Titanium Dioxide Market Struggles to Catch Up Price Spread Narrows and Competition Intensifies [SMM Spot Titanium Express]

SMM, August 20. 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.

Recently, multiple titanium dioxide producers have successively raised their product quotations. Domestic prices generally increased by about 500 yuan/mt, while export prices rose by approximately $70/mt. Market feedback indicates that downstream acceptance of the price hikes is limited, and actual transactions mostly continue at previous price levels. Notably, the price spread among different tiers of enterprises is gradually narrowing, with first-line, second-line, and third-line titanium dioxide producers' quotations becoming increasingly similar, intensifying market competition. Demand recovery may still need to wait for the traditional peak season in September, and SMM will continue to monitor the actual transaction dynamics in the September market.