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Calcium Carbide Prices, Demand and Supply Overview
2025
Base Year
2023-2025
Historical Period
2026-2027
Forecast Period
Market Overview
Calcium carbide is an inorganic compound produced by heating calcium oxide (lime) with coke or coal in an electric arc furnace, used primarily as the feedstock for acetylene gas generation and in PVC production via the carbide-based acetylene route. Coke and lime feedstock costs, energy costs, and PVC and acetylene demand all feed into the price.
Global calcium carbide prices were projected in the USD 0.95 to 1.20 per KG range for Q1 2026, with North American prices tracked highest at USD 1.55 to 1.80 per KG and European prices at USD 1.25 to 1.45 per KG, while Northeast Asian prices held near USD 0.30 to 0.42 per KG, the most competitively priced tracked market. North America held the highest tracked price range on elevated electric arc furnace energy costs, while Northeast Asia benefited from ample regional production capacity despite tightening feedstock coke supplies. Heightened downstream PVC and acetylene manufacturing demand continued to support pricing across all tracked regions.
What is Calcium Carbide Price in August 2026?
Calcium carbide prices held close to Q1 2026 levels through August 2026, tracking regional electric arc furnace energy cost differentials, as heightened downstream PVC and acetylene manufacturing demand continued to support the market across all tracked regions.
- North America: North American calcium carbide prices held near USD 1.55 to USD 1.80 per KG, the highest among tracked markets, as elevated electric arc furnace energy costs continued to sustain the regional premium.
- Europe: European calcium carbide prices held near USD 1.25 to USD 1.45 per KG, as elevated energy costs continued to support the region's pricing against steady PVC manufacturing demand.
- APAC (Northeast Asia): Northeast Asian calcium carbide prices held near USD 0.30 to USD 0.42 per KG, the most competitively priced tracked market, though tightening feedstock coke supplies continued to add upward cost pressure.
Calcium Carbide Price Forecast for 2026
The second half of 2026 (H2 2026) opened unevenly. China stayed the soft spot. Ample coke supply and cautious PVC restocking kept a lid on the prices there, even as the steel-sector desulfurization demand held up elsewhere. India eased through the first half before the steel and construction buying started to firm again. Germany and the United States both carried a steadier tone. Energy costs and freight kept a floor under the offers as the arc-furnace operating costs kept climbing.
A couple of factors bear watching. A spike in the coke or electricity costs could push the producer economics past the top of the range. A faster PVC-sector correction in China, or a construction-demand slowdown in the West, could pull the market below the floor instead.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 500 - 555 | Feedstock costs and steady steel demand support |
| China | 370 - 410 | PVC-sector destocking still working through |
| India | 460 - 510 | Steel and construction demand firms up |
| United States | 590 - 650 | Energy costs and freight maintain premium |
| Germany | 710 - 770 | Energy tariffs keep a firm floor |
For the Quarter Ending June 2026
Calcium Carbide Prices Q2 2026:
- China: USD 380/MT
- India: USD 470/MT
- United States: USD 598/MT
- Germany: USD 715/MT
Calcium Carbide Prices in China
China's arc-furnace producers saw a modest rebound in Q2. Steel mills stepped up the desulfurization purchases, and PVC converters trimmed back some of their destocking. The gain came to a value of 2.2%, from USD 372/MT to USD 380/MT.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q2 2026 in China?
- Steel-sector desulfurization buying picked up through the quarter.
- PVC converters eased off their destocking stance.
- Coke costs stayed broadly flat, leaving little cost pressure either way.
- Quarter closed at USD 380/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in India
India's steel and construction sectors both stepped up the procurement in Q2. The price climbed by 1.7% to a value of USD 470/MT from Q1's USD 462/MT.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q2 2026 in India?
- Steel-sector desulfurization demand strengthened.
- Construction-linked acetylene and welding-gas buying firmed alongside it.
- Import-linked feedstock costs edged higher.
- Quarter finished around USD 470/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in the United States
The US calcium carbide extended its climb through Q2, up by 1.7% to a value of USD 598/MT. The steady steel-sector desulfurization demand met the firmer energy costs across domestic and imported supply alike.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q2 2026 in United States?
- Steel mills kept desulfurization orders flowing at a steady pace.
- Electricity and freight costs both firmed over the quarter.
- Import logistics costs added a touch more pressure.
- Quarter closed at USD 598/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in Germany
Germany posted the smallest gain of the quarter, up by 1.4% to a value of USD 715/MT. The energy costs kept climbing, but the steel demand cooled slightly from Q1's pace.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
- Energy tariffs at arc-furnace plants kept rising.
- Steel-sector desulfurization demand eased back a touch from Q1.
- Import-linked feedstock costs held firm, settling the quarter at USD 715/MT.
For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Calcium Carbide Prices Q1 2026:
- China: USD 372/MT
- India: USD 462/MT
- United States: USD 588/MT
- Germany: USD 705/MT
Calcium Carbide Prices in China
Q1 went in China's favor for once. The post-holiday steel restocking and a pause in the PVC destocking cycle nudged the price up by 1.9% to a value of USD 372/MT.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q1 2026 in China?
- Post-holiday steel restocking resumed across major mills.
- PVC converters paused further destocking.
- Coke costs firmed modestly, lifting the market to USD 372/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in India
India firmed by 1.5% to a value of USD 462/MT. The steel-sector buying picked back up after a soft Q4, and the construction activity held steady through the quarter.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q1 2026 in India?
- Steel-sector purchasing recovered from Q4's lull.
- Construction-linked demand held its ground.
- Market settled at USD 462/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in the United States
The US calcium carbide gained 2.3% to a value of USD 588/MT, the steepest move of the year so far. The electricity costs jumped, and the steel mills kept the desulfurization orders flowing.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q1 2026 in United States?
- Electricity tariffs jumped at domestic arc-furnace plants.
- Steel-sector desulfurization demand stayed dependable.
- Freight costs added further pressure, closing the quarter at USD 588/MT.
Calcium Carbide Prices in Germany
Germany climbed by 2.2% to a value of USD 705/MT. The energy costs stayed the dominant force, and the steel demand held firm through the quarter.
Why did the price of Calcium Carbide change in Q1 2026 in Germany?
- Energy tariffs kept climbing at German arc-furnace sites.
- Steel-sector desulfurization demand stayed firm.
- Quarter closed at USD 705/MT.
Quarterly Calcium Carbide Price Trends
Six quarters tell two different stories depending on the region. The global average barely moved, from the USD 495/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 512/MT by Q2 2026, a net gain of about 3.4 percent. China dropped through most of the year 2025, as the coke costs eased and the PVC destocking dragged on, only turning higher in 2026. Germany told the opposite story, climbing in nearly every single quarter on the relentless energy-cost pressure. The feedstock and energy costs explain most of the curve, more than any single demand swing does.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 512 | +1.4% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 505 | +1.4% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 498 | +0.6% | ↑ Rising |
| Q3 2025 | 495 | -1.0% | ↓ Falling |
| Q2 2025 | 500 | +1.0% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2025 | 495 | - | - Stable |
What was Calcium Carbide Price in 2025?
The year 2025 was a quiet year for calcium carbide on a global average basis. That masks a real divergence underneath the surface. The global figure opened near a value of USD 495/MT in Q1, dipped through the middle of the year, and closed Q4 at USD 498/MT, a full-year gain of just 0.6 percent. China told the weakest story, sliding from USD 395/MT in Q1 to USD 365/MT by Q4, a decline near 7.6 percent. The coke costs eased and the PVC converters kept destocking throughout. Germany moved the opposite way, climbing from a value of USD 640/MT to USD 690/MT, up some 7.8 percent, on a steady run of energy-cost increases. The steel-sector desulfurization demand stayed the one dependable constant across every region.
Calcium Carbide Prices in China in 2025
China opened the year 2025 at a value of USD 395/MT and closed the year at USD 365/MT, a decline of 7.6 percent. The coke and limestone feedstock costs eased steadily across the year, lowering the cost floor under the producers. The PVC converters ran a long destocking cycle at the same time, which kept the fresh buying thin through most quarters. The steel-sector desulfurization demand held up reasonably well and kept the decline from running deeper. The net direction for the year was lower, on the feedstock softness and the PVC-side destocking.
Calcium Carbide Prices in India in 2025
India opened the year 2025 at a value of USD 475/MT and closed the year at USD 455/MT, a decline of 4.2 percent. The construction activity cooled through the middle quarters. The buyers also ran down the inventory ahead of the monsoon season, and both of the factors weighed on the demand. The steel-sector desulfurization purchasing stayed the steadier leg of the consumption and kept the slide from running sharper. The net direction for the year was modestly lower, with the construction softness as the dominant driver.
Calcium Carbide Prices in the United States in 2025
The United States opened the year 2025 at a value of USD 545/MT and finished at USD 575/MT, a gain of 5.5 percent. The electricity tariffs and freight costs both climbed steadily across the year. The steel mills kept the desulfurization orders flowing at a dependable pace throughout. The import logistics costs added further support in the back half. The net direction for the year was firmly higher, with the energy and freight costs as the clear driver.
Calcium Carbide Prices in Germany in 2025
Germany opened the year 2025 at a value of USD 640/MT and closed at USD 690/MT, a gain of 7.8 percent, the strongest full-year move of the four markets. The energy tariffs at the arc-furnace plants climbed in nearly every quarter. The steel-sector desulfurization demand stayed firm throughout as well. The import-linked feedstock costs added a further layer of support. The net direction for the year was solidly higher, with the energy costs as the dominant force.
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Expert Market Research keeps a continuous watch on the calcium carbide pricing across every major producing and consuming region. A price alone says very little. Our analysts dig into what actually drives it: the coke and limestone feedstock economics, the arc-furnace electricity costs, and the buying cycles of steel, PVC, and acetylene-consuming industries. The forecasts draw on the feedstock trends, the capacity utilization, and the trade-flow shifts across all four reporting regions. Contact Expert Market Research today for the calcium carbide pricing data, a bespoke market analysis, and a strategic procurement advisory.
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Its largest single use is generating an acetylene gas. That feeds the PVC production in China's carbide-based route, plus the welding and metal-cutting applications elsewhere. Steel mills use it as a desulfurizing agent, and calcium cyanamide plants use it as a fertilizer feedstock.
Q2 2026 averages: USD 380/MT in China, USD 470/MT in India, USD 598/MT in the United States, USD 715/MT in Germany. Energy costs make Germany the priciest of the four.
Higher across the board. The global average rose from a value of USD 498/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 505/MT in Q1 2026 and USD 512/MT in Q2, a gain of 2.8 percent across the half. The firmer feedstock costs and a steadier steel-sector demand base are behind it.
The rising electricity and coke costs at the arc-furnace plants lifted the production economics almost everywhere. The steel-sector desulfurization demand stayed dependable at the same time. China's PVC-linked destocking cycle also began to ease, which removed some of the downward pressure that weighed on the year 2025.
Figure a range of an amount of USD 500 to 555/MT globally for the rest of the year 2026. The firmer feedstock and energy costs, plus a gradual China-side supply correction, support the move.
Germany carries the firmest premium, on the energy costs. The United States sits well behind it, on the steadier but rising electricity and freight costs. India holds a middle ground tied to the construction and steel demand. China stays the cheapest, on the strength of its enormous domestic arc-furnace capacity.
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The coke and limestone feedstock costs are the main lever, with the arc-furnace electricity tariffs close behind. The buying cycles of steel, PVC, and acetylene-consuming industries matter too. The freight and import logistics add a further layer of variation across regions.
China holds by far the largest production base, built around its domestic PVC industry's carbide-acetylene route. If the Chinese coke costs move, or the PVC-sector demand shifts, the effect ripples through the calcium carbide markets everywhere else.
Lean on the quarterly trends and forecasts to time the steel and PVC-linked purchasing around the feedstock cost cycles. The coke and electricity costs give the cleanest read on where the production economics are headed. Locking in a forward cover ahead of the seasonal steel-sector demand can work in a buyer's favor.
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