The price of white powder has soared since the beginning of 2016. However, the price of titanium concentrate in the upper reaches of the titanium dioxide industry has begun to drop back recently, which has caused many coatings enterprises to see the light. Although the current titanium dioxide prices did not expect the fall, but titanium dioxide upstream titanium concentrate prices fell, the price of titanium dioxide from the fall is still far from it?
Titanium ore prices fell, the price of titanium dioxide will collapse “ ”
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Why is the price of titanium dioxide does not fall high?
1, there is no better alternatives to
titanium dioxide has become the main raw materials of chemical coating, because of its comparison with other white pigment has excellent whiteness, tinting strength and hiding power, weatherability, heat resistance, chemical stability, made of white paint, bright color, covering power the characteristics of high, strong coloring etc..
Because the titanium dioxide is expensive, the other white pigments also exist on the market, including white, lithopone, forged Zinc Oxide, although the price is relatively cheap, but its comprehensive performance is far less than that of titanium dioxide, can partially replace titanium dioxide. Such as: due to the presence of volatile zinc sulfide lithopone dark, easy powder; Zinc Oxide belongs to the active pigments used in waterborne coatings caused by coating adhesive. Therefore, seeking alternatives or reducing the use of titanium dioxide, paint products quality will not be guaranteed, is not conducive to long-term development of coating enterprises.
2, giant mergers, titanium dioxide industry to break the pattern of
Sichuan longmang and Burley and joint reorganization in the titanium dioxide industry, even the paint industry has set off a great disturbance. The two in the domestic titanium dioxide production was associated with the first and third giant enterprises, change the pattern of the titanium dioxide industry, with voice and control of a strong market price of titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide has the monopoly on the market development of giant enterprise development, which also indirectly caused the high price of titanium dioxide.
Titanium ore prices fell, the price of titanium dioxide is expected to return to
; according to reports, titanium concentrate in mid April price is about 2000 yuan / ton or so, from mid to late October began to show a trend of a sharp decline. After a short period of three weeks, titanium ore has declined by 15%. Titanium dioxide as the lower reaches of titanium concentrate enterprises, the price of titanium concentrate will have a certain impact on the price of titanium dioxide.
Titanium ore prices fell, the price of titanium dioxide will collapse “ ”
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in fact, from the two quarter of this year, titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide market demand gradually deserted, and the paint market gradually became weak, the paint market low price competition is fierce, and environmental supervision monitoring efforts of the paint industry more and more, resulting in a large number of small business failures, discontinued, led directly to the titanium dioxide market decline in demand.
Expert analysis:
titanium dioxide prices have risen enough for more than a year, many paint companies in order to avoid the shortage of titanium dioxide prices, titanium dioxide has a certain amount of private stock, this step enterprises in the same industry to cope with rising costs, also have the stockpile for several months. At the same time, due to the lack of early domestic titanium concentrate, many enterprises have also turned to import foreign mines. Today, foreign products are sold to the domestic market, but the market demand has been reduced, so the import of goods is difficult to digest. In addition, many traders hands have certain stockpile of titanium concentrate, detect the market signs wrong, gradually lower than the market price of goods. In addition, some titanium dioxide leading enterprises have their own mines, and do not need to buy Titanium Concentrate from outsourcing.
therefore, the industry expects the titanium concentrate market will continue to be in a weak state of demand, the price is likely to continue high drop.
Titanium ore prices fell, the price of titanium dioxide will collapse “ ”
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The overall
titanium dioxide is affected by external factors and international market demand, titanium dioxide overall pessimism is heavy, forcing the price of domestic titanium concentrate and titanium dioxide fell, the market price will be affected by the upstream product prices, the market price will return later.
