1、 Price trend
Taking the sulfuric acid method gold red stone titanium dioxide with a large volume of goods in the domestic market as an example, according to data monitoring by Business Society, the domestic titanium dioxide market was flexible in trading in May. Overall, the titanium dioxide market slightly increased, with an average price of 17180 yuan/ton on May 1st and 17200 yuan/ton on May 28th, with a price increase of 0.12%.
2、 Market analysis
In May, the domestic titanium dioxide market saw a slight increase in low-end prices and a slight decrease in high-end prices, resulting in overall flexible trading. The overall supply of sulfur in the domestic market is tight, with raw material sulfuric acid prices fluctuating at high levels, titanium ore prices remaining firm, and titanium dioxide production costs being high. But as the market enters the off-season, market shipment pressure becomes apparent, and factory inventory shows a slight upward trend. The market has a strong sense of competition between upstream and downstream, and the trading of titanium dioxide market is flexible. As of now, the domestic quotation for sulfuric acid based pyrite type titanium dioxide is mostly between 17000-18000 yuan/ton; The price of the Ruiti type is around 15000-16000 yuan/ton, and the actual transaction price is negotiable..
According to customs data statistics, the import of titanium dioxide will be 5053.29 tons in 2026, a year-on-year decrease of 23.29% and a month on month decrease of 14.72%. Among them, 2597.04 tons will be imported by chlorination method and 2456.25 tons will be imported by sulfuric acid method; From January to April 2026, the cumulative import of titanium dioxide was about 20600 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.67%. Among them, the import of chloride method was 12759.80 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 19.32%, and the import of sulfuric acid method was 7862.13 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 31.98%.
According to customs data statistics, the export of titanium dioxide in April 2026 was about 193500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 30.73% and a month on month decrease of 3.98%. Among them, the export of sulfuric acid method was about 157000 tons, a month on month increase of 0.09%, and the export of chlorination method was 42800 tons, a month on month decrease of 16.02%; From January to April 2026, the cumulative export of titanium dioxide was 730300 tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.53%. The export of sulfuric acid method was 551700 tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.88%, while the export of chloride method was about 178600 tons, a year-on-year increase of 39.63%.
3、 Future forecast
At present, the trading of titanium dioxide in the domestic market is flexible, and the market is in a wait-and-see situation. Pay more attention to Dragon Enterprise’s plans for next month. It is expected that the titanium dioxide market will remain stable in the short term.
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