Titanium Dioxide Prices Cautiously Firm
April ended, titanium dioxide prices market mainstream stable. To this day, it is not to mention the third round of price increases in the year before, because the situation of price increases of various producers varies, the strength of the grasp of the price is also different.
The current spot market is in a poor state of buying and selling, and the state of supply-side shipments is not ideal. Compared to before, producers' inventories have increased slightly, old orders are in the process of being delivered while the intake of new orders has not kept up. In fact, the cost of the producers is still relatively high, in the case of poor shipments they prefer to control the start-up rate, rather than adjusting prices to go lower, because even if the price adjustment, it can not be exchanged back to demand.
In reality, the current price level is still rather awkward, producers can not profit, while downstream users feel the price is high due to the lack of demand. Although the actual end demand is not strong, but still exists, this part of the demand still need to use titanium dioxide, so the supplier with advantages in supply, price and service can still maintain the regular shipments.
