Cored wire market was generally stable in China last week. In Henan province, mainstream ex-work price of

Pure Ca cored wire price surged as calcium market was running hot in China last week. In Henan province, mainstream ex-work price of Ca98%min∮9㎜ pure Ca wire rose from RMB12000mt (USD1935/mt) to RMB13000mt (USD2097/mt) recently.

Cored wire market price was still stable in China last week. In Henan province, ex-work price of Ca98%min∮9㎜ pure calcium wire stayed around RMB 12200/mt (USD 2033/mt) . Ex-work price of Ca28Si55∮13㎜ CaSi wire stayed at RMB 9800-10000/mt. Ex-work price of ...

In Industrial Economics, market concentration includes buyer concentration and seller concentration. In cored wire industry, both concentrations are quite low.

As downstream demand was weak, operation was bad. Many medium and small sized factories stopped production. Overall operation rate was about 25% at present. Meanwhile, foundry cored wire manufacturers were running better than steel cored wire manufacturers.

Spot supply of calcium metal was still in shortage and market price continued to rise in China.

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com, seamless calcium cored wire had been promoted in market for some time in China,

Cored wire market price was still stable in China last week. In Henan province, ex-work price of Ca98%min∮9㎜ pure calcium wire stayed around RMB 12200/mt (USD 2033/mt) .