Demand trend of large high power graphite electrodes in the world
With the development of global iron and steel industry, electric arc furnaces are gradually developing towards large-scale, ultra-high power and computer automatic control. The use of high-power electric arc furnaces is increasing, which promotes the application of high-power graphite electrodes.
Compared with developed countries and regions such as the United States, Europe and Japan, the development of China's high-power graphite electrode industry started late and mainly relied on imports at the earliest time. The production of high-power graphite electrode is far from meeting the demand. Driven by the development of iron and steel industry and technological progress, China has gradually broken the technological monopoly of foreign countries, the production capacity of high-power graphite electrode has been rising, and the product quality has also been rapidly improved. At present, the high-power graphite electrodes produced in China have achieved good results in large electric arc furnaces, and the performance indicators of the products can reach the international leading level. China's high-power graphite electrode products are not only supplied to the domestic market, but also exported to foreign countries in large quantities. There is less demand for imported products.
The development of EAF steelmaking to high-power is an important trend in the development of EAF steelmaking industry. In the future, the output of high-power EAF steelmaking will increase, and its demand for high-power graphite electrodes will also increase, promoting the production of high-power graphite electrodes in China. Domestic high-power graphite electrode enterprises can extend the industrial chain, carry out research and development of raw materials, and build production facilities, which can effectively reduce enterprise costs and improve enterprise operating profits.