The demand continues to be weak, the titanium market is "too difficult", the domestic titanium marke

2023-07-03 19:01

Since the second quarter of this year, titanium enterprises, especially private small and micro enterprises, have generally felt "too difficult". Experts from Baoji Titanium Industry Research Institute analyzed that insufficient market demand is one of the main problems facing private titanium enterprises in the near future. The demand for titanium materials and titanium products market is increasingly segmented, which puts forward higher requirements for the production, technology and marketing of enterprises. The continuous integration and equipment upgrading of enterprises, and the brand premium and scale advantages of large state-owned iron and steel enterprises also make them It can better withstand market fluctuations and shocks. To solve the problem of insufficient market demand, private titanium companies need to strengthen communication and exchanges with customers, strive to improve product quality and service levels, and actively explore new markets to meet more segmented needs.

The increasing pressure of environmental protection and energy indicators is an important driving force to promote the transformation and upgrading of the titanium industry in the direction of new energy, high efficiency and environmental protection, but at the same time it also puts forward higher requirements and challenges for the production and survival of private titanium enterprises. In the context of increasingly stringent environmental protection standards, private titanium enterprises need to continuously improve and upgrade production processes to meet higher environmental protection standards. In addition, enterprises should strengthen communication and exchanges with environmental protection supervision departments, further understand policies, regulations and industry standards, actively pursue energy conservation and emission reduction, innovate and develop new environmental protection technologies, and integrate environmental protection concepts into corporate culture and production operations.

The fierce competition in the industry is also a factor that makes the development of private titanium enterprises difficult. State-owned enterprises and enterprises with large industrial scales have scale advantages in many aspects, strong research and development capabilities and brand effects, and have strong competitiveness in market competition. Therefore, private titanium enterprises need to strengthen technology research and development and management capabilities, realize self-worth, and win the market by improving competitiveness in technology and quality. At the same time, enterprises should achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages through alliance or cooperation, and realize economies of scale.

Finally, financial difficulties are a common problem in the operation of private titanium enterprises. Due to the high investment demand of the titanium industry and the long cycle of capital flow, private titanium enterprises often fall into the predicament of tight capital chains under the background of difficult and expensive financing. In order to solve the funding problem, enterprises need to strengthen cooperation with financial institutions, and under the premise of risk control, develop diversified financing channels and models to achieve long-term support for enterprises. In addition, it can also strengthen cooperation with suppliers and customers, optimize the circulation and use efficiency of corporate funds, and achieve sustainable development.

To sum up, the development difficulties faced by private titanium enterprises are caused by multiple factors such as insufficient market demand, environmental protection energy pressure, industry competition and financial difficulties. To solve these problems, enterprises need to guide consumption trends, strengthen technology research and development and improve product quality to strengthen market competitiveness; at the same time, from the perspective of the company, strengthen cooperation with environmental protection agencies, and promote the integration of environmental protection concepts into corporate culture. Financing methods and models to achieve sustainable development.

The overall operation of the domestic titanium market was stable this week. On the one hand, affected by the drop in the price of titanium metal raw materials, the price of titanium materials has been lowered, but the range is small, and the overall level remains high. On the other hand, the military industry and high-end manufacturing fields have maintained strong demand, some enterprises have increased orders, and the production and sales situation is relatively optimistic.

The specific market performance is as follows:

1. The transaction price of titanium sponge is chaotic. The downstream market demand for titanium materials is generally weak and weak, and the market price of sponge titanium is chaotic, and some enterprises have begun to lower transaction prices. The transaction price of grade 0 sponge titanium was around 71,000, and the transaction price of grade 1 sponge titanium fell below 70,000, and the transaction was around 69,000.　

2. The price of titanium ingots was lowered slightly. The price of domestic titanium metal raw materials has dropped this week, and some manufacturers have lowered the ex-factory price of titanium ingots, but the range of reduction is small, which has little impact on the price of titanium materials.

3. The prices of major materials such as wide-width titanium coils (plates), titanium hot-rolled plates, titanium alloy plates, titanium rods, titanium tubes, and titanium welded pipes are relatively stable. Restricted by the technology and process requirements for manufacturing titanium materials, the price fluctuations of hot-rolled plates, coils (plates), titanium alloy plates, titanium tubes, titanium rods, and titanium forgings are relatively small. The overall market remained relatively stable this week.

4. The titanium alloy market as a whole maintains strong demand. Due to the excellent performance of titanium alloy, it has been widely used and recognized. The market demand remains strong this week, and some enterprises are busy in production, and it is expected to maintain a high level of operation in the future.

On the whole, the overall operation of the domestic titanium market this week is stable, the price of titanium ingots has been lowered, but the range is small, the prices of titanium tubes, titanium rods, and titanium plates are relatively stable, while the demand for titanium alloys remains strong, and the production and sales situation is relatively stable. optimism. It should be noted that due to factors such as domestic macroeconomic and market environment changes, market fluctuations still have certain uncertainties. It is expected that the titanium market will be dominated by weakness in the near future, please pay attention to Titanium Home for further changes in the market.

1. Titanium raw material market this week

1. Titanium Ore Market

This week, the price of titanium ore fell, and the market panicked. The price of titanium medium ore above grade 38 is about 1450-1550 yuan/ton, the price of 46-grade 10 titanium concentrate is about 1920-1980 yuan/ton, and the price of 47-grade 20 titanium concentrate is 2300-2350 yuan/ton.

2. High titanium slag

This week, the high-titanium slag market operated weakly, the demand fell, and the price dropped sharply. The price of high-titanium slag was around 8,600-9,100 yuan/ton.

3. Titanium dioxide market

This week, the titanium dioxide market was weak and the price dropped. The market ex-factory price of sulfuric acid process rutile titanium dioxide is 14,800-16,000 yuan/ton, and the market ex-factory price of anatase titanium dioxide is 12,600-13,400 yuan/ton.

4. Titanium tetrachloride and liquid chlorine market

This week, the demand for titanium tetrachloride decreased, and the price dropped by 600 yuan/ton. The quotation is 6800-7000 yuan/ton.

This week, the price of liquid chlorine rose sharply, and the price continued to invert.

5. Metal magnesium market

This week, the demand for metal magnesium has decreased, and the price has basically remained stable. The current price is around 22,000 yuan/ton.　

2. Titanium Sponge Market

This week, the demand of downstream production enterprises decreased, the sales of sponge titanium enterprises were sluggish, the inventory increased, and prices appeared chaotic. At present, the transaction price of grade 0 sponge titanium is 71,000 to 72,000 yuan, and the transaction price of grade 1 sponge titanium is 68,000 to 69,000 yuan, and the external quotations of various enterprises have not changed.

Grade 0 domestically produced 71,000 to 72,000 yuan/ton

Level 1 domestically produced 68,000 to 69,000 yuan/ton

Level 2 domestically produced 65,000 to 66,000 yuan/ton

3. Baoji titanium market

This week, the Baoji titanium market was affected by the price drop of sponge titanium, and the price of titanium ingots dropped slightly. The prices of mainstream materials such as wide-width titanium coils (plates), titanium hot-rolled plates, titanium alloy plates, titanium rods, titanium pipes, and titanium welded pipes remained stable. . It is expected that the titanium market will be dominated by weakness in the near future, please pay attention to Titanium Home for further changes in the market.

TA1 ingot quotation: 81,000 to 83,000 yuan/ton

TA2 ingot quotation: 80,000 to 82,000 yuan/ton

TC4 ingot quotation: 90,000 to 94,000 yuan/to

Quotation price of TA1EB slab in other domestic regions: 93,000 to 95,000 yuan/ton

Prices of domestic titanium hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled coils:

Quotation for black rolls: 92,000 to 100,000 yuan/ton

Quotation for cold-rolled coils: 112,000 to 123,000 yuan/ton

Quotation for hot-rolled plate (1.5 meters wide): 102,000 to 110,000 yuan/ton

TA10 (TiMoNi) titanium plate quotation: 165,000-175,000 yuan/ton

Quotation for titanium tube billet: 95-105 yuan/kg

Quotation for finished titanium tube (φ20～30mm): 130～145 yuan/kg

Quotation for finished titanium welded pipe (φ20～30mm): 125～135 yuan/kg