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(5.26-6.01) Titanium Weekly Review

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June 1, 2023, 2:41 PM

Ilmenite

The market price of titanium ore continues to decline, and the quotations of some small and medium-sized factories have been lowered to less than 2000 yuan. up to now, the transaction price of 46 miners 10 ilmenite is 1980-2050 yuan / ton, the price of 47 mine 20 is 2300-2350 yuan / ton, and the tax-free quotation of 38542 titanium ore is 1450-1550 yuan / ton. the downstream titanium dioxide market remains weak, and there is great pressure on new orders in the market, some miners have inventory, and the market starts to decline. The cost pressure of the enterprise is great, the willingness to accept is not good, and the market wait-and-see mentality is strong.

The price of imported titanium ore market has been reduced slightly. So far, the price of Mozambican titanium ore is US $415 / ton, the market price of Australian titanium ore is US $390 / ton, and Kenya 47-49 mine is not quoted for the time being. The supply of goods in the market is still tight, the price of foreign businessmen is strong, the signing pressure of the downstream titanium dioxide market is great, and the market price pressure is strong. The price of China's concentrator is about 50 yuan / ton lower than that of the previous period, the downstream market is weak, and the price of titanium ore is weak and stable.

Titanium slag

The market of high titanium slag is temporarily stable, the price of high slag is about 9300 yuan / ton, the downstream market cost pressure is great, the market purchasing willingness is decreasing, and the high slag shipping pressure is great, while the titanium ore price is still high, and the high slag market is also under pressure.

Acid slag market is weak and stable, so far, Sichuan area including tax factory price 4920-5020 yuan / ton, Yunnan area including tax factory price 4700 yuan / ton; titanium dioxide market is weak, and the market demand is low, enterprise shipping pressure is large, titanium dioxide market is difficult to pick up in the short term, the price will continue to be weak and stable operation.

Titanium tetrachloride

The titanium tetrachloride market is in weak and stable operation, and the current market price of titanium tetrachloride is 7100-7600 yuan / ton. recently, the price of liquid chlorine continues to rise slightly, which has little impact on the overall cost price of titanium tetrachloride, and the downstream titanium tetrachloride market goes downward. the market demand for titanium tetrachloride has declined, the new order pressure of enterprises is great, the transaction price in some areas has declined slightly, and the titanium tetrachloride market is running weakly and stably.

Titanium dioxide

This week, the price of some enterprises in the titanium dioxide market is still weak, with a range of about 300 yuan / ton, and the anatase price has dropped greatly. up to now, the tax-containing ex-factory price of rutile titanium dioxide in China is 15000-16500 yuan / ton. the tax-containing ex-factory price of anatase titanium dioxide is 12800-13600 yuan / ton; the domestic demand market is weak, the domestic sales pressure is great, and it is difficult for the high market price to accept orders. this week, some manufacturers lowered the implementation price in June. Due to the recent improvement of the ferrous sulfate market, the start-up of titanium dioxide manufacturers is basically stable, but the market has entered the off-season, enterprise pessimism is still strong, titanium dioxide market competition pressure, the market continues to be weak.

Sulfuric acid

China's sulphuric acid market is mixed this week. Up to now, 98% of smelting acid prices in Guangxi are 160-260 yuan / ton, and 98% of sulfonic acid ex-factory prices in Jiangsu are 120-200 yuan / ton. Some manufacturers in Shandong are suffering from a rapid decline in inventories. This week, the implementation price of the new order has been raised slightly, but there is some pressure on signing the new order after the price increase. The downstream chemical fertilizer and chemical market demand is weak, the sulfuric acid market is under great pressure to sign new orders, the production of ore acid and sulfonic acid enterprises has been reduced recently, the supply and demand of sulfuric acid market is both weak, and the market price continues to be weak and stable.

Sponge titanium

This week, the sponge titanium market is weak and stable, the first-grade sponge titanium market transaction price is 6.50-70000 yuan / ton, the raw material price drops slightly, the sponge titanium cost pressure is alleviated, but the market demand is weak, the enterprise inventory pressure is big, the price is expected to maintain weak and stable operation.

Future forecast:

1. The downstream demand is weak, and the price of titanium ore is weak and stable.

2. The weak market demand, coupled with the off-season, the titanium dioxide market will remain weak.

& nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 3, the market demand for sponge titanium is weak, and the price is weak and stable.