Calcined petcoke prices fall more rapidly on GPC excess

摘要

A sudden global excess ofanode-grade green petcoke has acceleratedthe decline in calcined petcoke prices, givingCPC suppliers more leeway to meet aluminumsmelter demands for cost cuts.Global CPC suppliers and smelter buyersmet in February in Nashville, Tennessee, atthe TMS annual conference to negotiatefirst-quarter and first-half contractsretroactively, and while little business wasconcluded, CPC offer levels fell noticeablyover the course of the week.