At present, the calcium carbide market in Shandong remains stable in a positive trading atmosphere. Recently, these carbide manufacturers embraced good sales, thus maintaining their prices unchanged. In the context of general delivery of goods to the region, some local downstream PVC plants unload carbide goods upon arrival in an active purchase atmosphere. The market is still shrouded in a wait-and-see sentiment as their own operational pressure poses challenges to further upward adjustment in the local calcium carbide market.