Chinese expansible graphite prices firm
2024-04-11 07:59:40 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 11 Apr 24 - Most producers keep their prices stable and sees flat sales from early this month. The current mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite 99 80 250 stand at RMB12,300-12,800/t (USD1,708-1,777/t) EXW D/A 180 days, in line with late last month. As most producers still intend to keep the prices unchanged for stable sales, insiders predict that the mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite would remain in line in the coming week.
A producer in Shandong now quotes RMB13,000/t (USD1,805/t) EXW D/A 180 days for expansible graphite 99 80 250 and refuses to sell at any price lower than RMB12,600/t (USD1,750/t) in the past two weeks. "We sold about 100t yesterday at RMB12,700/t (USD1,763/t), compared to about 120t at RMB12,600/t (USD1,763/t) late last month," the producer disclosed, adding that they plan to hold the prices stable for flat sales as most of their clients show firm refusals to higher prices. They predict that the mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite would remain unchanged in the coming week.
Based on a production capacity of 25,000tpy, they produced about 14,000t in 2023 and expect a similar output this year. They plan to produce 1,000t in April, in line with March. Now they have about 100t in stock, unchanged from late March.
A producer in Inner Mongolia keeps their offer for expansible graphite 99 80 200 unchanged at RMB12,300/t (USD1,708/t) EXW D/A 180 days with a concession of RMB200/t (USD27/t) at most in the past two weeks. "We sold about 40t last Friday and about 30t in late March, both at RMB12,200/t (USD1,694/t)," the producer disclosed, adding that they resumed production in the third week in March. They still intend to keep the price stable for flat sales and believe that the mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite would stay unchanged in the coming week.
Based on a production capacity of 20,000tpy, they produced about 800t in 2023 as they just started to produce from September. They produced about 350t so far in 2024. They predict to produce about 200t in April, compared to about 70t in March. Now they have an inventory of about 35t, up by about 15t from late last month.
A producer in Shandong now quotes RMB13,000/t (USD1,805/t) EXW D/A 180 days for expansible graphite 99 80 250 and refuses to sell at any price lower than RMB12,600/t (USD1,750/t) in the past two weeks. "We sold about 100t yesterday at RMB12,700/t (USD1,763/t), compared to about 120t at RMB12,600/t (USD1,763/t) late last month," the producer disclosed, adding that they plan to hold the prices stable for flat sales as most of their clients show firm refusals to higher prices. They predict that the mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite would remain unchanged in the coming week.
Based on a production capacity of 25,000tpy, they produced about 14,000t in 2023 and expect a similar output this year. They plan to produce 1,000t in April, in line with March. Now they have about 100t in stock, unchanged from late March.
A producer in Inner Mongolia keeps their offer for expansible graphite 99 80 200 unchanged at RMB12,300/t (USD1,708/t) EXW D/A 180 days with a concession of RMB200/t (USD27/t) at most in the past two weeks. "We sold about 40t last Friday and about 30t in late March, both at RMB12,200/t (USD1,694/t)," the producer disclosed, adding that they resumed production in the third week in March. They still intend to keep the price stable for flat sales and believe that the mainstream prices of Chinese expansible graphite would stay unchanged in the coming week.
Based on a production capacity of 20,000tpy, they produced about 800t in 2023 as they just started to produce from September. They produced about 350t so far in 2024. They predict to produce about 200t in April, compared to about 70t in March. Now they have an inventory of about 35t, up by about 15t from late last month.
