Petroleum coke: market price fluctuation
Today, The price of domestic petroleum coke shows increase and decrease trend. The trading market is positive, and the factory sale keep stable. The price of medium and low sulfur coke fluctuated greatly in Shandong, northeast and central China, and was relatively stable in northwest, north, South and East China. There was no pressure and large demand in the northeast low sulfur coke market, therefore the coke price increased,1# coke increased by 150 yuan / ton; Factories in Shandong actively produce and sell petroleum coke. Some ex factory prices fluctuate with the market, or rise or fall. 3#a is reduced by 115 yuan / ton, 3#b and 3#c are increased by 32 yuan / ton and 10 yuan / ton respectively, and the price of 3# coke is maintained at 4760-5750 yuan / ton;In Central China, Hubei jin'ao technology 2#b has a large storage and the enterprise reduces the price by 200 yuan / ton to 6800 yuan / ton. The demand of carbon enterprises downstream of petroleum coke in Northwest China is good, which drives the shipment and sales of local petroleum coke. However, with the gradual liberalization of petroleum coke import at Alashankou port, the shortage of local petroleum coke supply may be alleviated, and the coke price remains stable. The price of high sulfur coke is 5360 yuan / ton and 2# coke price is 5400 yuan / ton.
According to the date from Toodudu: the spot index of domestic petroleum coke was 7056.67 on April 21, fell 0.94% compared with yesterday; 3#B spot index was 4772.00, up 12% from yesterday, with a range of 0.25%;1#spot index was 8150, rose 150 from yesterday, with a range of 1.87%; 2#spot index was 5780.84, grew 1.31% from yesterday.
Now, the contract of downstream carbon market is about to be completed, and the inventory consumption is large, and the demand is expected to increase, but the steel carbon market, carburizing agent and graphite electrode market is not good; The overseas production of electrolytic aluminum is small, and the spot aluminum price in the domestic market rises, so the profits of electrolytic aluminum enterprises are high, which plays a supporting role in the petroleum coke market. It is expected that some prices with sulfur content less than 1% may still rise. Recently, imported coke has arrived at the port, the port inventory has increased and began to be sold. Medium and high sulfur coke is mainly stable, or adjusted slightly.
