Analysis of the data and price trend of production and sales of titanium dioxide in China in 2017
Analysis of the data and price trend of production and sales of titanium dioxide in China in 2017
The export volume of titanium dioxide in China reached 720,000 tons in 016, and the monthly export volume reached 7.06 million tons, and the total growth of titanium dioxide exports remained at an all-time high. In recent years, the average monthly export price for titanium dioxide has rebounded from $1,472 per tonne in February 2016 to $1,966 a tonne in January 2017. The export volume of titanium dioxide in China has resulted from the contraction of foreign production and the improvement of product quality. Ti-white powder market price is the titanium concentrate price continues to rise, titanium white powder cost face support. Since the beginning of 2016, the increase of titanium dioxide powder has exceeded 50% due to the requirement of 90% of the downstream of titanium concentrate to be used in the titanium dioxide industry. The demand recovery of titanium white powder has been the main driving force for the price increase of the titanium concentrate.
