With an output of 34.4mn tonnes, Brazil was the world’s ninth-largest crude steel manufacturer and its fifth-biggest net steel exporter in 2017. The country also plays a central role in the global nonferrous metals processing sector, being the largest primary aluminium producer in Latin America (ninth in the world), the fourth-biggest refined copper manufacturer in Latin America (24th globally), and the undisputed global leader in terms of recycling of aluminium packaging, having reprocessed more than 97% of all aluminium cans sold between 2010 and 2016.

The study on titanium dioxide market is segmented based on application and regions. Based on the application, the market has been categorized into five major segments, namely, paints & coatings, plastics, paper & pulp, cosmetics and others such as printing ink, rubber, and chemical fibers.

2018年钢价先跌后涨，总体呈高位震荡态势。1月份受之前钢铁行业高利润回调影响，钢价持续下跌。2月份贸易商针对“金三银四”需求进行投机性囤货，终端库存快速上涨，钢价回暖。3月份由于库存累积远高于前三年同期水平，与预期背离引发市场恐慌情绪，钢价暴跌至近期低位。三月下旬，限工压制的下游需求开始显现，叠加四月环保限产，厂社库存快速去化，钢价开始持续反弹；4月赶工需求结束后预期终端需求无法覆盖供给提升，钢价小幅回落。5月房地产新开工数据处于绝对高位表示需求存在韧性，库存仍持续下降，钢材价格持续上升。

截至10 月12 日，已有10 家钢铁企业发布三季度业绩预告或三季报，其归母净利润均同比增长，鞍钢股份、柳钢股份、韶钢松山等6 家企业三季度单季归母净利润环比也有大幅提升。预期受益于价格增长以及成本控制，三季度钢铁板块整体盈利有望再突破。三季度，各地环保限产不断，供给端压力大，推升钢材价格走高，特别是长材在各品种间价格涨幅尤为突出，螺纹钢成本滞后模拟毛利季度平均值为1355 元/吨，环比增长20.23%，盈利扩大尤为显著。

三季度钢价维持高位，分产品呈现长强板弱格局。根据Myspic 价格指数，三季度平均综合指数159，环比二季度上涨5.43%，其中长材环比上涨7.52%，扁平材环比上涨2.97%，三季度显示出明显的长强板弱局势。

9 月Myspic 钢价指数下跌0.83%。Myspic 长材和扁平材价格指数月涨跌幅分别为0.20%和-2.10%。9 月28 日，螺纹期货主力合约收盘价3944元/吨，月涨跌幅-3.48%；螺纹现货4550 元/吨，月涨跌幅2.48%。热卷期货主力合约收盘5145 元/吨，月涨跌持平；热卷现货4090 元/吨，月涨跌幅0.12%。

工率68.37%环比上期降0.28%，电炉产能利用率为76.09%较上周增0.15%。钢材社会库存减少37 万吨，钢厂库存减少31 万吨，合计减少68 万吨。上周主流建材贸易商平均成交量为20.45 万吨，环比下降10%，同比上升18 %，成交持续保持高位。上周继续延续十一假期结束后的高供给+高需求+低库存绝对值+持续去库的组合。