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An industry report for the petroleum coke industry in China is presented from Business Planning Department of Tianjin, with topics including supply and consumption, downstream demand forecast in the next 3-5 years, and the influence of macroeconomy on petroleum coke-related industries.

The article discusses how to avoid graphitization in carbon steel (CS) reactors, which occurs from prolonged exposure to high-temperature. It is stated that in graphitization, the graphite nodules are scattered randomly across the microstructure, resulting in degradation of steel's mechanical properties, such as strength and hardness. Techniques such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF), C/S analyzer, and scanning electron microscopy are used to investigate and monitor graphitization.

The article focuses on needle coke which is pitch coke with graphitization and used for graphite electrodes for steelmaking and anode materials for power lithium cells. Topics discussed include upgrading of the needle coke capacity made in China, production of petroleum series needle coke by chemical firm Jinzhou Petrochemical Co. and consumption of graphite electrodes in China.

The article evaluates ceramic industry products including the LHTG and HTK ranges of graphitization furnaces from manufacturer Carbolite Gero, the Vista360 air filter from manufacturer RoboVent and the JSM-IT300HR scanning electron microscope from manufacturer JEOL USA Inc.

The article reports that there was no graphite produced in the U.S. in 2006. Data reveals that graphite was near supply-demand balance in the same year. Among the leading sources for graphite imports were flake graphite and amorphous graphite. It is noted that advances in thermal technology and acid-leaching techniques, enabling the production of higher purity graphite powders are likely to lead to the development of new applications for graphite in high-technology fields.

The article reports that the 15000 t/a carbon graphatizing processing project of Datong Xincheng Electrical Carbon Co. Ltd., Shanxi Sheng, China has been recently put into operation with the total investment of over RMB20 million. With high technology level, this carbon graphatizing processing project has vast prosperous vista. Its completion features the first stage of the company's development strategy and will bring along RMB37.5 million output value. The second stage is to construct a comprehensive company with capacity of 20000 t/a special graphatite products in next 3-5 years.