Titanium Dioxide Market Shows Rising Trend Leading Enterprises Adjust Prices [SMM Titanium Spot Express]

Published: Aug 18, 2025 18:02

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[MM Titanium Spot Cargo Update: Titanium Dioxide Market Shows Rising Trend, Leading Enterprises Adjust Prices] On August 18, the titanium dioxide market showed a comprehensive upward trend. Rutile mainstream quotations were at 12,500-13,000 yuan/mt, with FOB export prices at $1,825/mt; anatase quotations were at 11,300-11,600 yuan/mt; and chloride process quotations were at 14,300-15,300 yuan/mt, with FOB export prices at $2,090/mt. Starting from August 15, Panzhihua Titanium Sea Technology raised the domestic selling price of rutile and anatase by 800 yuan/mt and increased the export price by $80/mt. LB Group followed suit on August 18, raising the domestic price by 500 yuan/mt and the international price by $70/mt, mainly due to rising raw material costs. The market's upward pricing trend has been established, and subsequent attention should be paid to actual transaction feedback.

SMM reported on August 18 that the mainstream quotations for rutile titanium dioxide were in the range of 12,500-13,000 yuan/mt, with FOB export average price at $1,825/mt; anatase titanium dioxide was quoted at 11,300-11,600 yuan/mt; and chloride process titanium dioxide was quoted at 14,300-15,300 yuan/mt, with FOB export average price at $2,090/mt.

According to SMM's latest survey, Panzhihua Titanium Sea Technology Co. implemented a price adjustment for its titanium dioxide products from August 15: the domestic selling price for both rutile and anatase types increased by 800 yuan/mt, and the export price also rose by $80/mt. The company stated that this price adjustment was mainly due to the continuous rise in raw material costs. LB Group announced on August 18 a price adjustment plan for its full range of titanium dioxide products: the sales price for domestic customers would increase by 500 yuan/mt, and the price for international customers would go up by $70/mt. A trend of rising prices in the titanium dioxide market has already taken shape, and SMM will closely monitor the market's acceptance of this price adjustment and changes in actual transaction conditions.

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