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The "seventh wave" of titanium dioxide market price increases may have arrived!

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The price increase order of Ningbo Xinfu Titanium Dioxide Co., Ltd., along with the price increase order of Shenzhen Meililian Titanium Industry Co., Ltd., has set off a market surge. The "seventh wave" of titanium dioxide market price increases may have arrived.

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The titanium dioxide industry has raised prices six times this year, corporate inventories have continued to increase, and exports have continued to grow. In the first quarter of 2016, my country's monthly titanium dioxide exports reached 53,300 tons. The full foreign orders have driven domestic manufacturers to raise prices six times in a row in the first half of the year. During the previous American Coatings Show, many users were interested in purchasing domestic titanium dioxide, which laid a foundation for exports in the international market.

The market price of titanium dioxide has been rising since the beginning of this year, which is in contrast to the decline since April last year. However, since the market reached the low point before the "liberation" last year, the base for this year's rebound is too low. During these six price increases, the market quotations of rutile titanium dioxide produced by the sulfuric acid process are mostly around 12,000 yuan/ton. Statistics from the China Titanium Dioxide Network show that the market prices in the same period last year were generally higher than 12,000 yuan/ton.

For an enterprise to develop and make profits is a hard truth, for an industry to develop healthily, the construction of the industrial chain is to follow the market rules to strengthen the industrial technology connection and market transaction connection between enterprises. Under the promotion of the sharing of resources, information and other factors, the development of the industrial chain in the regional economy, through the integration and extension of the industrial chain, optimize the industrial chain structure, promote the formation of economies of scale in the industrial chain, and ultimately promote the development of the overall economy. Every link in the industrial chain cannot be "broken". Once the rupture causes the industrial chain to fall into a development dilemma, it will have a great impact on the industrial structure.

Titanium dioxide is widely used, and its main application fields include: coatings, masterbatches, plastics, rubber, papermaking, inks, etc. Coatings are the largest user of titanium dioxide. Generally, the consumption of titanium dioxide in the coating field accounts for 60% of the consumption of titanium dioxide in the application field. At the same time, it is also the most used pigment in the coating industry (the titanium dioxide content in various coatings is 10% to 35%).

For such a widely used product, the construction of an industrial chain becomes more urgent and necessary. On the premise of following market rules, the various links in the industrial chain should be promoted to each other appropriately, and the transparent economic interests in the industry should be balanced to ensure the healthy, sustainable and orderly development of each link in the industrial chain.