Since the beginning of 2016, the market price of titanium dioxide has continued to rise, coupled with the pulling of foreign trade, driving the continuous rise in the price of titanium dioxide.
From January to May, the cumulative export of titanium dioxide nationwide was 28,4623.7 tons, an increase of 5,665,800 tons, an increase of 24.85%. In May 2016, the country`s export of titanium dioxide was 7,1231.6 tons, which was the highest in the history of monthly export volume, which was an increase of 2,3957.5 tons, an increase of 50.68% year-on-year; an increase of 1,5564.2 tons, an increase of 27.96%; the first three exports. The countries are India, the United States, and South Korea. The export volume of titanium dioxide in May accounted for about 30% of the national titanium dioxide production for the month, which played a key role in the improvement of the recent industry boom. However, in terms of the average unit price of imported titanium dioxide in May, the import price of US$2,298.84/ton was 1.54 times the export price of US$1541.1/ton.
From January to May, the cumulative amount of titanium dioxide imported nationwide was 69211.4 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1,1811.2 tons, a decrease of 14.58%. In May, the national import volume of titanium dioxide was 1,5904.6 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3470.0 tons, a reduction of 17.91%, an increase of 2797.7 tons, an increase of 21.34%; the top three countries or regions of import were Taiwan, Australia, and the United States.
Titanium dioxide prices pick up return to rational
Since the 1-2 quarter of 2012, the titanium dioxide industry has gradually shown a sluggish market. The market demand has shrunk and the price has dropped. Although the short-term [rebounds" and [crunch" in the middle, it is not enough to change the general trend of the downward trend. There is a big difference from the hot