-What exactly is needle shaped coke? It is used in both graphene and lithium batteries

What exactly is needle shaped coke? It is used in both graphene and lithium batteries
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abstract:
Baidu Baike provides a detailed explanation: Needle coke is a high-quality variety of carbon materials that has been vigorously developed. Its appearance is a silver gray, porous solid with metallic luster, and its structure has obvious flowing texture. The pores are large and few, and slightly elli...

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Baidu Baike provides a detailed explanation: Needle coke is a high-quality variety of carbon materials that has been vigorously developed. Its appearance is a silver gray, porous solid with metallic luster, and its structure has obvious flowing texture. The pores are large and few, and slightly elliptical. The particles have a large aspect ratio, similar to fibrous or needle like texture, and have a lubricating feel. It is a raw material for producing high-end carbon products such as ultra-high power electrodes, special carbon materials, carbon fibers and their composite materials. According to the different production raw materials, needle coke can be divided into two types: oil based needle coke and coal based needle coke. Needle coke produced from petroleum residue is an oil based needle coke; The needle coke produced from coal tar pitch and its fractions is coal based needle coke.

purpose

Needle coke is a high-quality material for manufacturing high-power and ultra-high power electrodes. Graphite electrodes made from needle coke have advantages such as strong heat resistance, high mechanical strength, good oxidation performance, low electrode consumption, and high allowable current density. Needle coke is used to produce high-power, ultra-high power graphite electrodes and negative electrode materials for power lithium batteries.

The raw material for manufacturing ultra-high power electrodes (UHP) is needle coke, which is produced from asphalt.

Graphite electrode rod

Ultra high power graphite electrode rods are widely used, mainly in electric furnace steelmaking and aluminum electrolysis. In addition, the widespread use of power batteries, especially the exponential growth of lithium batteries, has increased the application of graphite negative electrode materials. The advantages of needle coke in true density and expansion coefficient indicators have led to an increasing proportion of use in the field of negative electrode materials. Therefore, needle coke has become the darling of negative electrode material manufacturers, and it is expected that the demand for needle coke in the negative electrode material market will exceed 110000 tons in 2017. With the increasing demand for graphite electrodes, the prices of raw materials such as needle coke and petroleum coke, as well as the outsourcing processing costs of graphite chemical processes, have risen sharply, resulting in a crazy increase in the cost per ton of negative electrodes. According to Baichuan Information, the price of needle coke skyrocketed in the first half of 2017, with prices rising from 4000/ton at the beginning of the year to the latest quote of 22000/ton on July 21, an increase of over 450%.

The current situation of needle coke in China:

There is a significant demand gap for needle coke in China, which has always been a bottleneck in the development of graphite electrodes. According to Xinlun Information, it was predicted that by 2020, the consumption of needle coke in China will reach 440000 tons, including 160000 tons of graphite electrodes and 280000 tons of lithium battery negative electrode materials.

According to data statistics, the production capacity of needle coke in China was approximately 480000 tons in 2016, with a production volume of approximately 100000 tons. In 2015, the production volume was 53000 tons. From January to October 2016, the total import volume of oil based needle coke was 33700 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.9%, while the total import volume of coal based needle coke was 53000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 199.04%. The import volume of China's oil based needle coke has remained stable, while the import volume of coal based needle coke has significantly increased, mainly due to the increasing demand for negative electrode materials.

The price increase of needle coke this year has directly consumed the gross profit of manufacturers, benefiting from the increase in industry concentration. Leading negative electrode material manufacturers have given negative electrode material manufacturers more bargaining power, which is bound to transfer the cost increase downstream. The price increase of negative electrode materials is just around the corner.

Specifically, FANGDA Carbon is a needle coke manufacturer, currently one of the largest domestic enterprises with a production capacity of 60000 tons, self-sufficiency of 30000 tons, and export of 30000 tons. Under the influence of the shortage of graphite electrodes and the simultaneous increase in quantity and price, it is expected that the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company in the first half of 2017 will increase by about 2647% compared to the same period last year, FANGDA's carbon stock price has risen 157% since June 1st. According to institutional calculations, for every 1000 yuan/ton increase in the price of graphite electrodes (excluding tax), the net profit of Fangda Carbon will increase by 120 million yuan.


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