1、 Price trend

According to commodity data monitoring, the price of titanium dioxide fell this month. At the beginning of the month, the average price of titanium dioxide in China was 15433.33 yuan / ton, and at the end of the month, the average price was 14166.67 yuan / ton.

2、 Market analysis

Since May, affected by the epidemic situation abroad, foreign trade is not good, and domestic titanium dioxide enterprises are under great pressure to ship. In this month, the price of titanium dioxide has been reduced, and the main price of manufacturers has declined by about 500-1000 yuan / ton. The wait-and-see mood of terminal procurement is more serious. At present, the factory price of rutile titanium dioxide, anatase titanium dioxide and chlorination titanium dioxide is 13500-14500 yuan / ton, 11500-13000 yuan / ton and 16500-20000 yuan / ton respectively. In terms of the current international situation, titanium dioxide market as a whole is weak.

Since the end of March, the export of foreign trade has shrunk. Although some countries have eased, the actual export situation is still worrying. The atmosphere of domestic trade and investment is light, mainly due to the decline of the market, leading to obvious wait-and-see mood of the terminal, and the single purchase volume is compressed. Affected by inventory and cost pressure, some enterprises have begun to cut production and stop production. At present, the demand for titanium dioxide is still weak, with a single discussion.

In terms of the upstream titanium concentrate, Panxi titanium ore market is stable and weak this month, the quotation of small and medium-sized ores is slightly down, the terminal demand is low, and the general delivery pressure of miners is large. Up to now, the price of 38 titanium ore is 760-800 yuan / ton, 46, 10 titanium ore is 1150-1450 yuan / ton, 47, 20 titanium ore is about 1500 yuan / ton. In the short term, the real price of titanium concentrate will be weak and stable.

3、 Future forecast

According to the titanium dioxide analyst of business association: affected by the global epidemic, the titanium dioxide market demand is weak, the industry chain as a whole is under pressure, the export of foreign trade is slightly improving, and there is still some pressure for the enterprise to ship. In the short term, the weak price is mainly sorted out, and the actual transaction price is a single negotiation.