{"id":5420,"date":"2026-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-weak-september-demand-but-firmer-costs-and-price-hike-intentions-support-stabilization-2026-08-28-to-2026-09-04\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:06:11","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-weak-september-demand-but-firmer-costs-and-price-hike-intentions-support-stabilization-2026-08-28-to-2026-09-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-weak-september-demand-but-firmer-costs-and-price-hike-intentions-support-stabilization-2026-08-28-to-2026-09-04\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Price Forecast: Weak September Demand but Firmer Costs and Price-Hike Intentions Support Stabilization< 2026-08-28 to 2026-09-04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Buyer Summary:<\/b> The China TiO\u2082 Market remained cautious this week as \u201cGolden September\u201d demand continued to underperform expectations. However, market sentiment became firmer as shipments improved at some producers, selected order books extended to 15\u201320 days, domestic ilmenite supply tightened, and leading TiO\u2082 manufacturers showed an intention to raise prices during September. While a broad rebound has not yet been confirmed, resistance to further price reductions is clearly strengthening.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The TiO\u2082 market remained weak but increasingly stable during the week. Demand was still below traditional September expectations, while overall market inventories remained relatively high and competition among producers continued.<\/li>\n<li>At the same time, shipments improved at selected manufacturers, with some producers reporting approximately <b>15\u201320 days of orders on hand<\/b>. Low-end quotations also became firmer as production costs remained under pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Market sentiment strengthened after reports from a meeting of leading TiO\u2082 manufacturers indicated an <b>intention to raise prices during September<\/b>. Several other producers also showed stronger price-support or price-increase intentions, although actual transactions remained largely negotiated on a case-by-case basis.<\/li>\n<li>By September 3\u20134, TiO\u2082 quotations were broadly stable. Some producers in Panzhihua temporarily suspended production due to low prices, cost pressure, and weak demand, while overall industry operating rates remained relatively high.<\/li>\n<li>The market therefore remains divided between weak end-user demand and increasingly firm producer resistance to further price reductions.<\/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(32nd Week, 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Current Week<br \/>\n(33nd 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. Titanium Dioxide Pigment Market Trends<\/h2>\n<div class=\"swpm-more-tag-not-logged-in swpm-margin-top-10\">You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please <a class=\"swpm-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/membership-login\/\">Log In<\/a>. Not a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/membership-join\/\">Join Us<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buyer Summary: The China TiO\u2082 Market remained cautious this week as \u201cGolden September\u201d demand continued to underperform expectations. However, market sentiment became firmer as shipments improved at some producers, selected order books extended to 15\u201320 days, domestic ilmenite supply tightened, and leading TiO\u2082 manufacturers showed an intention to raise prices during September. While a broad [&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-5420","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\/5420","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=5420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5423,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5420\/revisions\/5423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}