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Middle East aluminium attacks have limit impact on China prebaked anode exports

Attacks on major aluminium smelters in the Middle East are expected to disrupt regional production, but the impact on China's petroleum coke demand will likely be small. China's prebaked anode exports to the Middle East reached 68,000 tonnes in January-February 2026, with the UAE and Bahrain contrib

China May prebaked anode exports rise 3.24% but imports plunge 98.80% YoY

According to the data of General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), China's prebaked anode export volume in May inched up by 3.24% year-on-year, as domestic prebaked anode producers ramped up the production. However, the import volume plunged 98.80% year-on-year.   2

Prebaked anode new capacity release to push up consumption for petcoke

Thanks to a continued release of new capacities, prebaked anode market has consistently held the top position in the consumption of petcoke, and is predicted to contribute nearly 56% of total consumption for petcoke in 2025. Compared with a year ago, although the figure declined by 1 percentage poin

China prebaked anode exports up 40.94% YoY over Jan-Feb

According to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), China's prebaked anode export volume gained 121,800 tonnes, or 40.94% over year to 419,200 tonnes over January - February, 2025.                      China Prebaked Anode Exports (Unit: kt) Source: GACC   Wi

China's prebaked anode capacity continues to expand

According to OilChem, China's prebaked anode capacity maintained an uptrend over 2020-2024, on strong demand from downstream aluminum market. In addition, these new capacities are located close to the end-users rather than the feestock distribution centers.   2020-2024 Prebaked Anode Capacity and Pr

China prebaked anode supply and consumption both rise in H1 2024

Boosted by robust aluminium market, China's prebaked anode supply and consumption jumped 6.89% and 6.12% respectively year-on-year in the first half of 2024, according to OilChem data.                        2023-2024 Prebaked Anode Production Source: OilChem   In the first half of 2024, China's pre

Prebaked anode demand boosts petcoke consumption in H1 2024

Thanks to the rising demand from prebaked anode market, China's petcoke consumption totaled 21.51 million tonnes in the first half of 2024, up 1.14 million tonnes or 5.60% year-on-year, according to OilChem.         Petcoke Downstream Consumption Proportion in H1 2024 Source: OilChem   As shown in a

China's prebaked anode exports down 42% YoY in Oct

China's prebaked anode exports stood at 133,000 tonnes in October, down 42% from a year earlier, on a decline in capacity utilization rate of aluminium smelters, according the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC).                        2019-2023 Prebaked