{"id":5339,"date":"2026-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-india-anti-dumping-uncertainty-high-costs-and-production-cuts-strengthen-september-price-support-2026-07-31-to-2026-08-07\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T02:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:22:53","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-india-anti-dumping-uncertainty-high-costs-and-production-cuts-strengthen-september-price-support-2026-07-31-to-2026-08-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-india-anti-dumping-uncertainty-high-costs-and-production-cuts-strengthen-september-price-support-2026-07-31-to-2026-08-07\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Price Forecast: India Anti-Dumping Uncertainty, High Costs and Production Cuts Strengthen September Price Support 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Buyer Summary:<\/b> The China TiO\u2082 Market remained weak this week, with domestic downstream purchasing and new-order activity still subdued. However, India\u2019s ongoing anti-dumping developments have stimulated stronger order activity from Indian buyers, while producer inventories are gradually easing. Meanwhile, prolonged geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to keep key TiO\u2082 raw material costs at elevated levels, maintaining significant production cost pressure and limiting the room for another broad round of price reductions.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The TiO\u2082 market remained weak during the week, with selected producers making quotation adjustments as domestic demand stayed subdued and new-order activity remained limited. Most transactions continued to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.<\/li>\n<li>Competition between sulfate-process and chloride-process TiO\u2082 remained intense, with quotations varying according to supplier inventory, cost structure, operating status, and order conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Industry operating rates remained under adjustment. Some major producers reduced output because of equipment and raw material factors, while several small and medium-sized plants continued to operate below normal rates.<\/li>\n<li>India\u2019s ongoing anti-dumping developments concerning TiO\u2082 imports from China have become an important factor for the export market. Market feedback indicates stronger order activity from Indian buyers as customers respond to uncertainty surrounding future import costs and trade conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Domestic producer inventories are gradually easing as output is adjusted and export orders absorb part of available supply. This is beginning to reduce the inventory pressure that previously encouraged more aggressive price competition.<\/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: 25%;\">Product<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Previous Week<br \/>\n(28th Week, 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Current Week<br \/>\n(29th Week, 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Weekly Change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Anatase<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">127<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">127<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Rutile<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">129<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">129<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #666; margin: 6px 0 14px 0;\"><b>Price Index Methodology:<\/b> The Price Index is calculated based on the average prices of the top 10 producers in China, with the base value set at 100 as of January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>2. 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Meanwhile, prolonged geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to keep key TiO\u2082 raw material costs at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[680],"tags":[682],"class_list":["post-5339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tio2-index-weekly-report","tag-tio2-index-weekly-report"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5341,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5339\/revisions\/5341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}