According to the customs data, in April 2025, China's graphite electrode export performance is still bright, the total export volume is 30,200 tonnes, a decrease of 5.58% compared with the previous year, and an increase of 20.23% year-on-year. Under the environment that the tariff policy brought...

Crude steel production in the GCC region showed divergent trends over the first four months of 2025, with smaller nations continuing to gain momentum and dominant producers – Saudi Arabia and the UAE – facing persistent headwinds. As a result, total regional output declined modestly, reflecting cont...

In the context of the "dual carbon" era, the electric furnace short-process steelmaking process is regarded as an effective carbon reduction technology route, and the electric furnace steelmaking capacity has begun to be further expanded around the world. The research on the global electri...

Pei Xiaofei, spokesperson of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that in accordance with the deployment requirements of the State Council, today, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Work Plan for the National Carbon Emission Trading Market to Cover the Steel, Cement an...

Petroleum coke market            Last week (6.1-6.6), the price of China's petroleum coke market fell in a narrow range. The price range of low sulfur coke is 3300-3700 yuan/ton, the price range of medium sulfur coke is 2450-3230 yuan/ton, and the price range o...

In 2024, the global crude steel output will be 1.88 billion tons, and China will have 1.005 billion tons, accounting for 53.3%. There are more than 5,000 iron and steel enterprises in China, including more than 600 enterprises with iron-making and steel-making capacity, which can be divided into thr...

According to Jiemian News reported on June 18, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel announced on June 18 that they have completed their historic cooperation. The partnership will protect and create more than 100,000 jobs, and through large-scale investment, U.S. Steel will be able to fully develop its steelm...

On the macro level, the current situation in Iran and the latest decision of the Federal Reserve have triggered shocks in the global market, driving a rapid rebound in commodities such as raw fuels represented by crude oil. At the interest rate level, the Federal Reserve announced that it would keep...

Last week, the domestic ordinary power graphite electrode φ300-500 was traded at a price of 12,000-13,100 yuan/ton, and the price of high-power graphite electrode φ300-500 was traded at a price of 13,000-13,500 yuan/ton.      According to the survey, the blast furnace operating r...

Recently, the conflict between Iran and Israel has been escalating, and the international situation has become increasingly tense. This conflict not only has political and military repercussions, but also creates a lot of uncertainty for the global economy and the development of various industries....