July 2021 titanium-based products market overview

May 29, 2024, 11:58 AM

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Highlights at a glance

In July 2023, the titanium market experienced a weak overall performance, with declining prices for titanium ore and titanium dioxide due to reduced demand. Environmental inspections and production restrictions affected supply, while imported titanium ore maintained stability. The titanium sponge market remained steady, but overall demand was weak, leading to light transactions and stable pricing. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of price comparisons and trends in the titanium market.

Titanium Market Analysis

1.Titanium market price analysis

July titanium ore market weak operation, small and medium-sized titanium ore prices continue to decline, the cumulative price cuts of about 200-280 yuan / ton, the price of large plants more stable. Titanium white off-season, the downstream market demand is weak, the overall weak titanium ore market, some small and medium-sized miners have panic, prices continue to give concessions, transaction prices continue to decline slightly. Affected by environmental protection inspection, most manufacturers in the Panxi, Hebei area production restrictions, coupled with the Panxi plant overhaul plans, the market titanium ore supply significantly reduced, while the downstream start-ups and titanium dioxide prices continue to decline, the overall market for titanium ore weak and stable.

Imported titanium ore market stable operation, Vietnam A ore offer at $ 400 / ton, B ore offer has declined, Australian titanium ore offer $ 380 / ton, Kenmare 50 titanium ore offer $ 400 / ton; downstream market demand is weak, part of the market price has declined, while part of the ore source is still tight, the price is firm running; Li Tuo RBM incident impact, Li Tuo procurement business suspended, the international titanium raw materials market has Certain impact, coupled with the riots in South Africa and the recent outbreak of epidemic in Vietnam, titanium ore transport, etc. have a certain impact, is expected to reduce the subsequent import of titanium ore, imported ore prices will continue to run high.

Titanium slag

Acid slag market is weak in July, Yunnan area acid slag prices fell sharply, as of now, Yunnan area ex-factory price with tax at 5100 yuan / ton, Sichuan area ex-factory price with tax 6010-6160 yuan / ton; Yunnan area is still limited electricity policy, manufacturers start low, market demand is weak, individual enterprises appear low prices, mainly due to financial problems; Southwest downstream start rate is low, manufacturers Quotation basically maintain the level of the previous, the market has a price; coupled with the titanium dioxide into the off-season, prices continue to fall, raw material titanium ore prices down, acid slag prices are weak operation.

July Zhong Xin ordinary high slag purchase price at 7500-7800 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton compared to last month, Inner Mongolia power restriction policy, high slag start has declined, the overall impact of the market supply is not significant; part of the raw material prices continue to go down, high slag part of the manufacturers offer has also declined, the recent price is weak operation.

Titanium tetrachloride

Titanium tetrachloride market stability, the current titanium tetrachloride market offer at about 7800-7900 yuan / ton, titanium tetrachloride market supply and demand balance, raw material liquid chlorine prices fluctuate, high slag recent prices have also weakened, titanium tetrachloride enterprises under pressure, the actual transaction price is low, is expected to stabilize the titanium tetrachloride market later run.

Titanium dioxide

July titanium dioxide price index fell sharply, the cumulative price decline of more than 1,000 yuan / ton, as of the end of this month, China rutile titanium dioxide with tax ex-factory price at 17,800-2,500 yuan / ton, anatase titanium dioxide with tax ex-factory price at 16,500-19,000 yuan / ton; the market is in the off-season, downstream coatings and other enterprises are not enough to start, titanium dioxide demand reduced, part of the price continues to Titanium dioxide prices are high, coupled with high shipping costs container tension and other issues, titanium dioxide enterprises export pressure, export prices have also declined; market prices continue to fall, some prices are close to the line, this month, some enterprises also began to reduce the load production; titanium dioxide market prices are more confusing, the market price difference is large, the price of raw materials sulfuric acid continues to rise, by the environmental protection and power restrictions and other effects of next month's titanium dioxide production will remain Insufficient, with the arrival of the market gold nine silver ten, the market low prices will stop falling, titanium dioxide spread will have will narrow.

Titanium sponge this month sponge titanium market is running smoothly, the market enterprise level sponge titanium offer 70,000 yuan / ton, the raw material magnesium ingot prices remain high, sponge titanium cost pressure remains, the current domestic military use is still strong, the civilian use of general, sponge titanium enterprise orders sufficient, enterprises according to the amount of production, manufacturers inventory pressure is not large; raw material costs continue to be high, the actual transaction price is low, sponge Titanium profits are still at a low level, titanium sponge market is more stable operation.

1.The overall market demand is weak, the market transaction is light, the price is more stable operation.

2.Titanium white market off-season, demand has weakened, some of the high market prices or will be a slight correction.

3.Stable market demand for titanium sponge, the market price is running smoothly.

2.Price comparison of titanium products this month