EU enforces six-month anti-dumping duties on Chinese TiO2 imports via Personal Care Insights

The European Union (EU) implements provisional anti-dumping duties on China’s titanium dioxide (TiO2) imports to protect the EU market from unfair trade practices.

The regulation focuses on TiO2 used in various applications that contain at least 80% titanium dioxide by weight. TiO2 is a fine white powder chemical used in industrial and consumer products such as cosmetics, paints, paper, plastics, food, etc. It is used in products where brightness is required, such as sunscreens and pressed and loose cosmetic powders.

The provisional anti-dumping duties are designed to prevent Chinese companies from selling titanium dioxide at unfairly low prices, which the EU says can harm the industry by undercutting local producers.

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