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In Sept. 2016, China’s export volume of TiO2 decreased slightly MoM while the import volume achieved a MoM increase. From the perspective of monthly export volume, the figure still stood at a high point. The gap between import volume and export volume narrowed from 56,203 tonnes in Aug. to 53,181 tonnes in Sept., and the difference between import price and export price decreased from USD971/t in Aug. to USD892/t in Sept, according to news from CCM Online Platform.
China's imports and exports of TiO2, Sept. 2015-Sept. 2016:
Source: CCM Online Platform & China Customs
Imports
In Sept. 2016, China’s import volume of TiO2 increased by 9.57% to 15,350
tonnes; the import price fell by 1.49% MoM to USD2,650/t. In the “Gold Sept.,
Silver Oct.” period for TiO2 industry, the increased demand from downstream
industries played a crucial role in supporting the MoM growth of imported
volume. What’s more, it was also thanks to low levels of inventories for
China’s coating enterprises in Sept., caused by the largely increased imported
TiO2 price in Aug.
Exports
In Sept. 2016, China exported 68,531 tonnes of TiO2, a MoM decrease of 2.34%;
the export price increased by 2.27% MoM to USD1,758/t. The monthly export
volume was still relatively high, in spite of a slight MoM decrease. In Q3
2016, China’s total export volume of TiO2 grew by 49.07% YoY. Notably, the
export business might be advanced by the continuous depreciation of the Yuan;
correspondingly, better export business could boost up domestic TiO2 prices.
Chinese importers
In Sept. 2016, the top 20 Chinese TiO2 importers imported a total of 11,736
tonnes of TiO2, 76.46% of the national figure. Of these companies, Chemours
Chemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ranked first with an import volume of 5,360
tonnes, up by 587.18% MoM. Kingdecor (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xiangjie
Import & Export Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sanchang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
and Global International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ranked second, third,
fourth and fifth respectively.
Taiwan ranked the top source of imports, exporting a volume of 3,564 tonnes of
TiO2 to China, up by 135.69% MoM, and with an average price of USD2,597/t, a
MoM decrease of 10.91%. The US, Australia, Mexico and Japan followed, ranking
second, third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Foreign exporters
In Sept. 2016, the volume of TiO2 imported to China by the top 3 foreign
exporters accounted for 73.56% of the total. The Chemours Company (Chemours)
maintained its position as the largest single exporter to China, exporting a
volume of 8,696 tonnes, up by 103.13% MoM, followed by Tronox, ISK, Huntsman
and Cristal Global respectively.
In Sept., TiO2 export prices from Chemours, ISK, Cristal Global and Tronox have
all increased by varying degrees over the last month. Of them, Chemours’ export
price increased by 1.44% MoM to USD2,462/t. By the way, Huntsman’s TiO2 export
price decreased by 5.42% MoM to USD2,303/t.
Chinese exporters
In Sept. 2016, the top 5 Chinese TiO2 exporters exported a total of 40,673
tonnes of TiO2, 59.35% (58.16% in Aug. 2016) of the total TiO2 exported by
China. With an export volume of over 10,000 tonnes (14,677 tonnes, down by
14.80% MoM), Sichuan Lomon Titanium Co., Ltd. continued to rank first among all
Chinese TiO2 exporters. Notably, Henan Billions Chemicals Co., Ltd., Wuxi Haopu
Titanium Co., Ltd. and Shandong Doguide Group Co., Ltd. recorded an about 20%
MoM increase in their export volumes.
In terms of export destinations, China exported 31,818 tonnes of TiO2 to the
Asia Pacific region, 9,656 tonnes to Europe, 10,609 tonnes to the Middle East,
1,588 tonnes to Africa, 7,289 tonnes to North America and 7,517 tonnes to South
America. In particular, exports to Europe achieved a 16.41% MoM growth.
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