Central region a titanium dioxide enterprises said that titanium market experienced a decline in the early has gradually stabilized rebound, raw material prices now seems not only stable, and is moving in the direction increases. Titanium dioxide companies are using a new round of action to raise prices to prove this point.
In the first 7 months of this year, the mainstream of domestic titanium dioxide manufacturers even rose 8 times, to rutile titanium dioxide as an example, this year, the cumulative price increase of 3000~3500 yuan / ton, or more than 30%. Titanium dioxide prices from the beginning of the hard struggle to keep the million mark all the way to today's 12 thousand and 500 ~1.35 million yuan / ton, most of the enterprises to get rid of the loss of the state, to profit. At present, the price level has exceeded the highest line in 2014, with the highest level in 2015 was flat, can be said that the titanium dioxide market showed signs of recovery.
However titanium was a full 4 years of silence. Since the second quarter of 2012, titanium ore prices plummeted, titanium ore import from 2500 to 3000 yuan / ton down to 2016 second quarter of 900 to 1000 yuan / tons, a drop of about 64%. Many miners because of the downturn in the stock market to his industry, even in light resources, the country medicine Jia far thus the strength of the state-owned enterprises also temporarily shelved titanium business. In 4 years, traders and producers from titanium ring, roughly the total down less than 50, or even more.
But since the beginning of this year in June, imported titanium official prices, ready for a long time, the long-awaited market rebound path finally opened. In Indian iron ore, for example, early CIF price 95~100 dollars / tons, 7 January offer have been adjusted to $135 / tons; Vietnamese ore early CIF price 100~105 dollars / tons, 7 January offer for $140 / ton; other parts of titanium ore (ore) have already bid farewell to 90 dollars / ton, break through 100 yuan to close greatly. But the more prices, spot the elusive, few manufacturers offer to yell, seems to be just more than a month of time, sources for miners sold and empty.
In early July a buyers hope that I helped him to introduce Vietnam ilmenite spot, said he can't find. Guangxi Qinzhou a miner to the author said that recently significantly increased enquiries and Vietnam mines operating rate is still low, the local poor delivery, coupled with the Vietnamese "closed bid", at present the plant there are 8500 tons of inventory, prepare sealing disc. Another mine said: we sell to the local titanium dioxide plant in Guangxi to the tax 1160 yuan / ton, if it is foreign manufacturers are basically 1300 yuan / ton or so, this price is limited to old customers, new customers at least expensive 100 yuan."
In fact, with the price is a manifestation of the miners sell. Mainly based on the following reasons:
First, cost support. Foreign investors raised prices, the RMB devaluation, for domestic miners, the cost of the purchase of foreign mines will be significantly increased.
Second, buy up psychological driven. Markets have always been up to buy or not to buy or claim, the more bad, the buyer is not active, the seller will have Paohuo cash psychological; the market is good, the buyer more enquiries and panic, the seller is more reluctant to sell.
Finally, the stimulation of the pan. Now Panzhihua in the consumption structure of titanium in China accounted for 60% of the share, the recent iron market downturn, Panzhihua Iron Mine production decline and as a byproduct of titanium ore supply also appeared obvious decline. Market demand, is at least good stock is hard to find, 46% titanium just half a month from 700~750 / tons of jumping to 850~880 / tons of. Then as to occupy 40% of the share of the imported titanium. Therefore, it is inevitable seize this opportunity to rise, opened with the Panzhihua reasonable spreads.
Altogether, the titanium market nowadays, discourse power has gradually been control of the sellers, titanium once the rise, investors will have room to rise.

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