Titanium market review on Nov,16
1.Titanium ore
The price index of titanium ore in Panzhihua is 2222.5, on par with yesterday. The market quotation of titanium ore is high, downstream enterprises are on the sideline, market supply is tight slightly, new orders transaction remain high.
The bidding price of 90 general high titanium slag collapsed sharply in north this month, new bidding price of general titanium slag is 8300yuan/ton, price of 90 slag in north market is 9500yuan/ton. Price of titanium ore maintain high, enterprises have great pressure in production, high titanium slag market prices are in chaos.
The quotation of titanium tetrachloride is 8300-8500yuan/ton, due to the strong demand for titanium sponge in downstream, the production and operation starts highly. Market price of titanium tetrachloride runs steady.
The quotation of top grade titanium sponge is 7400-8500 thousand yuan/ton,there’s lagging supply in market, raw material price is high, price of titanium sponge steady at a top price.
Today, the price index of titanium dioxide is 15263.16, stay steady as yesterday. Twenty-two enterprises adjusted market price one after another, also some companies increased their price privately, the price of new orders in the market is raised by 200-500 yuan/ton, the transaction price is different.
Titanium ore market starts at a low position
Account for the high raw material price and large stock of some enterprises, titanium dioxide market operate inadequately.
Production capacity of sponge titanium enterprises gradually released, the market operates highly. 
