(5.12-5.18) Titanium Weekly Review

Ilmenite

The Panxi titanium market is stable and weak this week, and the quotations of individual small and medium-sized mines continue to decline slightly. Up to now, the transaction price of 46 miners 10 is 2060-2180 yuan / ton, the price of 47 mine is 2300-2350 yuan / ton, and the tax-free quotation of 38-42titanium ore is 1500-1550 yuan / ton; the titanium dioxide market remains weak, the willingness to purchase raw materials is low, the panic of small and medium-sized miners is strong, and the price of titanium ore is stable and weak. It is reported that some of the big factories still have orders on hand, and their prices are stable for the time being; the Chengde titanium mine market has no market, the market is understarted, the miners' inventory is low, the willingness to reduce prices and shipments is not high, and the market quotation remains strong.

The market price of imported titanium ore is stable. up to now, the price of titanium ore in Mozambique is US $415 / ton, the market price in Australia is US $390 / ton, and the price of 47-49 ore in Kenya is not quoted for the time being; titanium raw materials in the international market are tight, the cost of concentrators in Guangxi and other regions is high, foreign prices are strong, downstream enterprises are under great cost pressure, new orders are also under pressure, and the market game sentiment is strong.

Titanium slag

High titanium slag maintains a stable and firm operation. This month, the bidding price of high slag in northern enterprises is about 9100 yuan / ton, and the price of low calcium and magnesium high slag is about 9600 yuan / ton; under the pressure of downstream market costs, the market procurement will decline, and high slag shipping pressure is greater, while the price of ilmenite remains 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; acid slag market demand is low, downstream titanium dioxide market is weak, enterprise shipping pressure is large, acid slag shipping price is still at a loss, prices will continue to be weak and stable operation.

Titanium tetrachloride

Titanium tetrachloride market is stable, the current titanium tetrachloride market price is 7200-7600 yuan / ton; downstream sponge titanium, chlorinated titanium dioxide market shipping pressure, titanium tetrachloride market demand is weak, and titanium tetrachloride market demand is weak, and titanium tetrachloride market shipments show no signs of improvement, recent Liaoning large enterprises reduce titanium tetrachloride external sales, market supply is reduced; downstream market demand is weak, titanium tetrachloride market will continue to operate weakly and stably.

Titanium dioxide

The price of titanium dioxide is still weak and weak this week. Up to now, the factory price of rutile titanium dioxide in China is 15100-16700 yuan / ton, and that of anatase titanium dioxide is 13700-14300 yuan / ton. Chinese demand is weak, enterprise shipping pressure is great, individual enterprises secretly drop prices, market prices are chaotic. Under the influence of inventory pressure, some enterprises have begun to reduce production and stop production, and more than a dozen enterprises in the market have taken measures to reduce production and stop production; the export market has remained stable. This week, the international titanium dioxide company Pan Energy Tinto announced bankruptcy and reorganization in the United States, which is good for the international titanium dioxide market. Coupled with the recent rise in exchange rate prices, the price of titanium dioxide FOB is strong. At present, the demand for titanium dioxide is still weak, under the pressure of the cost of raw materials, the prices of some manufacturers are mostly at a loss, enterprises are under great pressure, the market will maintain a single discussion.

Sulfuric acid

China's sulphuric acid market is weak and stable this week. up to now, 98% of smelting acid prices in Shandong are 50-120 yuan / ton, 98% of ore acid prices are 110-140 yuan / ton, and 98% of smelting acid prices in Henan are 1-50 yuan / ton. downstream fertilizer and chemical market demand is weak, sulfuric acid enterprises shipping pressure, market transaction atmosphere is light; due to the continuous decline in sulfuric acid prices, the downstream market procurement sentiment is cautious, maintaining rigid demand procurement. The export market in Fujian and other regions has maintained well, although the support of Chinese orders is insufficient, there is no inventory pressure for enterprises in the short term; in the short term, the sulphuric acid market is still divided, due to the high cost of raw materials, there is no room for price reduction in some areas, and the sulfuric acid market will continue to operate weakly and steadily.

Sponge titanium

Sponge titanium market price is still chaotic, level 1 sponge titanium market transaction price in 72000 yuan / ton, downstream titanium materials military industry, civilian products market demand is weak, sponge titanium enterprises new single pressure, the market has inventory; recent raw material magnesium ingot, titanium tetrachloride price stable, sponge titanium cost price is still high, sponge titanium price will be weak and stable operation.

Future forecast:

1. The downstream demand is weak, and the price of titanium ore will run weakly and stably.

2. the market demand is weak, and the titanium dioxide market will be weak and stable.

3. There are some stocks in the sponge titanium market, and the price continues to run weakly.