From January to April, the total export volume of oil-based needle coke was 86,600 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 50.79%
From January to April 2020, China’s total needle coke output totaled 140,000 tons (60,000 tons of coal-based and 80,000 tons of oil-based). Import and export: In terms of needle coke imports, the total coal-based needle coke imports from January to April were 17,800 tons, down 23.8% year-on-year; the total imports from oil-based needle coke from January to April were 23,900 …
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EPM Group launched a modern direct heating graphitization furnace
Moscow, May 19, 2020: EPM Group launched a modern direct heating graphitization furnace at the EPM-Novocherkassk electrode plant. The cost of building the furnace amounted to 45 million rubles. The new equipment possesses improved technical parameters, high energy efficiency and environmental safety. The furnace will increase the output of 610 mm- electrodes by 280 tons per month. “Despite the processes taking …
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FANGDA Xikemo (Jiangsu) Needle Coke Technology
XIKEMO was a Japanese company which producing high quality Needle Coke，the former owner was world top 500 company Nippon Steel, Fangda took over it, and now its FANGDA Xikemo (Jiangsu) Needle Coke Technology. XIKEMO is producing top quality needle coke. and its been used for producing UHP graphite electrode. Below is the information about the take over: In December 2016, …
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Tender for Graphite Electrode Ref No 78250520, Uzbekistan
Tender for Graphite Electrode Ref No 78250520, Uzbekistan To apply for the tender you need to fill the documents and send them to kitairu@kitairu.netTerms of delivery: FOBDownload Tender Documents Attachments: tender78250520_uzbekistan
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Needle Coke Project by Wuhai Baohua Wanchen Coal Chemical Co., Ltd.
The main equipment was fully installed at the Wuhai Baohua Wanchen Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. project for the production of 50,000 tons of needle coke. It is expected that tests for thermal loads will end by the end of August 2020. The construction of Wuhai Baohua Wanchen Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. project began on March 15, 2019, with an estimated …
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Tender for Graphite Electrode Ref No 75140520, Indonesia
Tender for Graphite Electrode Ref No 75140520, Indonesia To apply for the tender you need to fill the documents and send them to kitairu@kitairu.net Terms of delivery: FOB Download Tender Documents Attachments: tender75140520_indonesia
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European steel market still in uncertainty
It was reported that European producers and traders have resumed activities in the past few weeks but they still struggled because the order volume was about half of normal. Tommaso Sandrini, president of Assofermet Acciai, said that the order situation in Europe was worrying since the recovery in the automobile manufacturing industry and other steel consumer industries were very slow. …
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Jilin Zhongyi Carbon 35,000 tons ultra-high power graphite electrode project started construction
The first phase of construction: the total investment amount is 620 million yuan (about 88 million dollars), the design capacity of 35,000 graphite electrodes, mainly with a diameter of 600 mm. The second stage – 65,000 UHP graphite electrodes with a diameter of 700-800. The total design capacity is 100 thousand graphite electrodes. Source: Graphite & Carbon
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Xi inspects Shanxi’s capital city Taiyuan
TAIYUAN, May 12 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected Taiyuan, capital city of north China’s Shanxi Province. During the inspection, Xi learned about transformation and upgrading of the traditional manufacturing industry, work and production resumption of enterprises, ecological and environmental protection, and pollution prevention and control. Source: Xinhua
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Baosteel conducts yuan-denominated deal with Rio Tinto
SHANGHAI, May 12 (Xinhua) — Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., known as Baosteel, on Tuesday said it has recently made its first yuan-denominated iron ore purchase worth over 100 million yuan (about 14.1 million U.S. dollars) with Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. The subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited said the cross-border Renminbi (RMB) settlement was supported …
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