The titanium market brief view on 3th November

For ilmenite, the price index of ilmenite is 2220.0 in the west Panzhihua, the same as yesterday. The quotation is high in the titanium market, there’s great pressure in production, so the market get in a stalemate situation, the price is high.

For Titanium slag, the bidding price of 90 type of ordinary high titanium slag declined sharply, the bidding price of normal slag is 8300yuan/ton, which decreased 1200yuan/ton compared with August, it is a large falling. The titanium price is high, manufacturers have pressure in production, the market operation rate is low, manufacturers’ quotation in north is overpriced. 

For titanium tetrachloride, the market quotation is 8300-8500RMB/ton. Due to the considerable demand in titanium sponge of downstream, the demand of titanium tetrachloride exceeds supply, the transportation was affected greatly in some areas of Liaoing province recently, price of titanium dioxide runs stable. 

For titanium sponge, at present, the quotation of top grade of titanium sponge is 7400-8500 thousand yuan/ton, the market transaction runs smoothly, but the stock is tight, the raw material cost is high, the price of titanium sponge is high. 

For titanium dioxide, today, the titanium dioxide price index was 15263.6, the same as yesterday. The titanium market price is high, raw material cost is top,titanium manufacturers have pressure on production, some large factories has got their equipment overhauled, it has seldom impact to market, much of investors in the market are waiting and looking the trend of market.

Titanium ore market is in a low operation rate. 

Affected by the market, titanium dioxide market operation is inadequate. 

Production capacity of sponge titanium manufacturers is gradually released, and the sponge titanium market starts at a high level.