Analysis of import and export data of titanium products in August 2023
perovskite
According to customs data, in July 2023, China imported 478,500 tons of titanium ore, a year-on-year increase of 107.91% and a month-on-month increase of 22.04%. The average monthly price was US$314.02/ton; From January to August 2023, the cumulative import of titanium ore was 3.0507 million tons, an increase of 34.48% year-on-year, and the import volume increased by approximately 782,300 tons.
Among them, the top three countries with titanium ore imports in August were Mozambique, South Africa, and Madagascar, accounting for 57%, 6%, and 5% of the total imports respectively.
titanium dioxide
In August 2023, China's titanium dioxide imports were 9,209.57 tons, a month-on-month increase of 14.87%, and a year-on-year decrease of 25.95%; from January to August 2023, China's titanium dioxide imports totaled approximately 49,500 tons, a decrease of 52.15% compared with the same period last year, and imports decreased by approximately 53,900 tons.
Among them, the top three regions for titanium dioxide imports in August 2023 are: China Taiwan, Mexico, and Japan; accounting for 54%, 10%, and 9% of the total imports respectively.
In August 2023, China's titanium dioxide exports were 137,500 tons, a month-on-month increase of 1.19%, and a year-on-year increase of 32.06%; from January to August 2023, the cumulative export of titanium dioxide was approximately 1.1096 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.62%, and the export volume increased by approximately 133,000 tons.
Among them, the top three countries in titanium dioxide exports in August were: India, Brazil, and Turkey, accounting for 15%, 7%, and 6% of the total exports respectively.
The average monthly price of titanium dioxide imports in August 2023 was US$3,506.92/ton, a month-on-month increase of 1.19%; the average monthly price of titanium dioxide exports in August was US$2,131.33/ton, a month-on-month decrease of 1.55%.
sponge titanium
In August 2023, China imported 0 tons of sponge titanium. From January to July 2023, China imported approximately 123.53 tons of sponge titanium, a year-on-year decrease of 98.86%, and the import volume decreased by approximately 10,756.67 tons.
In August 2023, China's sponge titanium exports were 228.6 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 29.64%, and a year-on-year increase of 30.29%; from January to August 2023, China's cumulative export volume of sponge titanium in January was approximately 3,105.5 tons, an increase of 151.50% compared with the same period last year, and the export volume increased by approximately 1,870.71 tons.
In August 2023, the top three regions for titanium sponge exports are Russia, India and Sweden, accounting for 35%, 25%, and 13% respectively.