[ferro-alloys.com]  Recently, titanium dioxide market tends to be weak, quotation of titanium dioxide made by small-sized plants slipped, part mainstream large-sized plants also adopt measures of strengthening discounts for their big customers. Rising space in the market of titanium dioxide in the future will lose its support, and titanium dioxide market may continue to weaken in the short term. Demand from the titanium dioxide market is softening, prices of titanium ore in different areas in China has basically dropped, of which, prices of titanium ore in Panzhihua District continues to drop, main offer of titanium concentrate 46% has slid to 1,250-1,350 RMB/MT (excluding VAT), main offer of titanium concentrate 47% has slid to 1,300-1,400 RMB/MT (excluding VAT), and main offer of titanium middling38% has slid to 750-800 RMB/MT (excluding VAT). Recently, enquiries for titanium ore in Panzhiua are increasing, but asking for a lower price, and the actual new orders are rare. In addition, prices of sponge titanium and ferro- titanium are mainly stable this week.

• [Editor:Wang Linyan]