Classification of Carbon Electrode Blocks/Paste

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....aste A doubt has been expressed as to whether carbon electrode paste in lump or block form would be classified as and "electrode" under sub-heading 8545. The product made by grinding of anthracite coal/calcined petroleum coke/metallurgical coke and mixing of binder pitch and heating to 17000°C, in paste form known as soderberg paste of lining mix, is properly classified under sub-heading 3801.....

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....rode paste is reportedly different from an electrode in the following particulars. Carbon Electrode Paste manufactured Electrode (a) Carbon Electrode Paste softens on heating and loses its original shape. (a) Neither softens nor loses its shape on heating. Remains Stable at high temperature (b) Very poor conductor of electricity. (b) Excellent conductor of electricity....