This week, the market of seamless metal calcium wire and solid core pure calcium wire was loose and declining, as the price of raw material metal calcium wire (grain) dropped sharply, leading to the recent downward trend of mainstream transaction price of metal calcium-based core wire.
       At present, seamless metal calcium wire (Ca98% min 9mm (1.0-1.5mm)) is quoted at 1250-13000 yuan/ton in Shandong and 12000-12500 yuan/ton in Henan, with a drop of 500 yuan/ton from last month; solid core pure calcium wire (Ca96% min 9mm) is quoted at 9800-10300 yuan/ton in Henan and 10500-11000 yuan/ton in Jiangsu, with a decrease of 200 yuan/ton (including tax acceptance).
       Although the price of metal calcium series has been greatly revised back in early April, the purchasing of raw materials by core-clad wire manufacturers is generally about one month ahead of schedule, and the cost is calculated according to the actual purchasing price, so the trend of the market of core-clad wire will always be "half-beat" slower than that of raw material metal calcium series. However, although the price of seamless metal calcium wire and solid core pure calcium wire is declining now, the period will not last too long. Under the condition of strong market of metal calcium wire (grain), it is only a matter of time before the "spring" of the market of metal calcium-based core wire comes.