In August 2024 Natural flake graphite export volume

In August 2024 Natural flake graphite export volume

Sep 30th, 2024

Overview of import and export data

In August 2024, China's flake graphite import volume was 393.667 tons, down 12.58% month-on-month, with a total import value of 340472 US dollars and an average import price of 864.87 US dollars / ton, down 7.05% month-on-month. The cumulative import volume from January to August 2024 was 19,700 tons, a decrease of 42,400 tons, or 68.22%, from the same period last year.

In August 2024, China's flake graphite export volume was 6843.331 tons, an increase of 12.92% month-on-month, with a total export value of 5748452 US dollars and an average export price of 840 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 9.45% month-on-month. The cumulative export volume from January to August 2024 was 38,100 tons, a decrease of 13,000 tons or 25.54% from the same period last year.

2. Influencing factors

Imports: Imports in August decreased by 12.58% month-on-month, mainly due to the weak domestic demand for flake graphite in August, large inventories, and reduced demand for imports.

Exports: Exports increased by 12.92% month-on-month in August, mainly due to the backlog of inventories of flake graphite graphite manufacturers in August and weak domestic demand, resulting in a slight increase in export volume.

3. Import and export structure

3.1 Imports

3.1.1 Importing Country

In August 2024, China's flake graphite imports were ranked the top three by production and marketing countries: Madagascar, Germany and Canada. Among them, Madagascar imports accounted for about 98.6% of the total imports in the month.

 

3.2 Exports

3.2.1 Exporting Country

In August 2024, China's flake graphite exports by production and marketing country ranked the top five: Japan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. The sum of the exports of these five countries was 4495.5 tons, accounting for about 65.69% of the total exports of the month.

3.2.2 Trade Methods

In August 2024, China's flake graphite exports were all in the form of general trade. The export volume of this trade method was 6843.331 tons

4. Trend forecasting

In September 2024, China's flake graphite imports are expected to be around 400 tons, +1.61% month-on-month; Exports are expected to be around 7,000 tons, around +2.29% month-on-month. The main reason is that the domestic natural graphite enterprises started to decline, the supply decreased, the inventory was mainly destocked, and the overall demand of the domestic anode material market was weak, and the import volume and export volume are expected to change little.


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