The domestic potash fertilizer market is expected to be short-term "good price"
Recently, domestic potash fertilizer prices have continued to rise, driven by successive price hikes by international potash giants. According to our survey, at present, domestic potash fertilizer buyers begin to experience difficulties in procurement. We believe that with the increasing shortage of potash supply, domestic potash prices may follow international prices.
The data we have obtained shows that in 2010 China's apparent consumption of potassium fertilizer (output plus net imports) was about 9.24 million tons, and the import dependency was about 58%. As domestic potassium fertilizers are heavily dependent on imports, their prices are also more dependent on international prices.
The statistics we have obtained show that in March of this year, potash stocks in North America fell to 1.79 million tons, which is a decrease of 7% from the same period of last year and a decrease of 26% from the average inventory in the past five years. The rapid decline in stocks boosted international potash prices. The price of potassium fertilizer in Brazil and Southeast Asia has reached 520 US dollars/ton recently, which has increased by nearly 100 US dollars/ton from the beginning of the year.
It is noteworthy that India has now surpassed China to become the world's largest potash fertilizer importing country. The Indian potash negotiations are expected to be higher than China's $400/ton over 10% in the first half of 2011. In the second half of the year, potash fertilizer negotiations in China are about to start, which is expected to be higher than the price of negotiations in India.
Affected by the international price of potash fertilizer, domestic potash fertilizer prices have started to increase. Salt Lake Potash raised the ex-factory price by RMB 100/ton last week, and the delivery price has reached RMB 3,000/ton. Our survey shows that at present, domestic downstream procurement companies have begun to face difficulties in procurement, and large-scale manufacturers and traders have begun to sell goods and reluctant sellers. This has tightened the supply of the entire domestic market, and some small plants have started to adjust prices.
Chopped Graphite/Graphite Electrode in different materials have different definition of graphite pieces, some data and literature is not very big graphite particles are called graphite pieces (such as Graphite Powder) some is graphite products have a certain size, for Graphite Broken into patches, we here say of graphite for a second, usually called graphite blocks. Graphite is produced from graphitization and machining process of graphite products. It is used as additive and conductive material in the manufacture of graphite waste in steel and foundry industries, and can also be processed according to customer's requirements. They are also widely used in electric arc furnaces (steelmaking) and electrochemical furnaces (metallurgical and chemical industries).
Main use of graphite
Graphite pieces due to its low ash content, conductive and heat conduction performance is good, so there are a wide range of USES, can be added to the formula of less ash or dust products, graphite broken broken into small particles commonly use. Ingredients to add a certain amount of graphite, the plastic paste after kneading, especially during extrusion can reduce the friction resistance paste to squeeze the mouthpiece, to improve the coefficient of pressure type. Graphite pieces of coal adsorption properties of asphalt is better, to join the carbon block can rise to reduce the "short" waste (i.e., the product after roasting top produce honeycomb structure), and can improve the thermal conductivity of the carbon block and alkali corrosion resistance. The electrode paste used in hermetically-sealed thermal furnace is added to a certain amount of graphite to increase the conductivity and thermal conductivity of the electrode paste and accelerate the sintering speed of electrode paste. When the graphite is ground into small particles or fine powder, it is also used as raw material for the production of graphite chemical equipment (such as graphite-resin tubes). The graphite can also be used as a carbon addition agent for the electric furnace.
Graphite classification
1. Raw and broken. It is a raw blank that is not qualified after molding.
2. Roasting is the cutting debris that is recovered after the roasting of raw billet and after inspection of unqualified waste and the processing of calcined products.
3. The graphite is broken, and it is inspected by the graphite-producing waste and the cutting debris produced by graphite products in the process of processing.
Graphite Broken
Graphite Broken,Broken Graphite Electrode,Graphitized Anode Broken,Graphite Tablets
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