TPCO Supply Department Completed The Work of Purchasing Graphite Electrodes Smoothly

PUBLISHED ON 31/03/2017

By using strategic purchasing and strengthening strategic cooperation with suppliers, TPCO Supply Department completed the work of purchasing graphite electrodes smoothly in the condition of market tightness and large price increase. 

TPCO Supply Department used comprehensive evaluation methods and implemented the graphite electrode bidding schemes. The consumption cost of material was reduced more than 32.81%. Among them 610 graphite electrodes was less than 2.02% of the inside price and 400/450 graphite electrodes was less than 10.43% of the inside price.

Recently, affected by environment policy, many graphite electrodes manufacturers limit or stop production. Thus cause graphite electrodes market demand exceeds supply and the price rises sharply.

Through visiting manufacturers, researching and communication, TPCO Supply Department achieved cooperation intentions and agreements above maintaining the early price with most manufacturers, thus satisfied the production requirements of TPCO GROUP.