{"id":4629,"date":"2025-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/?p=4629"},"modified":"2025-12-05T00:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:02:38","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-market-stabilizes-as-cost-pressures-intensify-and-producers-hold-firm-on-pricing-2025-11-28-to-2025-12-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/tio%e2%82%82-market-stabilizes-as-cost-pressures-intensify-and-producers-hold-firm-on-pricing-2025-11-28-to-2025-12-05\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Market Stabilizes as Cost Pressures Intensify and Producers Hold Firm on Pricing 2025-11-28 to 2025-12-05"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Market Report<\/h1>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This week, China\u2019s TiO\u2082 market recorded <b>price increases equivalent to USD 28\u201398\/ton<\/b>, driven mainly by rising sulfuric acid and <b>ilmenite<\/b> costs.<\/li>\n<li>Producers continue to face <b>significant cost pressure and negative margins<\/b>, particularly for sulfate-route production, where sulfuric acid cost escalation is severe.<\/li>\n<li><b>Large TiO\u2082 manufacturers<\/b> raised new-order quotations, though most plants remain focused on fulfilling existing contracts.<\/li>\n<li>Downstream demand is still sluggish, but producers are <b>maintaining firm pricing<\/b> thanks to strong upstream cost support and expectations of further production adjustments.<\/li>\n<li>Market sentiment remains cautious as buyers await major tender results for the month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 12px 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 (incl. tax)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">$1,930 \u2013 $2,010<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; color: green; font-weight: bold;\">No change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Anatase-grade TiO\u2082 (incl. tax)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">$1,760 \u2013 $1,850<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; color: green; font-weight: bold;\">No change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>2. 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