Cable Raw Materials (PVC) Weekly Report (4.18-4.22)

(1) Calcium carbide market dynamics

This week, the domestic calcium carbide market price is stable and upward, the factory quotation of mainstream manufacturers at the beginning of the week is 2138 yuan / ton, and the factory quotation of mainstream manufacturers at the weekend is 2143 yuan / ton, up 0.
23% from the previous month and down 12.
69%
from the same period last year.
The price increase is mainly due to the increase in calcium carbide maintenance and other phenomena, the export phenomenon of supporting calcium carbide is also suspended, calcium carbide production has declined, but the demand remains high, so the market supply is tight, there are more rush to buy the source of goods, and there are also traders who purchase at high prices, which comprehensively pulls up the price of calcium carbide and continues to rise
.

(2) Ethylene market dynamics

Due to stable demand and the imminent maintenance support of some enterprises, the price trend of ethylene external disk rose, and the average price of ethylene was 965.
40 US dollars / ton by the end of the week, down 0.
83% from the price of 973.
60 US dollars / ton at the beginning of the week, down 13.
53%
year-on-year.
The ethylene market price is temporarily stable, and the market investment is quiet
.