Calcium aluminate cement prices hold stable

Sep.30,2020- The calcium aluminate cement market keeps stable in September, with ex-worksprices of sintered CA-70 and fused CA-70 respectively staying around5,400-5,600 yuan per tonne and 6,400 yuan per tonne, unchanged from last month.

According to a recent Refwin survey, the calcium aluminatecement producers'average capacity utilization rate stays at around 75% thismonth. Some manufacturers of calcium aluminate cement said that they had sloweddown production activities since mid-September so as to prevent the risks ofhigh inventory. Meanwhile, some also said they would focus more on broadeningout their business especially during the pandemic period.

Calcium aluminate cement is a high-quality binder in therefractory market, and its stability has always been the most concerned by itsproducers and users. And cement manufacturers have been exploringcontinously to improve the cement stability. According to some sources, thesales pattern of calcium aluminate cement has basically stabilized, so thismarket rarely competes on price. Thus, the top priority is to improve productquality and company reputation for the cement manufacturers.