{"id":5478,"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-order-backlog-supports-stable-prices-as-weak-demand-caps-further-gains-2026-09-18-to-2026-09-25\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:21:03","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-order-backlog-supports-stable-prices-as-weak-demand-caps-further-gains-2026-09-18-to-2026-09-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-order-backlog-supports-stable-prices-as-weak-demand-caps-further-gains-2026-09-18-to-2026-09-25\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Price Forecast: Order Backlog Supports Stable Prices as Weak Demand Caps Further Gains 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Buyer Summary:<\/b> The China TiO\u2082 Market remained broadly stable this week. Producers continue to benefit from order backlogs extending into late October, supporting current quotations after the recent price increases. However, \u201cGolden September\u201d demand remains weaker than expected, new-order activity slowed as buyers became more cautious, and lower ilmenite and sulfuric acid prices provided some cost relief. Near-term TiO\u2082 prices are therefore expected to remain firm but stable, with limited support for another broad increase unless downstream demand improves.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The TiO\u2082 market remained broadly stable this week following the recent price-hike wave. Producers maintained firmer new-order quotations, while low-priced material became less common in the market.<\/li>\n<li>Many TiO\u2082 producers currently have production schedules and order backlogs extending into <b>late October<\/b>, providing support for current prices despite weaker-than-expected downstream demand.<\/li>\n<li>However, downstream buyers became more cautious after recent quotation increases, and new-order activity was relatively moderate this week. Overall TiO\u2082 production remained high, although selected plants in Jiangsu and Anhui operated below normal rates.<\/li>\n<li>As \u201cGolden September\u201d approaches its end without a strong demand recovery, the market is increasingly characterized by a balance between producer order support and cautious downstream purchasing.<\/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(35th Week, 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Current Week<br \/>\n(36th 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;\">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<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center;\">Rutile<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">131<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px 12px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">131<\/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 broadly stable this week. Producers continue to benefit from order backlogs extending into late October, supporting current quotations after the recent price increases. However, \u201cGolden September\u201d demand remains weaker than expected, new-order activity slowed as buyers became more cautious, and lower ilmenite and sulfuric acid prices provided some [&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-5478","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\/5478","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=5478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5480,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions\/5480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}