{"id":5504,"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-post-holiday-price-support-holds-as-weak-demand-and-trade-risks-limit-further-gains-2026-09-25-to-2026-10-09\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:15:46","slug":"tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-post-holiday-price-support-holds-as-weak-demand-and-trade-risks-limit-further-gains-2026-09-25-to-2026-10-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/tio%e2%82%82-price-forecast-post-holiday-price-support-holds-as-weak-demand-and-trade-risks-limit-further-gains-2026-09-25-to-2026-10-09\/","title":{"rendered":"TiO\u2082 Price Forecast: Post-Holiday Price Support Holds as Weak Demand and Trade Risks Limit Further Gains 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Buyer Summary:<\/b> The China TiO\u2082 Market remained broadly stable after the holiday. A leading manufacturer raised its listed distributor price by approximately <b>USD 44\/ton<\/b>, while several other producers increased quotations by around <b>USD 29\/ton<\/b>. Some new-price orders were reported, and existing order backlogs continue to support producer quotations. However, \u201cSilver October\u201d demand remains weaker than expected, keeping the market in a supply-demand tug-of-war. Meanwhile, the UK\u2019s proposed anti-dumping measures on Chinese rutile TiO\u2082 have emerged as a new export-market variable.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Titanium Dioxide (TiO\u2082) Market Analysis<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The TiO\u2082 market remained broadly stable after the holiday. A leading manufacturer raised its listed distributor price by approximately <b>USD 44\/ton<\/b>, while selected producers increased quotations by around <b>USD 29\/ton<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Some orders were concluded at the new quotation levels, while existing order backlogs continued to support producer pricing.<\/li>\n<li>However, \u201cSilver October\u201d demand remains weaker than expected. Buyers continue to purchase cautiously, and whether recent increases can be fully translated into transaction prices remains uncertain.<\/li>\n<li>Overall, the market remains stable, with transactions continuing to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis according to supplier inventory, cost structure, and order conditions.<\/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(36th Week, 2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px 12px; background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: center; width: 25%;\">Current Week<br \/>\n(37th 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 after the holiday. A leading manufacturer raised its listed distributor price by approximately USD 44\/ton, while several other producers increased quotations by around USD 29\/ton. Some new-price orders were reported, and existing order backlogs continue to support producer quotations. However, \u201cSilver October\u201d demand remains weaker than [&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-5504","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\/5504","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=5504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5507,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5504\/revisions\/5507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tio2.pro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}