{"id":4554,"date":"2025-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/tio%e2%82%82-prices-steady-but-cost-surge-signals-potential-upswing-2025-11-14-to-2025-11-21\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:10:48","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-prices-steady-but-cost-surge-signals-potential-upswing-2025-11-14-to-2025-11-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/tio%e2%82%82-prices-steady-but-cost-surge-signals-potential-upswing-2025-11-14-to-2025-11-21\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Prices Steady, But Cost Surge Signals Potential Upswing 2025-11-14 to 2025-11-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Market Report<\/h1>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>China\u2019s TiO\u2082 market became increasingly volatile this week as cost pressure surged and mixed signals emerged regarding production cuts and pricing intentions.<\/li>\n<li>Rising sulfuric acid and ilmenite costs pushed TiO\u2082 production into deeper losses, with estimated negative margins of <b>$210\u2013$280\/ton<\/b> per ton of pigment produced.<\/li>\n<li>Despite weak demand, major producers \u2014 including LB Group and other top TiO\u2082 manufacturers \u2014 kept quotations firm, and some plants in Shandong and Jiangsu raised prices by <b>$28\u2013$42\/ton<\/b> due to cost pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, a few producers issued small price cuts earlier in the week, reflecting the ongoing tug-of-war between cost-push pressure and declining demand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 10px auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 30%;\">Product<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 40%;\">Price Range (USD\/MT)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 30%;\">Change vs Last Week<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Rutile-grade TiO\u2082<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">$1,830 \u2013 $1,910<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; color: red; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">No change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Anatase-grade TiO\u2082<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">$1,660 \u2013 $1,750<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; color: red; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">No change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>2. 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