The SECEX Circular No. 15/2024 was published, introducing the anti-dumping investigation on the exports from China to Brazil of rutile-type titanium dioxide pigments, commonly classified under the NCM code 3206.11.10.
Titanium dioxide is an inorganic chemical compound that is used in a wide variety of products and industries, such as coatings (including paints) for all forms of architectural and industrial applications: plastic, paper, and paper laminates (used to make furniture, flooring and other consumer goods). It can also be used in pharmaceutical, skincare, and food products, as well as titanium-based chemical products, in addition to ultra-fine titanium dioxide pigment, which is used in a very diverse range of products, such as air pollution control equipment, energy storage, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, electronics, and water treatment.
The petition was submitted by Tronox Pigmentos do Brasil S.A.
The analysis of evidence of dumping considered the period from October 2022 to September 2023, and the analysis of injury considered the period from October 2018 to September 2023.
To initiate the investigation, the following absolute and relative dumping margins were determined for China:
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Dumping margin – China |
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Normal Value US$/t |
Average Export Price US$/t |
Absolute Dumping Margin US$/t |
Relative Dumping Margin (%) |
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3,916.46 |
2,354.58 |
1,561.88 |
66.3% |
Interested parties will be able to cooperate with the investigation by providing data to fill in the Exporter, Importer, or other National Producer Questionnaires, to defend their interests, and to possibly benefit from any individual anti-dumping margin, which is normally lower than the margin calculated based on the information available.
