Product Code: ETC109423 | Publication Date: Aug 2023 | Updated Date: Apr 2024 | Product Type: Report | |
Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 70 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 5 | |
India Graphite Electrodes Market registered a growth of 47.06% in value shipments in 2022 as compared to 2021 and a decrease of -9.95% CAGR in 2022 over a period of 2017. In Graphite Electrodes Market India is becoming more competitive as the HHI index in 2022 was 2597 while in 2017 it was 3358. Herfindahl Index measures the competitiveness of exporting countries. The range lies from 0 to 10000, where a lower index number represents a larger number of players or exporting countries in the market while a large index number means less numbers of players or countries exporting in the market. India has reportedly relied more on imports to meet its growing demand in Graphite Electrodes Market.
Graphite electrodes are used in the electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking process for melting iron ore to create crude steel. The graphite electrodes market is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period, owing to its high demand from various end-user industries such as automotive, electrical & electronics, and metallurgy. Furthermore, India growing infrastructure industry and increasing demand for specialty metals are projected to drive market growth.
Increasing investments from government bodies in the infrastructural development of India and rising applications of graphite electrodes in different processes like smelting of ferrous alloys will fuel the growth of the India graphite electrode market over the forecast period. Moreover, growing production capacity in electrical arc furnaces due to technological advancements is also anticipated to propel market expansion over the coming years.
High cost associated with transportation and storage due to its bulky nature can be a restraining factor for product sales on a large-scale basis because buyers have limited resources that they can allocate towards it. Moreover, stringent environmental regulations on emission control may hamper product sales since these restrict their usage due increased emissions generated by them when compared with other alternatives available in the marketplace such as copper or silicon carbide rods.
The key players in the India Graphite Electrodes market are HEG Limited, Showa Denko K.K., SGL Group, GrafTech International Holdings Inc., Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd., Ibiden Co. Ltd., Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd., Fangda Carbon New Material Technology Co. Ltd, and Duragraph India Private Limited among others.