1、 Price trend

Taking the sulfuric acid method gold red stone type titanium dioxide with a large volume of goods in the domestic market as an example, according to data monitoring by Business Society, the domestic titanium dioxide market remained stable in February, with an average price of 13900 yuan/ton.
2、 Market analysis
The domestic titanium dioxide market remained stable in February. The demand for titanium dioxide in the first ten days was average, and the trading atmosphere on the market was slightly light, with stable prices being the main focus. The market stagnated during the mid Spring Festival holiday. In the latter half of the year, there was a strong desire for an increase in titanium dioxide prices. Three companies involved in the chlorination process successively sent letters announcing price increases, and the domestic price of chlorination titanium dioxide was raised by 500 yuan/ton. As of now, the domestic quotation for sulfuric acid based pyrite type titanium dioxide is mostly between 13200-14300 yuan/ton; The price of Ruiti type is around 12200-12800 yuan/ton, and the actual transaction price is negotiable.
According to customs data statistics, China’s titanium dioxide exports in December 2025 were 171800 tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.49% and a month on month increase of 12.88%. Among them, 127700 tons of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide were exported, a month on month increase of 8.49%; The export of chloride method reached 44200 tons, a month on month increase of 27.83%. From January to December 2025, a total of approximately 1.8169 million tons of titanium dioxide were exported, a year-on-year decrease of 4.46% or approximately 84800 tons. The annual export volume of titanium dioxide experienced its first decline since 2016. Among them, the export of titanium dioxide by chlorination method was 366500 tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.95%; The export of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide was 1.4505 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.77%.
According to customs data statistics, in December 2025, China imported 6691.21 tons of titanium dioxide, a year-on-year decrease of 7.71% and a month on month increase of 25.27%. Among them, 3549.67 tons were imported by chlorination method, a decrease of 7.41% compared to the previous period, and 3141.54 tons were imported by sulfuric acid method, a decrease of 2.49% compared to the previous period. The total import of titanium dioxide from January to December 2025 was 74500 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 18.92%. Among them, 30200 tons of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 3.99%; The import of titanium dioxide by chlorination method was 44400 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 26.67%.
3、 Future forecast
The titanium dioxide analyst from Shengyi Society believes that this month, titanium dioxide companies have a strong desire for price increases, mostly waiting and observing, and waiting for dragon enterprise plans. The market is currently in a stalemate and consolidation. It is expected that the price of titanium dioxide may increase in March.