With the decline of calcium silicon production capacity in June, the spot circulation resources of large national standard silicon calcium factories have been tight since this month. Manufacturers are basically full of orders, and high-priced transactions are gradually followed up. The transaction in the downstream trade market was flat, and the market activity was not high, while the terminal demand for silicon calcium cored wire increased slightly. The purchase price of calcium silicon powder of some manufacturers has exceeded 14,000, but the overall transaction situation is still not good. At present, the national standard silicon calcium factory has not fully resumed production, and Ningxia manufacturers said that prices may not drop in July. The price of calcium silicon in the intermediate frequency furnace rose under the strong support of the original metal calcium. The actual market transaction was weak and the follow-up was slow. It is expected that the price of non-standard silicon calcium will maintain a stable operation in the short term.
This week, the barium and silicon market was temporarily stable, the market continued to be weak in supply and demand, and the pressure on manufacturers’ inventory was small. In the rumors of energy consumption in Qinghai, there is still some uncertainty on the supply side of low barium, and the market pushes up sentiment still, but it is the off-season of casting, and the overall market consumption cannot continue to support the continued strength of low barium, even if the price increase will not be too large. The supply and demand of the high barium market tends to be balanced, and the transaction is average. However, with the news of the production reduction of steel mills in the second half of the year, it may have a certain impact on the high barium market. However, in the short term, the favorable factors in the market are limited, and the high barium may continue to be stable in July. weak state.
Market outlook for calcium metal system
The prices of metal calcium wire, metal calcium particles and metal crude calcium continued to remain high this week. Affected by the lack of raw materials, it is difficult to ship crude metal calcium, and the spot is still tight. The downstream calcium filament (pellet) manufacturers have relatively large purchase resistance and still have a large scale. Hebi manufacturers disclosed that they have not purchased raw materials for many days, so they have not started production. Downstream core wire manufacturers are also cautious in accepting new orders for raw materials under pressure. Overall, the favorable mainstream factors in the calcium metal market are still dominant, and there will be little resistance to the upside in the future.