China's graphite electrode and needle coke market in May 2021

In May 2021, the export volume of China's graphite electrode was 34,600 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 30.53%. From January to May 2021, China's export of graphite electrodes totaled 178,500 tons, an increase of 25.07% over the same period last year. Main exporting countries of graphite electrode in May: Turkey, Russia and Italy.

Graphite electrode market
In May 2021, the export volume of China's graphite electrode was 34,600 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 30.53%. From January to May 2021, China's export of graphite electrodes totaled 178,500 tons, an increase of 25.07% over the same period last year. Main exporting countries of graphite electrode in May: Turkey, Russia and Italy.
Needle coke market:

In May 2021, China's imports of oil-based needle coke totaled 0.15 million tons, an increase of 1,332.02% year on year. From January to May 2021, China's imports of oil-based needle coke totaled 43,000 tons, an increase of 256.05% year on year. In May, the main importers of China's oil-based needle coke are: the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.

In May 2021, the import volume of coal-series needle coke was 0.8500 tons, an increase of 8.17% over the same period last year. From January to May 2021, the total import volume of coal-series needle coke in China was 60,600 tons, an increase of 43.90% over the same period last year. The major importers of coal-series needle coke in China in May were South Korea and Japan.