Prices of titanium sponge generally decline, with the market operating under pressure [SMM Titanium Spot Cargo Bulletin]

Published: Jul 17, 2025 17:59

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[SMM Titanium Spot Cargo Report: Prices of Sponge Titanium Generally Fall, Market Under Pressure] Today, domestic prices of sponge titanium fell across the board, with the average price of mainstream grades dropping by 1,000 yuan compared to yesterday. Affected by the downward trend in the titanium material market, the transaction price of sponge titanium continued to pull back. Currently, the market supply is stable, with new capacity gradually being released, while end-use demand shows mediocre performance. It is expected that prices will remain weak and consolidate in the short term.

SMM reported on July 17 that the average price of Grade 0 titanium sponge was 52,500 yuan/mt today, down 1,000 yuan from the previous working day. The average price of Grade 1 titanium sponge was 50,500 yuan/mt, and that of Grade 2 titanium sponge was 49,500 yuan/mt.

Recently, the titanium sponge market has been affected by the pullback in titanium material prices, with weakened support for high prices and gradually declining actual transaction prices. The current market supply maintains a stable growth trend, coupled with the expectation of new capacity release, while downstream demand shows a generally stable with slight fall performance. It is expected that the price of titanium sponge may remain generally stable with slight fall in the short term, and the market has already shown a trend of high-level pullback.

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