1、 Price trend

The factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose this week. This week, the average ex factory quotation price of the mainstream calcium carbide manufacturers in Northwest China rose from 3383.33 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 3533.33 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 150 yuan / ton, or 4.43%, up 22.26% over the same period last year. Overall, the calcium carbide market rose this week, with the commodity index of 92.58 on February 26.

2、 Trend analysis

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose this week: oviganone’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 3600 yuan / ton, up 150 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Inner Mongolia Zoomlion’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 3400 yuan / ton, up 100 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week; Ningxia Xingping’s quotation of calcium carbide this weekend was 3600 yuan / ton, up 200 yuan / ton compared with the beginning of the week .

From the perspective of upstream and downstream industrial chain of calcium carbide, in the upstream raw material market, the ex factory quotation of LAN Tan fell slightly this week. The quotation of small material this weekend is 720 yuan / ton, which is 130 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week; that of medium material this weekend is 800 yuan / ton, which is 100 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week; that of large material this weekend is 800 yuan / ton, which is 100 yuan / ton lower than that at the beginning of the week. The upstream raw material prices fell slightly, and the cost support was insufficient, which had a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.

Downstream market, PVC factory prices rose sharply this week. The price of PVC increased by 10.31% to 8825.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week from 8000.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week. It was 38.70% higher than that of the same period last year. This week, PVC prices rose sharply, the market is good, downstream calcium carbide procurement enthusiasm is normal, overall, this week’s PVC market has a positive impact on calcium carbide prices.

3、 Future forecast

In the first ten days of March, the calcium carbide market fluctuated slightly and rose mainly. The price of raw material orchid charcoal dropped slightly, while the cost of calcium carbide was generally supported. However, the downstream PVC market has risen sharply recently, and the downstream customers have a good enthusiasm for purchasing calcium carbide, so the market demand exceeds supply. It is predicted that the price of calcium carbide in Northwest China may rise slightly in early March.