According to the statistic, Chinese calcium carbide production was 2.018 million tons in July, up by 19.9% Y-O-Y. However, it dropped 9.5% compared with than in Jun 2014. In Jan-Jul, 2014, total production was 13.82 million tons, up by 8.7% Y-O-Y.

In August, Chinese calcium carbide supply was much affected by tightened hazardous material transportation inspection.

In August, calcium carbide market in China hovered with prices stable generally. However, some end-users reported the price delivered to factory slightly rose up due to higher freight recently.

CaC2 Prices Kept Steady in Late July in China

In Mid-July, Chinese calcium carbide market price kept stable except for slight decrease in some regions. Producers reported large stockpiles in their factories due to low demand from consumers and hard transactions.

Chinese calcium carbide market kept stable in July with general supply damand. The ex-work price of calcium carbide （Grade I） in the main regions were as follows

Chinese calcium carbide market kept slipping as some producers reduced the ex-work price by RMB100/mt in mid-June. Abundant materials have drawn the maket down, meanwhile, materials from PVC plants has also flooded into the market, which undoubtedly aggravate ...

Korea’s Calcium Carbide Import Statistics by Country in September 2014 Commodity: calcium carbide, 28491000 Unit: 1000USD, KG Source from Korea Customs