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In its Q1 2019 earnings call held recently, US-based Graphite Electrode (GE) major GrafTech highlighted the company’s sales and financial performance, market prospects in the short term and the likely risk emerging from the upcoming Chinese GE additions. Listed below...
EAF steelmaking in China has witnessed considerable capacity enhancements of late mainly due to the surging environmental concerns and the burgeoning demand for higher grades and specifications. From the current 12%, crude steel produced through the EAF route is expected...
In late 2017, a crisis-like situation engulfed the steelmakers around the world that make steel through the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) route due to shortage of graphite electrodes amid reforms in China’s steel sector, which further led to dramatic increase...