摘要
1.The calcium carbide marketbottomed out in 2009Production and consumptionrose steadilyIn recent years,with the rapid developmentof the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry,China has become the world’s largest producerand consumer of calcium carbide.Asof the end of 2009,China had more than 400calcium carbide producers,with a total capacityof about 22 million t/a,reported byChina Calcium Carbide Industry Association.In 2009,they produced 15.03 million tonsof calcium carbide in total,up 9.4% year onyear.Affected by the global financial crisis,in the first half of 2009,due to the
