In the first half of 2022, the domestic calcium carbide market did not continue the wide fluctuation trend in 2021. The overall market was near the cost line, and it was subject to fluctuations and adjustments due to the impact of raw materials, supply and demand, and downstream conditions. In the first half of the year, there was no new expansion capacity of domestic calcium carbide method PVC plants, and the increase in calcium carbide market demand was limited. It is difficult for chlor-alkali enterprises that purchase calcium carbide to maintain a stable load for a long time.

The Turkish petrochemical giant Petkim announced that on the evening of June 19, 2022, an explosion occurred at the Aliaga plant. the accident occurred in the factory's PVC reactor, no one was injured, the fire was quickly under control, but the PVC unit may be temporarily offline due to the accident. The event may have a greater impact on the European PVC spot market. It is reported that because the price of PVC in China is much lower than that of Turkey's domestic products, and the spot price of PVC in Europe is higher than that in Turkey, most of Petkim's PVC products are currently exported to the European market.

Recently, the domestic ex-factory price of PVC has fallen sharply, the profit of integrated PVC is meager, and the profit of two tons of enterprises has been significantly reduced. As of the new week of July 8, domestic companies received fewer export orders, and some companies had no transactions and fewer inquiries. Tianjin Port's estimated FOB is US$900, the export income is US$6,670, and the cost of ex-factory transportation to Tianjin Port is about 6,680 US dollars. Domestic panic and rapid price changes. In order to reduce the sales pressure, exports are expected to be still in progress, and the pace of purchasing has slowed down overseas.

According to the latest customs statistics, in May 2022, my country's PVC pure powder imports were 22,100 tons, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year; in May 2022, my country's PVC pure powder exports were 266,000 tons, an increase of 23.0% year-on-year. From January to May 2022, the cumulative domestic import of PVC pure powder was 120,300 tons, a decrease of 17.8% compared with the same period last year; the domestic cumulative export of PVC pure powder was 1.0189 million tons, an increase of 4.8% compared with the same period last year. With the gradual decline of the domestic PVC market from a high level, China's PVC export quotations are relatively competitive.