In November, the market analysis of titanium dioxide market is weak and down

In November, the market price of titanium concentrate remained weak.
Panxi titanium concentrate fell by about RMB 30/ton from the beginning of the month, a decrease of 5.
26%
.
The titanium dioxide market abandons stability and weakens, the shipment of titanium concentrates is slower, the market is less inquiries, and the demand is not motivated.
The weakness of large miners in Panxi region is relatively stable, while the prices of small miners continue to weaken, and the mentality of dumping is relatively high.
There are even a small number of “shopping prices”, which has caused market prices to be chaotic, and more and more halted miners.
It is understood that there are only more than a dozen miners that normally produce in the Panxi area.
In addition, the price of titanium-medium ore is weak.
There is no support for the cost of ore concentrate.
In addition to the end of the year, miners are under greater pressure to withdraw funds, and they usually sell goods at low prices.
For cash and other payments, purchase orders may be better or there is room for negotiation.
In addition, the price of imported titanium concentrate is weak.
"Furthermore", the Panxi titanium concentrate is highly competitive, and the downstream payment is slow.
Some miners are reluctant to sell.
The miners are generally not optimistic about the market outlook, and the price may continue to run at a low level
.
At the end of the month, Panzhihua held the Vanadium and Titanium Expo.
Although some strategic cooperation agreements were reached, there were few actual orders for titanium concentrates, and most of them were a small amount of long-term cooperation to make up for stocks
.
It is understood that the downstream offers an acceptance price inquiry of 510 yuan/ton (excluding tax), but large miners at this price are not accepted, and the market is also in a stalemate
.
After the Guangzhou International Coatings Show in early December, the price of titanium dioxide may fall again.
Buyers will certainly further suppress the price of titanium ore.
In the short term, the price of titanium concentrate may still fall
.
At present, the price of titanium medium ore with grade 38 and above is between 310-330 yuan/ton (excluding tax), and the price of 46-grade 10 titanium concentrate in Panzhihua area is between 540-580 yuan/ton (excluding tax)
.

According to the statistics provided by the General Administration of Customs, the import volume of titanium ore and its concentrate in October 2014 was 139,070.
956 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 27.
31% and a month-on-month decrease of 23.
15%
.
From January to October 2014, a total of 1662437.
224 tons were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 12.
28%
.

3.
Market outlook forecast

In November, the domestic titanium dioxide market weakened and declined
.
Yang Xun, a titanium dioxide analyst at the Chemical Industry Branch of the Business Society, believes that after nearly half a year of price increase, the cumulative increase has been 2,000 yuan/ton.
By the end of November, more than half of the increase has been consumed.
The price increase takes half a year, and the price reduction takes only one month.
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