Beginning in early August, some large manufacturers and some new electrode manufacturers have caused a backlog of inventories due to poor early shipments, and they have begun to sell goods at low prices in the market. Many manufacturers have begun to sell products at low prices due to the recent strong raw material prices. Graphitization prices continue to rise. Considering the cost, they are reluctant to ship at a low price and are willing to stand up for the price. As a result, market prices have diverged. For electrodes of the same specification and model, the price difference between different manufacturers can reach 2000-3000 yuan/ton, making the mainstream price of ultra-high-power electrode market a slight correction this week, and the prices of ordinary power and high-power are relatively stable.

As of August 19, the mainstream price of UHP450mm specifications with 30% needle coke content on the market is 1.8--18,500 yuan/ton, and the mainstream price of UHP600mm specifications is 22-2.4 million yuan/ton, a decrease of 0.15-0.2 million yuan from last weekend. Tons, the price of UHP700mm is maintained at 28000-30000 yuan/ton.