Alexander Cook

Dec 18, 2023 | fastmarkets.com | Sofia Okun |Zihao Li |Sybil Pan |Alexander Cook

“European clients are afraid of [a potential] anti-dumping tariff in March and create the inventory in advance; it gave Chinese TiO2 manufacturers the opportunity to increase the price,” a market source told Fastmarkets. One Chinese TiO2 producer plans to increase offer prices by $100 per tonne starting January 1, 2024, this source and two other market participants have heard. Despite the tension on the market, current prices remained rangebound.