysis

According to the manufacturer’s quotation, the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China will rise this week: the price of carbide from oviganeng is 3400 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is 280 yuan / ton higher than that at the beginning of the week; the quotation of carbide of Inner Mongolia and China Union is 3250 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation of calcium carbide in Xingping of Ningxia is 2800 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week.

Overall, the actual transaction price of calcium carbide in Northwest China is about 2800-3400 yuan / ton this weekend: the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Shaanxi is about 3400 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Ningxia is about 2800 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Inner Mongolia is about 3200 yuan / ton, and the actual transaction price is mainly through negotiation.

From the calcium carbide upstream and downstream industry chain, upstream raw material market, orchid charcoal factory quotation this week temporarily stable. At present, the quotation of small materials is 650 yuan / ton, that of medium materials is 680 yuan / ton, and that of large materials is about 750 yuan / ton. The upstream raw material prices rose slightly and the cost support was good, which had a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC serious shortage this week, factory prices rise. The price of PVC increased by 1.85% from 7425.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 7562.50 yuan / ton at the end of the week. Compared with the same period last year, it increased by 12.96%. This week, PVC prices rose slightly, the market is good, downstream purchasing enthusiasm for calcium carbide, overall, PVC market this week has a positive impact on calcium carbide prices.

3、 Future forecast

In the middle and late November, calcium carbide market fluctuated slightly and rose mainly. The price of raw materials in the upstream rose slightly, which supported the price of calcium carbide better. The shortage of PVC in the downstream was serious and the market rose sharply. The downstream customers had a good enthusiasm for purchasing calcium carbide. Later market forecast that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China will rise slightly in mid November.