Titanium dioxide prices rise again Industry insiders: gold, Nine, Silver and Ten will have multiple rounds of price increases.

Published: Aug 12, 2021 08:55

Following the price increase announced by 002601.SZ, the leader of titanium dioxide, on the 11th, two listed titanium dioxide companies, 002145.SZ and 300891.SZ, also followed suit. The two companies increased by the same rate, with the domestic market rising by 1000 yuan per ton and international customers by 200 US dollars per ton.

Industry insiders told reporters that at this time to follow the trend of price increases, titanium dioxide enterprises on the one hand is to digest rising production costs, on the other hand, to prepare for the "Golden Nine Silver Ten" peak season.

The reporter noticed that in addition to the above listed companies, recently Panzhihua Tianhai Technology also announced that its products rose by 1500 yuan per ton for super color environmental protection and Hunan Chuangda Jade Rabbit announced that their products rose by 800 yuan per ton.

002136.SZ (Anada) related sources told reporters that the company will also raise product prices slightly, and so accumulate to a certain extent, will be announced to the public.

In addition, the person also told reporters that Longbai Group, as an industry leader, issued a price increase letter, which is good for the industry and itself. Since June, the titanium dioxide industry has entered the off-season, and the product price of Longbai Group has also been reduced to a certain extent, about 2000 yuan per ton. After the price reduction, the sales price of titanium dioxide of Longbai Group is about 20000 yuan / ton. After the release of this round of price increase letter, the overall product price has been repaired, and according to this trend, with the arrival of the peak season of gold, silver and silver, the price of titanium dioxide will certainly continue to rise, and the price adjustment will be more than one round.

In addition to the upcoming peak season, the price of titanium dioxide is also due to the rise in the price of raw material sulfuric acid. According to the reporter's understanding, the current ex-factory price of sulfuric acid is 890 yuan per ton, plus the cost per ton of freight is about 1200 yuan, while enterprises produce a ton of titanium dioxide, the consumption of sulfuric acid is about 4 tons, and the cost is as high as 4800 yuan.

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