Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the "Announcement on Optimizing and Adjusting the Temporary Export Control Measures for Graphite Items", which pointed out that three highly sensitive graphite items such as spheroidal graphite have been included in the export control list of dual-use items, and the temporary control of five low-sensitive graphite items mainly used in basic industries of the national economy such as iron and steel, metallurgy, and chemical industry such as carbon electrodes for furnaces has been cancelled.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce said that the adjustment is a specific measure for the Ministry of Commerce to continue to optimize export management and support the development of foreign trade of enterprises, and it is also an important measure to strengthen the export control of graphite products. According to the interpretation and analysis of industry insiders, this adjustment will be conducive to promoting the export of high-quality graphite products, and at the same time benefiting the export of basic industrial products such as graphite electrodes, promoting the sustainable development of China's graphite industry, and benefiting carbon product manufacturing enterprises.

The adjustment of the export policy of graphite products has affected the geometry of the industry

It is understood that graphite is a material with a special structure that has a variety of properties, including high temperature resistance, thermal shock resistance, electrical conductivity, lubrication, chemical stability and plasticity. Due to these properties, graphite plays an indispensable role in modern industry and is widely used in traditional industries such as refractories, electrode brushes, pencils, casting, sealing, and lubrication, among others.

China is the world's largest graphite producer and exporter. In 2006, when the Ministry of Commerce and other national ministries and commissions issued temporary export control measures, graphite products were included, including graphite electrodes used in the iron and steel industry and carbon electrodes for industrial silicon. According to the relevant regulations, domestic enterprises must obtain the approval of the competent authority before exporting. The application for an export license means a certain time limit, which reduces the efficiency of enterprises to expand overseas markets and objectively affects the development of the industry.

Sun Qing, honorary president of the China Carbon Industry Association, said in an interview with the Global Times that graphite products are widely used, and graphite products involving national security and interests and fulfilling international non-proliferation obligations must be controlled, and other graphite products should be considered lifted. Since 2006, China has imposed temporary controls on graphite-related items, which have continued until now. Domestic graphite electrode manufacturers have repeatedly called on the Ministry of Commerce to cancel export controls, and the China Carbon Industry Association has communicated with the Ministry of Commerce on this issue many times to express the demands and wishes of manufacturers.

Sun Qing said that the Ministry of Commerce adjusted the previous export control measures for graphite products, including aviation, military and other graphite products into formal control, and those used for national economic purposes, such as graphite electrodes, were removed from the control list. This kind of adjustment is conducive to the development of the industry and the development of the national economy.

It is good for the domestic carbon manufacturing industry, and the export of graphite electrodes is more convenient

After the announcement is issued, what will be the impact of the graphite electrode industry? The reporter also interviewed the managers of relevant enterprises in the carbon industry.

According to industry insiders, the terms of the "announcement" reflect a "release" and a "receipt", which is closely related to the products and development of carbon manufacturing enterprises. The state optimizes and adjusts the export control measures for graphite products, and cancels the temporary control of graphite products mainly used in the basic industries of the national economy, such as carbon electrodes for furnaces, which are mainly used in steel, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc., which is conducive to the export of graphite electrode industry, and creates favorable conditions for the carbon industry to further expand the international market, which is conducive to carbon manufacturing enterprises based on the domestic and international markets and provides high-quality services to domestic and foreign merchants.

In addition, the announcement of the Ministry of Commerce made it clear that high-purity, high-strength, high-density artificial graphite materials and their products, natural flake graphite and its products shall not be exported without permission. Chengdu Carbon, a subsidiary of Fangda Carbon, is the largest manufacturer of isostatically pressed graphite in China. Some investors proposed that the policy adjustment will have an impact on the production and operation of Chengdu carbon materials?

In response to the questions of the majority of investors, Chengdu carbon management personnel said that the isostatic graphite products produced by Chengdu carbon have independent intellectual property rights, and the leading product isostatic graphite for photovoltaic straight-pull monocrystalline occupies a dominant position in the market.

The promulgation of the "Announcement" will bring new inspiration and opportunities to the development of the carbon industry. Industry analysts believe that this will greatly enhance the confidence and confidence in the development of the carbon industry, promote the export of graphite products in China to further increase, to a certain extent, will drive the growth of demand for graphite products in foreign markets, and further enhance the market share of China's graphite products.