1、 Price trend
According to the price monitoring of the business agency, the ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China rose slightly this week. This week, the average ex factory price of mainstream carbide manufacturers increased from 2443.33 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 2460.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 0.68%, down 9.45% year-on-year from the same period last year. Overall, carbide rose this week, with the carbide commodity index at 64.45 on May 22.
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2、 Trend analysis
（1） Products:
The ex factory price of calcium carbide in Northwest China this week slightly increased: the price of this week’s calcium carbide offered by oveganeng is 2500 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of the week; the price of this weekend’s calcium carbide offered by Shaanxi coal industry is 2400 yuan / ton, which is 50 yuan / ton higher than that at the beginning of the week; the price of this week’s calcium carbide offered by Inner Mongolia China United is 2330 yuan / ton, which is temporarily stable compared with that at the beginning of the week; the price of this weekend’s calcium carbide offered by Ningxia Xingping is 2550 yuan / ton, Compared with the beginning of the week, the price is up 50 yuan / ton.
This weekend, the actual transaction price of carbide in Northwest China is about 2300-2600 yuan / ton: the mainstream transaction price of carbide in Shaanxi is about 2450 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of carbide in Ningxia is about 2500 yuan / ton; the mainstream transaction price of carbide in Inner Mongolia is about 2300 yuan / ton, and the actual transaction price is mainly negotiated.
（2） Industrial chain:
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Upstream raw material Market: the ex factory quotation of Lancan is temporarily stable this week. At present, the quotation of small materials is 500 yuan / ton, that of medium materials is 520 yuan / ton, and that of large materials is about 600 yuan / ton. The price of raw materials in the upstream is low and consolidated, and the cost support is insufficient, which has a negative impact on the price of calcium carbide.
Downstream market: PVC factory price slightly increased this week. PVC price rose from 5830.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week to 6025.00 yuan / ton at the end of the week, up 3.34%, down 13.93% year on year. PVC price rose this week, the market began to rise, and the downstream procurement enthusiasm for calcium carbide is also high. Overall, PVC market this week has a positive impact on calcium carbide price.
3、 Future forecast
In late May, the market of calcium carbide fluctuated slightly. The price of raw materials in the upstream is low, and the cost support is not enough. However, PVC market in the downstream is rising, and customers in the downstream are more active in purchasing calcium carbide. The future market forecasts that the price of calcium carbide in the northwest may rise slightly in late May.
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