Titanium white market to meet the turning point, more than twenty companies sent a letter to raise prices
According to LYDD statistics: more than twenty companies in the recent titanium dioxide market sent a letter to raise prices, the overall increase in the range of 800-1500 yuan / ton; international market Komu sent a letter announcing that the price of titanium dioxide increased by $ 200 / ton. With the enterprise declared up, the recent domestic foreign trade order situation has also improved, titanium dioxide market to meet the price tide, raw materials titanium ore low price rebound, titanium dioxide costs continue to go up, titanium dioxide market ushered in the inflection point.
Since the beginning of June, titanium dioxide gradually into the off-season, downstream demand has decreased, the market price gradually lower. As of early August, China rutile titanium dioxide ex-factory price with tax at 17,800-2,500 yuan / ton, anatase titanium dioxide ex-factory price with tax at 16,500-19,000 yuan / ton, titanium dioxide prices fell by about 2,500-2,800 yuan / ton. Prices continue to decline mainly due to: the market off-season downstream coatings and other enterprises are not enough to start, titanium dioxide demand reduced, part of the price continues to fall; shipping costs are higher, titanium dioxide enterprises export pressure, export prices have fallen.
Titanium dioxide market prices rose, mainly based on the following points: 1, raw and auxiliary materials such as sulfuric acid prices continue to rise, the high cost of titanium dioxide; 2, by the current state of the market and environmental maintenance and power restriction policies such as the impact of titanium dioxide start shortage, the market supply reduced; 3, Rio Tinto RBM incident, the international titanium raw material tension late or affect the supply of titanium dioxide, the international market inquiries increased; 4, with the arrival of the golden nine and ten, market demand increased, the Titanium dioxide market prices followed by the upward trend.
