1、 Price trend

Taking sulfuric acid method rutile titanium dioxide, which has a large volume of goods in the domestic market, as an example, according to data monitoring by Business Society, the price of titanium dioxide in the domestic market increased in December. On December 1st, the average price of titanium dioxide was 13500 yuan/ton, and on December 26th, the average price of titanium dioxide was 13740 yuan/ton, with a price increase of 1.78%.
2、 Market analysis
The domestic titanium dioxide market price will increase in December. In the first half of the year, titanium dioxide companies faced significant cost pressure and continued to raise prices last month. The mid market situation is generally wait-and-see, and the titanium dioxide market is in a stalemate. In the latter half of the year, several titanium dioxide companies sent letters again to raise the price of titanium dioxide. As of now, the domestic quotation for sulfuric acid based pyrite type titanium dioxide is mostly between 12900-14300 yuan/ton; The price of Ruiti type is around 12200-12700 yuan/ton, and the actual transaction price is negotiable.
According to customs data statistics, China’s imports of titanium dioxide in November 2025 were approximately 5300 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 20.29% and a month on month decrease of 5.37%. The average monthly import price was $3083 per ton, a month on month decrease of 3.98%.
According to customs data statistics, China’s titanium dioxide exports in November 2025 were approximately 152000 tons, an increase of 1.96% year-on-year and 3.97% month on month. The monthly average export price was 1877 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 0.18% month on month.
3、 Future forecast
The titanium dioxide analyst from Shengyi Society believes that this month’s production costs have had a significant impact, putting pressure on titanium dioxide manufacturers. The market has seen two consecutive rounds of price increases, and manufacturers have shown a positive attitude towards price hikes. The market is still accepting new order quotes. It is expected that the market will operate steadily and positively in the short term, and the actual transaction price will be negotiable.