Titanium dioxide pricing moves for structural reasons, not random ones. If you understand the cost stack, quotations become easier to read and budget cycles easier to plan. We do not publish prices here — they change constantly and depend on grade, volume and destination — but these are the drivers behind every quotation you receive.
Feedstock
Ilmenite, titanium slag and natural rutile are the raw inputs. Chloride-process plants need higher-grade, more expensive feedstock; sulfate plants can use lower grades. Mining supply, freight and ore quality all feed straight into pigment cost.
Process route
Chloride grades usually carry a premium over sulfate grades because of feedstock quality and tighter particle-size control. That premium is only worth paying where your application needs the performance.
Energy and reagents
TiO₂ production is energy-intensive and consumes sulfuric acid or chlorine. Energy and chemical markets therefore show up in pigment pricing with a short lag.
Trade policy and duties
Anti-dumping measures and import duties can change landed cost far more than a negotiation will. Buyers in the EU in particular should factor duty status into any origin comparison — see our note on EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese TiO₂.
Freight, packaging and currency
Container rates, port congestion, packaging format and the USD exchange rate all affect the delivered figure. A CIF quotation and an FOB quotation are not comparable until you have normalised these.
Demand cycles
Coatings demand is seasonal and tied to construction; plastics demand follows packaging and durable goods. Tight periods lift prices quickly, while soft demand shows up as discounting.
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