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 increased from 3810.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 3950.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 140.00 yuan / ton or 3.67%, 47.57% higher than the same period last year. On the whole, the calcium carbide market rose this week, and the carbide commodity index on December 11 was 103.49.

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 3950 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is 170 yuan / ton higher than that at the beginning of the week; the quotation of carbide of Inner Mongolia China Union is 3900 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the price of calcium carbide in Xingping of Ningxia is 4000 yuan / ton this weekend, which is 250 yuan / ton higher than that at the beginning of the week.

Overall, the actual transaction price of calcium carbide in Northwest China is about 3900-4000 yuan / ton this weekend: the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Shaanxi is about 3900 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Ningxia is about 4000 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of calcium carbide in Inner Mongolia is about 3900 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 rose this week. At the end of this week, the quotation of small materials is 780 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation of medium materials is 830 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week; the quotation of large materials is 850 yuan / ton at the end of this week, which is temporarily stable compared with the beginning of the week. The high price consolidation of upstream raw materials and good cost support have a positive impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC factory price rise this week. PVC quotation increased by 3.17% from 8287.50 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 8550.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week. Compared with the same period last year, it increased by 21.23%. PVC prices rose this week, the market is good, downstream of calcium carbide purchasing enthusiasm increased, overall, PVC market this week has a positive impact on calcium carbide prices.

3、 Future forecast

In the middle of December, 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 downstream PVC market rose sharply, and 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 December.