1、 Price trend

Take the rutile titanium dioxide produced by sulfuric acid process with large sales volume in the domestic market as an example. According to the monitoring of bulk commodity data, the price of titanium dioxide will fall this week. The average price of domestic titanium dioxide last Friday was 17500 yuan/ton, and this Friday was 16350 yuan/ton, with a price reduction rate of 6.57% within the week.

2、 Market analysis

The price of titanium dioxide in the domestic market was lowered this week. The domestic titanium dioxide market is relatively light, the market is weak and downward, and the downstream is in a strong wait-and-see mood, so it is prudent to take orders and purchase on demand. Titanium dioxide manufacturers have great inventory pressure, and the factory price has been greatly reduced. Up to now, most domestic rutile titanium dioxide quotations are between 15500-17000 yuan/ton; The quotation of anatase titanium dioxide is between 14500-15500 yuan/ton.

In terms of titanium concentrate, the price of titanium concentrate in Panzhihua Xichang region decreased slightly this week. The overall trading and investment of the market is relatively small, and downstream purchasers are under great pressure. They mainly wait and see, and the actual transaction situation is average. Small and medium-sized miners are under great pressure, most of them pay high prices, and the overall market is weak. Up to now, the quotation excluding tax of 38-42 grade titanium ore is about 1420-1450 yuan/ton, the quotation excluding tax of 46 grade 10 grade titanium ore is about 2060-2120 yuan/ton, and the quotation of 47 grade 20 grade titanium ore is about 2300-2400 yuan/ton. In the short term, there are few deals in the titanium concentrate market, and the overall market is weak. The actual transaction price is discussed separately.

In terms of sulfuric acid, the price of domestic sulfuric acid market fell this week, from 244 yuan/ton at the end of last week to 238 yuan/ton at the end of this week, down 2.46%. The upstream sulfur market has been consolidated at a low level recently, with average cost support. Downstream markets of hydrofluoric acid, titanium dioxide and ammonium sulfate declined slightly, and downstream customers were not enthusiastic about purchasing sulfuric acid.

3、 Future market forecast

According to the titanium dioxide analysts of the business agency, the price of the domestic titanium dioxide market was lowered this week, the domestic market demand was weak and declined, and the atmosphere was cold. The market of raw titanium concentrate is weak, the price of sulfuric acid drops, and the cost support is weak. The performance of the downstream real estate industry is poor, and the market demand is poor. It is expected that the titanium dioxide market will be dominated by weak and stable operation in the short term, and the actual transaction price will be discussed separately.