Titanium market report March 2017

During March, prices for all kinds of titanium products moved up with tight spot supply affected by the environmental protection inspection.Asian Metal Copyright Affected by increases in titanium sponge prices, prices for titanium mill products sharply increased.Asian Metal Copyright As for upstream raw materials, as domestic ilmenite producers’ operating rate was restrained and supply for imported ilmenite was mainly long-term contracts signed last year, spot supply was tight and ilmenite prices increased; affected by increases in ilmenite prices, prices for high titanium slag continued moving up.Asian Metal Copyright Affected by increases in titanium sponge prices, prices for titanium mill products sharply increased.Asian Metal Copyright What’s more, as the production of titanium tetrachloride was restrained due to environmental protection inspection, demand for high titanium slag edged down, and manufacturers still produced the material according to orders; as the operating rate from titanium tetrachloride plants was low affected by the environmental protection inspection, the supply was insufficient with rises in prices and producers supplied the material to core customers in priority; the output of titanium sponge was influenced as prices for titanium tetrachloride moved up and supply was short.Asian Metal Copyright As for upstream raw materials, as domestic ilmenite producers’ operating rate was restrained and supply for imported ilmenite was mainly long-term contracts signed last year, spot supply was tight and ilmenite prices increased; affected by increases in ilmenite prices, prices for high titanium slag continued moving up.Asian Metal Copyright Besides, as the producers had a tight production schedule, they sharply raised prices for titanium sponge, but transactions remained active; downstream titanium mill products market saw a favorable outlook and producers began receiving large amount of orders early this month, substantially improved compared with the same period of last year.Asian Metal Copyright Affected by increases in titanium sponge prices, prices for titanium mill products sharply increased.Asian Metal Copyright Affected by increases in titanium sponge prices, prices for titanium mill products sharply increased.
.Asian Metal Copyright As for upstream raw materials, as domestic ilmenite producers’ operating rate was restrained and supply for imported ilmenite was mainly long-term contracts signed last year, spot supply was tight and ilmenite prices increased; affected by increases in ilmenite prices, prices for high titanium slag continued moving upAsian Metal Copyright