This month, the factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China fluctuated. This month, the average ex factory price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China first rose from 3900.00 yuan / ton on August 1 to 4050.00 yuan / ton on August 8, an increase of 3.85%. Then, it opened the falling mode and fell to 3600.00 yuan / ton on August 24, down 11.11%. At the end of the last month, there was a slight increase of 2.78%, a year-on-year decrease of 32.11%.

On August 29, the calcium carbide commodity index was 96.94, up 1.31 points from yesterday, down 54.32% from 212.23 points (October 26, 2021), the highest point in the cycle, and up 74.70% from 55.49 points, the lowest point on March 14, 2016. (Note: the period refers to September 1, 2011 to now)

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the ex factory price of mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China fell slightly this month.

From the K-bar chart of calcium carbide week, the price of calcium carbide fell slightly in August, with the largest drop in the third week, with a drop of 7%.

General upstream support and weak downstream demand

Judging from the upstream and downstream market conditions, the price of calcium carbide upstream blue carbon is temporarily stable this month. This month, the downstream PVC market price of calcium carbide fluctuated and fell. The market price of PVC in this month decreased from 6775.71 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month to 6510.00 yuan / ton at the end of the month, a decrease of 3.92% and a year-on-year decrease of 30.19% compared with the same period last year. This month, the ex factory price of 1,4 butanediol dropped significantly, from 12420.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month to 10175.00 yuan / ton at the end of the month, a decrease of 18.08%. On the whole, the downstream market of calcium carbide fell sharply this month, and the downstream purchasing enthusiasm for calcium carbide weakened, which had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

The upstream support has improved, and the downstream purchase is generally calcium carbide, which may rebound slightly in the future

In the middle and early September, the market of calcium carbide rebounded slightly, mainly through consolidation. The price of upstream raw material blue carbon has risen slightly recently, and the cost of calcium carbide is well supported. The market prices of 1,4 butanediol and PVC in the downstream fell sharply, and the downstream demand weakened. In the later market, it is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may rise slightly in mid to early September, mainly for consolidation.