China that has been adding on its graphite electrodes capacity over the last two years amid buoyancy in the GE prices is set to add about 2.30 MnT of electrodes capacity by 2020. In terms of production, the same is set to touch 1.35 MnT mark in 2019 and 1.50 MnT by next year.
In this article let us study the status of the key ongoing as well as new GE projects that are being constructed/reconstructed in China.
| Company | Type | Current Status | |
| 1 | Baosteel Chemical – Fangda Carbon | New | The construction of the 100,000 tonnes Ultra-high-power graphite electrode project that was started in 2018 is planned to be completed and put into operation in 2020. Currently, the plant infrastructure is being put in place |
| 2 | Sichuan Huashengda New Material Tech Co. Ltd | Expansion | The construction of a graphitization and finishing line with an annual output of 25,000 tonnes of UHP graphite electrodes is expected to be completed in the second half of 2019 |
| 3 | Xuchang Carbon Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The third phase of the 48,000 tonnes compaction project is expected to be put into production by the end of 2019. |
| 4 | Sichuan Dongchen Technology Co., Ltd. | Relocation and technical reform | The construction of a 60,000 tonne UHP graphite electrode production line is expected to be operational at the end of this year. |
| 5 | Shandong Xuri Graphite New Material Tech Co. Ltd | New | The project with an annual output of 30,000 tonnes of ultra-high power graphite electrode have been put into production. At present, the products are being exported outside China. The products manufactured are of UHP grade and size ranges from 350-700mm. However, the maximum production is of UHP700mm electrodes. |
| 6 | Hunan Mingda Carbon Co., Ltd. | New | With an annual output of 40,000 tonnes of ultra-high power graphite electrode project, the first phase of 20,000 tonnes was completed in March this year and about 1,000 tons of ultra-high graphite electrodes were sold in the market, the main specifications being UHP450-500mm. |
| 7 | Henan Hongqiqu New Material Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The company plans to expand its capacity to 50,000 tonnes of UHP grade graphite electrodes. The total investment of the project is 1.9 billion yuan, and the first phase investment is 1 billion yuan, covering an area of more than 300 acres. The project was laid on February 12, 2019 and is scheduled to be completed and put into production by the end of 2019. |
| 8 | Shanxi Juxian Graphite New Material Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The project of producing 100,000 tonne of ultra-high power graphite electrode production line began its construction this year. |
| 9 | Tengchong Hongxin New Material Co., Ltd. | Expansion | With an annual output of 30,000 tonnes of high-power graphite electrode project, the graphitization furnace was started at the end of last year. The roasting and molding are expected to be put into operation after mid-August this year. |
| 10 | Datong Yulinde Graphite Equipment Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The capacity of the original 22,000 tonne of ultra-high power graphite electrode was expanded to 50,000 tonnes, and the project was completed before one year. At present, the equipment is in the commissioning stage, and it is expected that the production line will enter trial production by the end of June. |
| 11 | Shanxi Beidu Carbon Material Co., Ltd. | New | On May 23, the official ignition test run! The 30,000-ton ultra-high-power graphite electrode project has completed the roasting and impregnation process and has been equipped to undertake ultra-high-power graphite electrode processing business. |
| 12 | Lingshi County Yangfan Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. | New | The 60,000- ton ultra-high-power graphite electrode project was put into production at the end of last year. On June 18, the UHP600 graphite electrode product of Lingshi County Yangfan Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. was officially launched. |
| 13 | Liaoyang Carbon Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The current production scale is 20,000 tons ofgraphite electrodes per year, including 12267 tons of ultra-high power graphite electrodes. The technical transformation project of an annual output of 30,000 tons of ultra-high power graphite electrode is a reconstruction and expansion project. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation in July this year. |
| 14 | Henan Kefeng Carbon Material Co., Ltd. | Expansion | The existing graphite electrode production capacity is nearly 30,000 tons, and the company plans to increase its production capacity to 60,000 tons within 5 years. At present, the company mainly produces large-size ultra-high-power graphite electrodes. In 2019, the company plans to sell 20,000 tons of graphite electrode products, of which exports account for about half. |
| 15 | Tangshan Yiyuan Carbon Products Co., Ltd. | New | The project of producing 20,000 tons of high-power electrodes, ultra-high-power electrodes and medium-thick special graphite products was officially launched in March last year. The project was originally scheduled to be completed around November last year. Due to various reasons, the compression part of the electrode production line has been completed, the roasting control system has been ignited, and the progress of the project will be determined later depending on the market conditions. |
| 16 | Fushun Xinxinda Carbon Factory | Expansion | The annual expansion of 24,000 tons of ultra-high power graphite electrode expansion project has been completed, and the production line is in the trial production stage. The company had previous processing capabilities such as secondary roasting and impregnation. This time, based on the original process, the press profile and machining process were added. |
| 17 | Hebei Ruitong Carbon Co., Ltd. | Technical reform | Eliminate the original No. 1 ring old roaster, increase the impregnation and secondary roasting capacity, and have the ability to produce UHP600mm. |
| 18 | Jinshenglan Group Heilongjiang Changsheng Carbon Co., Ltd. | Technical reform | It is planned to build 33,000 tons of impregnation equipment, 3800 tons of presses, internal graphitization furnaces, etc., and carry out renovation and renovation of the plant. After the production, the annual output of graphite electrodes is 30,000 tons. The project is going through the impregnation workshop, the molding workshop and the graphitization workshop. Transformation. |
| 19 | Hebei Tiantian Carbon Co., Ltd. | Expansion | With an annual output of 70,000 tons of ultra-high graphite electrode project, the construction is progressing smoothly and is expected to be completed and put into operation in July 2019 |
| 20 | Sichuan Mulun New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | New | The new 40,000-ton ultra-high-power graphite electrode production line project will start production after the beginning of this year. At the end of July, graphitization will be energized. At the end of August, there will be products on the market. The company has UHP350-800mm production capacity. |
| 21 | Jimon Carbon | New | In April 2018 , the first phase of the project started construction. After one year of construction and construction, the two open-type ring roasters in the roasting process ended and entered the normal operation stage. |
| 22 | Yunnan Baoshan Haodu Electrode Co., Ltd. | Expansion | Based on the original graphite electrode capacity of 20,000 tons, the expansion of 40,000 tons of high-power and ultra-high-power graphite electrode projects, according to the company’s current development process, has entered the trial production phase in June. |
| 23 | Kunming Stacking Carbon Co., Ltd. | Expansion | Annual production of 22,000 tons of ultra-high power graphite electrode |
| 24 | Shanxi Shouyang New Energy Co., Ltd. | New | The 100,000-ton coal-based needle coke and ultra-high-power graphite electrode project has been in the civil construction phase in February this year. |
| 25 | Yongxin Coal Coking Company (Jiaxin Carbon Material Co., Ltd.) | New | In February this year, it signed a contract to build a 2×40,000 tons/year ultra-high power graphite electrode and anode material project in Fushan County. |
| 26 | Tangshan Shandong New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. | New | With an annual output of 100,000 tons of ultra-high power graphite electrode project, the construction of the foundation of the plant has completed the construction of comprehensive warehouses, raw product workshops, etc. It is expected that the first phase of the project can be put into trial production during the year. |
Source: IC Carbon
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