Overall Export Growth Trend Total Exports: From January to February 2025, China’s cumulative titanium dioxide export volume reached 315,900 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.52%, marking the highest level for the same period in nearly five years. In February alone, the export volume was 157,500 tons, setting a new record for the past five years. […]
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Product Description – The product under consideration is titanium dioxide, excluding food, pharma, skin-care, textile and fibre application and nano or ultrafine titanium dioxide having particle size below 100 nm. It is the brightest and whitest of the known pigments, used in applications like paints & coatings, plastics, papers, rubbers and inks on account of its […]
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CEPE has reacted with disappointment to the European Commission Regulation which is imposing antidumping duties on imports of titanium dioxide from China. The association’s managing director Christel Davidson fears such cases are likely to increase in the future and will lead to a competitive disadvantage for European paints and coatings manufacturers. Interview by Damir Gagro. […]
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Anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports will affect the competitiveness of the EU paint industry. The European paint association CEPE warns and calls on member states to reject the European Commission’s proposals. The white pigment is an important raw material for varnishes, paints and printing inks and accounts for up to 40% of raw material costs […]
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China does not want to see trade tensions with the EU escalate and will closely monitor the EU’s subsequent actions to ensure the protection of the legitimate rights of Chinese companies, He Yadong, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), said on Thursday in response to the EU’s reported plan to impose anti-dumping duties on […]
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Statement on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1923 of 10.6 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China Teknos Group has submitted following statement on July 25. to EC. Anti-dumping duties for titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China would conflict with the EU’s Green Deal objectives, social […]
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Europe’s biggest paintmaker Akzo Nobel NV has warned that European and US tariffs on Chinese chemicals imports could drive up prices for Western consumers. The European Union’s imposition of anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide imports from China, and the possibility of US measures on its epoxy, will mean higher prices for Akzo Nobel, Chief Executive […]
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On June 7, the European Commission published an implementing regulation making imports of titanium dioxide from China subject to registration. The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Paints and Printing Inks (Asefapi) warns about the legal uncertainty and consequences for the sector. This decision of the European Commission implies that all imports of TiO2 from China will […]
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Today, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1923 of 10 July 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China has been officially published. The publication follows the Commission’s investigation of dumping and injury covering the period from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023. The product subject […]
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The EU Commission has initiated anti-dumping proceedings against decor paper imports from China. A corresponding publication was made in the Official Journal of the European Union at the end of the 24th calendar week. On 2 May, four European decor paper producers lodged a corresponding complaint, among them German papermakers Felix Schoeller group and Koehler […]
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