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China TiO2 pricing power grows

07 September 2010

by Simon Moores

Rising output and low cost base are boosting China’s pricing clout – Cosmo

Keywords: titanium dioxide, coatings, pigment, Cosmo Chemical, sulphuric acid, DuPont, Cristal, Huntsman

DuPont, Cristal Global and Huntsman – the three leading titanium dioxide  producers – no longer hold all the sway over the price of titanium dioxide (TiO2), according to South Korean manufacturer, Cosmo Chemical Co. Ltd. The western majors have enjoyed the bulk of the control over TiO2’s price up until now, with the prices rises of a...