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Monthly report: market was stable in July

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Note: In July, needle coke market was stable. As end of July, Chinese coal-based needle coke price was 4500-5500 yuan/MT.
In July, needle coke market was stable. As end of July, Chinese coal-based needle coke price was 4500-5500 yuan/MT. Oil-based needle coke price was 4800-6800 yuan/MT. Uncalcined coke price was 3800-5000 yuan/MT. In terms of imported product, coal-based needle coke price was 680-1300 USD/MT. Oil-based needle coke price was 950-1350 USD/MT. Anode needle coke price was 650-1000 USD/MT. Current price system hit the production initiative of manufacturers. The industry has a strong demand for the return of needle coke to a healthy and reasonable price. From the perspective of the later end market, the recovery of capacity utilization of electric furnace steel plants and the continued recovery of the lithium battery market are good for the market shipment performance of raw needle coke in the middle and late third quarters, but the price is difficult to maintain in the short term.

In the downstream market, the domestic graphite electrode market still maintained a low operating mode in July, and the transaction situation was average. As of the end of July, the mainstream price of UHP450mm with 30% needle coke content on the market is about 11500-12000 yuan/ton, the mainstream price of UHP600mm is 15000-16000 yuan/ton, and the price of UHP700mm is 25000-27000 yuan/ton.  The extreme minimum is 21,000 yuan/ton. The anode material market performed well in July, with shipments rising steadily. The output is still mainly concentrated in the first and second echelon companies. Small and medium-sized companies are relatively stable and the increase is not prominent. As of the end of the month, domestic low-end anode materials are reported at RMB 19-25,000/ton, mid-end anode materials are reported at 35000-50000 yuan/ton, high-end power products are reported at RMB 50,000-70,000 yuan/ton, and high-end digital products are reported at 60000-87000 yuan/ton. 

In the terminal market, as the electric furnace steel plants in Sichuan and Fujian regions resumed production after successive maintenance, the domestic electric furnace steel plants' capacity utilization rate rebounded slightly, and some electric furnace steel in Guizhou plans to resume production next week. According to statistics from Xin Lu Information, as of July 30, 2020, the capacity utilization rate of electric furnace steel in 135 steel plants nationwide was 60.25%, an increase of 0.27% from last week. Among them, the capacity utilization rate of 92 independent electric furnace steel plants was 61.43%, an increase of 0.28% from last week. The recovery process of the lithium battery market continues. According to the company's production arrangements, it is expected that July will increase by about 10% from June. At present, the entire industry has not yet reached the peak level of last year, mainly because the domestic new energy vehicle market has recovered too slowly. However, from a global perspective, due to the high subsidy amount in the European market, the sales of new energy vehicles have increased by more than 50% year-on-year. The annual sales are expected to compete with the Chinese market, and the general trend of switching from fuel vehicles to new energy vehicles is becoming clearer.
 


 
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