Abstract: The production and consumption of needle coke in China were analyzed, and its application prospect in graphite electrode and anode material industry was forecasted. The challenges faced by the development of oil-based needle coke were studied, including the supply of raw materials, insufficient quality, long application evaluation period and excess capacity, etc. Measures such as increasing product subdivision research and application performance correlation research were put forward to explore the high-end market.

Key words: needle coke, graphite electrode, anode material, new energy vehicles, electric arc furnace steel