Pigment China Report

As a key chemical product, pigment is widely applied to coating, ink, plastic, construction materials, paper making, rubber, chemical fiber, cosmetic industries etc., and it is closely related to national economy development and people’s life. In this report, CCM penetrates the major types of pigment in China, including titanium dioxide, iron oxide, lithopone, other inorganic pigment and organic pigment from aspects of production, technology, import&export,consumption, prospect,etc. Currently, China has become the biggest pigment manufacturer and main consumer in the world. Output of iron oxide, lithopone and organic pigment ranks the first in the world; titanium dioxide ranks the second in the world. Meanwhile, China is the only lithopone manufacturer in the world. However, Chinese pigment highly depends on overseas market and export proportion constituted around 45.9% of total output in 2007. On the other hand, because of shortage of high-grade pigment products, China has to import large quantities of pigment every year. In 2008, factors including export drawback, increasingly strict environmental protection policy, price hike of raw material and RMB appreciation etc. are influencing the production and export of pigment in China, which has impacted on domestic manufacturers in profit consequently. What's the present situation of production and manufacturers of pigment in China? What's the current price situation and the factors behind the price movement in China? How do the factors influence the import and export of pigment in China? What factors influence the development of pigment in China? The report will convey the answers.