About titanium dioxide, the domestic market is ebb and flow.Compared to the domestic titanium dioxide market, the performance of the European titanium dioxide is more sustained heat.
Talking about Europe's titanium dioxide, could not help but think of this year has provoked the global industry concern about the 'titanium dioxide carcinogenic' event However, after the calm, the European titanium dioxide market is still wayward rise in demand is still tight. It appears that 'titanium dioxide carcinogenic' is nothing but a joke.
It is understood that there is a European titanium dioxide industry sources said that the tight supply of titanium dioxide in Europe has been eased, the market price growth momentum will continue until the first quarter of 2018, according to previous calculations, by the basic supply Limitations, the price per ton of titanium dioxide is expected to rise 100 euros.
Relative to the domestic titanium dioxide market, some buyers in Europe can clearly aware that the price has no room for maneuver because the downstream printing and dyeing ink market demand, the paint market is also slowly recovering, driven by profits, the increase has been No suspense from a titanium dioxide buyers from the downstream paint industry that, due to the decrease in supply in 2018, they are negotiating imports of titanium dioxide from Asia to meet their needs.
European titanium dioxide supply is reduced
By the first half of 2016, DuPont, Ishihara, Huntsman, Tenova and other large-scale production of titanium dioxide manufacturers have announced a total reduction of more than 400,000 tons of impact, the European titanium dioxide market has serious tension.According to HC Chemical Network understand that the European titanium White powder market supply is still tight, with almost no relief, the momentum of price increases is expected to continue until the end of 2018 first quarter.
The fourth quarter of 2017, the European market price of titanium dioxide has reached 2690-2950 euros / ton.
European paint market recovery
Italy is Europe's third largest paint and coatings market, the market is very fragmented, it is difficult to obtain reliable data.However, existing data show that the architectural coatings are showing an upward trend, especially wall decoration paint.Market experts estimate that a total of Nearly 600 architectural paint manufacturers, covering micro-enterprises and large multinational corporations.
Whether it is European titanium dioxide, or domestic titanium dioxide, the initial fuse is the Huntsman once the titanium dioxide business.The difference is that China just catch up with the environmental supervision, limited production of titanium dioxide, but the price is rising rapidly Roasted seeds and nuts, however, the domestic paint market relative to the European market is not so big digestion ability, while the European titanium is because Huntsman's titanium dioxide accounted for 10% of European demand, reduced supply in Huntsman Europe When the paint market in Europe is recovering, it can be said that the impact is profound.
Huntsman titanium dioxide factory
The titanium dioxide supply in Europe has been tense as a result of the fire at the Huntsman titanium dioxide plant (now Venator) in early 2017. According to Huntsman's announcement, the plant will resume a small capacity in March 2017 and will resume by the end of 2018 Full capacity.
Expected to resume production:
• 20% recovery in 2017
• 40% recovery by 2018
• 100% recovery by the end of 2018
Tialy titanium factory in Calais, France closed down
In fact, regarding this factory, Huntsman started to close part of the titanium dioxide plant in 2015 and still retains the production of TR52 in 2017. It is understood that during this period they had hoped to sell the plant and had considered the re-production of TR52.
The plant was shut down permanently and all industrial production was stopped on December 10, 2017. Concerned about the incident, the Tioxide plant experienced a two-year tangle and was eventually shut down.
The head of Didier Rosenfeld at the Tioxide plant once said: 'As long as the production of the TR52 is not completely controlled by the Chinese, we have to keep the factory and if necessary we must be ready to resume production. Increase the salary for three months on the basis of the end of September.
Note that in September 2014, the Huntsman Group sold TR52 pigment patents to the Chinese company Henan Billions, accounting for 40% of the plant in Calais.
Looking at the ups and downs of China's titanium dioxide market and the European titanium dioxide market is hot, the European market why titanium dioxide demand is tight? In fact, the European high-end titanium dioxide demand is precisely the tension in the country Why titanium dioxide overcapacity? Accurate to That is the excess capacity of low-end products.Therefore, China's titanium dioxide market competitiveness of technology is the key, if the 'TR52' patent is not controlled by Chinese companies, perhaps Tioxide factory workers are still busy this too!