Calcium Carbide Price Index, Trend, Chart, Market Analysis, News & Forecast
The global calcium carbide market is closely influenced by multiple factors ranging from raw material availability to downstream demand in industries such as acetylene gas production, steelmaking, and chemical manufacturing. Calcium carbide is an essential industrial chemical derived from the reaction of lime and coke at high temperatures in electric arc furnaces, and its prices are shaped by fluctuations in energy costs, transportation, and regional supply-demand dynamics. In recent years, prices of calcium carbide have demonstrated both upward and downward trends depending on seasonal demand from the steel and chemical sectors, along with shifts in trade flows and regulatory constraints. The steel sector, which uses calcium carbide for desulfurization, often dictates demand in major consuming regions, while the chemical industry continues to drive consumption for acetylene-based derivatives. Producers in China, which accounts for the largest share of global output, heavi...