On December 19, 2023, the “2023 China Carbon New Materials Upstream and Downstream Industry Summit Forum,” hosted by China Carbon Net, successfully concluded at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Zhengzhou!

This conference is organized by China Carbon Net and co-organized by the Shenzhen New Materials Industry Association. The conference covers more than dozens of topics and enterprises spanning the entire carbon新材料 industry chain, including lithium-ion battery anode materials, petroleum coke, graphite electrodes, needle coke, natural graphite, synthetic graphite, carbon for steelmaking, carbon for aluminum production, pre-baked anodes, cathode carbon blocks, coal tar pitch, electrode paste, graphite crucibles, calcined coal, equipment for anode material production, graphitization equipment, environmental protection equipment, screening equipment, flue gas and tail gas treatment equipment, dust removal equipment, refractory materials, and many other related areas.

More than 300 participants—including Li Yin, Secretary-General of the Shenzhen New Materials Industry Association, as well as leading experts in the carbon industry, industry pioneers, flagship enterprises, and key clients—gathered to pool their wisdom and offer insightful suggestions on current hot topics and challenges facing the industry. This forum aims to help enterprises assess the industry’s current situation and stay ahead of emerging trends. Together, they explored new technologies, emerging hotspots, recent developments, and fresh opportunities in China’s carbon industry under the current new circumstances. The event also provided an in-depth analysis of the state of the new carbon materials sector, offering valuable experience guidance and technical exchanges to foster industry development. Through this platform, companies within the industry can engage in thorough communication, learn from one another, and work collaboratively for mutual growth.

In 2023, China’s economic recovery has been steadily accelerating. However, the global situation remains volatile, presenting both new opportunities and challenges for upstream and downstream enterprises in the carbon新材料 industry! The annual effective production capacity of negative electrode materials nearly doubled compared to last year, and manufacturers that have expanded their capacities are now entering a phase of full-scale capacity release, leading to an oversupply of negative electrode materials. Competition in graphitization has intensified to a fever pitch, and integrated vertical operations in the negative electrode sector have become a clear trend. As a result, it has become extremely urgent for companies to reduce costs and improve efficiency. In the petroleum coke industry, prices have experienced significant fluctuations. What impact will future industry developments have on the supply and demand of petroleum coke? How will the international geopolitical situation affect the import and export of petroleum coke—both positively and negatively? What changes have occurred in the quality requirements for petroleum coke? And how will price trends evolve? Under policies such as "stabilizing the economy and ensuring growth," "green steel," and "carbon peak and carbon neutrality," electric arc furnace steel is poised to become the future direction of industry development, and there are positive expectations supporting steel mills’ operational activity. Can graphite electrodes, currently operating under weak conditions, usher in their next golden period of development? Amidst the volatile raw material market, what trends will emerge in the aluminum-related carbon market? The carbon新材料, new energy, and electric arc furnace steel industries are now embracing new opportunities. How will needle coke perform in the future? Will the overall market be able to reach a new level of growth? At this conference, China Carbon Net invited experts from relevant fields to provide professional analyses on these hot topics, receiving widespread acclaim and high recognition from attendees.