Market Demand And National Policies Will Be Favorable For Titanium Dioxide Industry

 2015, subject to market conditions and the impact of national policies, titanium dioxide industry will face more opportunities, demand growth is expected to have improved significantly over last year.

April 10, the nation's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, Sichuan Lomon announced that its titanium dioxide products across the board hike 600 yuan / ton, or about 5%. The hike is the first time this year, Sichuan Lomon increase product offer. So far, the titanium dioxide market prices further reinforce the momentum.

After the Spring Festival, due to the traditional peak season demand and industry inventory constraints and other factors, many domestic enterprises raised ex-factory price of titanium dioxide. In early March, Ding-Star Titanium Titanium Panzhihua region and the first to spend with the family anatase titanium dioxide price increases, price 500 yuan / ton; and after, Shandong Dong Jia and Shandong Dawn rutile titanium dioxide price increases, price 200 -300 yuan / ton; 3 months late, Billions, ANE, nuclear titanium dioxide, Jinan Yuxing, Haifeng Xin, Nanjing Titanium and titanium Panzhihua hike sea and other companies have 300-500 yuan / ton; 4 month, Shandong Dong Jia, Panzhihua Titanium, Jiangxi and Guangdong Tim and other companies also take advantage of the benefits of cloud hike 300-500 yuan / ton. Many companies no longer Lomon for price benchmark, but its formation, "forcing" of the situation.

3 months late, the international titanium dioxide manufacturers have also raised the offer. DuPont announced that from April 15, all in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa increased net sales of titanium dioxide prices $ 125 per ton; all in Western Europe, Central Europe, Turkey and North Africa sales of titanium dioxide, the price per ton net increase 125 euros. Huntsman from April 1 onwards have raised € 150 per tonne of titanium dioxide.

In addition to the peak season demand and industry inventory superimposed stress and other reasons, an important factor in the foreign trade situation for the better is the price of titanium dioxide. February 2015 China's exports 42,100 tons of titanium dioxide, an increase of 26.29%; total exports of 90,200 tons of titanium dioxide, an increase of 16.74%. Taking into account our titanium dioxide product upgrades and price advantage, coupled with the economic recovery in Europe as well as India's economic growth, the future will continue to maintain a good level of export of titanium dioxide.

In recent years, the state has issued a number of related policies and titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide market for development has a significant impact. January 27, 2015, the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation released a notice that, for the promotion of energy saving and environmental protection, with the approval of the State Council, since February 1, 2015 on the battery, paint consumption tax, the tax rate at 4%. Also said that the state under construction volatile organic compounds (VOC) content of less than 420 g / liter (inclusive) coatings are exempt from excise duty. The introduction of excise duty paint, caused an uproar in the industry, to increase the industry greater cost pressures, and titanium dioxide as the largest raw material coatings, is bound to have a portion of the profits will be shared costs. Also released last year, "New Environmental Law" survival of the fittest process titanium dioxide industry will accelerate, accelerate the industry consolidation, industry structure upgrade is expected to be benign. This year's "two sessions" Premier Li Keqiang will clear the "Internet +" as one of the government priorities, and the titanium dioxide industry "Internet +" together, the industry is expected to achieve rapid transformation and upgrading, for the titanium dioxide business development to provide new ideas.

Comprehensive market and industry policy, compared to last year, the titanium dioxide industry in 2015 will have more opportunities, although still facing huge pressure capacity of traditional industries, but in the national industrial policy to promote and export trade in the context of enhanced titanium dioxide demand growth is expected to have improved significantly over last year. For the market impact point of view, is still the market demand to push prices up. But with the release of favorable policy and economic, is expected in the second half 2015, the impact on the market will be gradually reflected, titanium dioxide prices are expected to further improve.