Japanese Graphite Electrodes exports drop by 56% in April’21

Japan’s GE (Graphite electrodes) exports have plunged from 5,746 tonnes in Mar’21 to 2,516 tonnes in Apr’21, falling by 56% m-o-m basis as escalated sea freights deterred top buyers to make significant bookings during the month. Japan’s major GE export destinations in April were are UAE (25%), S.Korea (22%), Australia (8%)and Brazil (7%).