Petroleum Coke Market Analysis(March 7, 2025)

Analysis of domestic petroleum coke index
According to TDD, on March 6, the domestic mainstream petroleum coke 2# B index was 5042.33, down 70 from yesterday, the 3# B price index was 3536.5, down 92 from yesterday, the high sulfur coke market index was 2803.33, the 1# price index was 5418.0, and the 2# price index was 5000.

The market price of domestic petroleum coke in the mainstream region
Today, the domestic petroleum coke market price trading atmosphere is average, and coke prices have declined and adjusted, and market quotations in different regions are different. The price of model coke in Shandong is weak, and the price in the Middle East is 3000-4130 yuan/ton, down 20-290 yuan/ton from yesterday; The downstream transaction performance was average, and the price was lowered. The price in Rizhao was reported to 3000-3200 yuan/ton, Weifang, around 3000-3200 yuan/ton, the price of 3B was 190 yuan/ton lower than yesterday, and 3C was lowered by 20 yuan/ton compared with yesterday. The price of Shanghai 4B in East China was 2215 yuan/ton, the market transaction performance was relatively stable, and the selling situation of mainstream coke was acceptable.

Forecast for the future market
Recently, domestic refineries have entered the maintenance period one after another, and the market production rate has been lowered compared with the previous period, and the overall supply pressure is not large. The speed of port dredging is average, relatively stable, and the inventory has increased. At present, the graphite electrode market is not trading well, the anode market procurement enthusiasm is average, the aluminum carbon market support performance is good, and rigid demand procurement is the mainstay. It is expected that the local market price will be weak in the short term, and it is necessary to pay attention to the operation of the on-site device and the follow-up of downstream demand in the later stage.