Calcium carbide industry runs smoothly in May

The monthly output hits a new high in the year, and the corporate efficiency has improved.

　　On June 9, the China Calcium Carbide Industry Association released the industry performance in May
.
On the whole, the calcium carbide industry is running smoothly, the operating rate has steadily increased, and the corporate efficiency has improved
.
However, the industry is still facing an imbalance between supply and demand, especially in the case of centralized maintenance of downstream polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other enterprises
.
In the near future, calcium carbide enterprises will still face the unfavorable situation of oversupply, and the pressure on production and operation will increase day by day
.

　　Specifically, the operation of the calcium carbide industry presents four characteristics
.

　　First, the monthly output of calcium carbide hit a new high in the year, but it still declined compared with the same period last year
.
The output of calcium carbide in May increased by 2 percentage points month-on-month, but decreased by 3.
51% compared with the same period last year
.
In the first five months, the cumulative output of calcium carbide decreased by 1.
1% compared with the same period last year
.

　　The second is that the price of calcium carbide bottomed out after running at a low level in April
.
According to statistics, the average price of domestic mainstream calcium carbide was maintained at 3950~4100 yuan at the beginning of May, and maintained at 4300~4500 yuan at the end of the month, which is just in contrast with the same period last year, and the overall average price decreased by 4.
5% compared with the same period last year
.

　　Third, the monthly profit of calcium carbide has improved, but it has dropped significantly compared with the same period last year
.
In May, the gross profit per ton of calcium carbide products remained at about 100 yuan, down about 80% from the same period last year
.

　　Fourth, the price of calcium carbide raw materials was basically stable temporarily, and the price of downstream PVC market fell slightly
.
In May, the price of blue carbon was basically stable at around 1,700 yuan, and fluctuated within 50 yuan at the beginning and end of the month; the price of PVC showed a slight downward trend, from 8,700 yuan at the beginning of the month to 8,450 yuan at the end of the month, down about 7% over the same period last year
.