Driven by the robust global demand, exports of Graphite Electrodes from China in Jan’18 exceeded the exports in Dec’17 by over 20% M-o-M.

With rising steel production across the world, and the Electric Arc Furnace route of production gaining more and more popularity due to the inherent environmental friendliness over the Blast Furnace method, demand for the graphite electrodes have been escalating to the never-before levels in the international sphere.

According to Chinese Customs, the country has exported 24,166 MT graphite electrode in Jan’18, up by over 20% against Dec’17 shipments – which stood at 20,075 MT.

• [Editor:tianyawei]