Titanium dioxide pollution prevention policy or will be introduced this year

According to news zhengbao , subject to market impact of destocking degree better , since April , has raised ex-factory price of titanium dioxide business , in the range of 300-600 yuan per ton , up 3% -5 % range . In addition , last year, in November 2013 , held the annual meeting of the National titanium dioxide industry has revealed that titanium dioxide pollution prevention policy has completed the first draft , according to the plan will be introduced this year . The industry is expected , with the stock market clearing and industry capacity to accelerate consolidation, the subsequent price adjustment dioxide remains possible, drive the industry supply and demand situation for the better .

As the titanium dioxide industry overcapacity , heavy pollutant chemical materials , which is accelerating the integration . Data show that China's titanium dioxide production capacity of nearly 300 million tons by 2015, titanium dioxide production capacity of more than 4 million tons . A lot of new capacity led to intense competition in the industry , profitability decline, many enterprises in the vicinity of the breakeven line. Meanwhile , China's titanium dioxide business mainly sulfuric acid based, and DuPont, Koster , Huntsman and other multinational companies have adopted chlorination . Compared with international giants , China's production of small -scale enterprises , industry is relatively backward , greater pollution. Considering the industry disorderly competition and pollution emission factors , the ministry is speeding up the titanium dioxide industry pollution prevention.