26/08/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 25 August, the European Commission reopened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Chinese titanium dioxide. This chemical compound is used in cosmetics, food or certain medicines. The request was lodged on 13 July by the European Titanium Dioxide Ad Hoc Coalition, on behalf of the European Union’s titanium dioxide industry. According to the European Commission, the complainant submitted sufficient evidence to demonstrate that, following the imposition of anti-dumping measures in 2025, Chinese export prices decreased and that this fall in prices undermined the remedial effects of the anti-dumping duties (absorption). The evidence indicates that this decrease cannot be explained solely by changes in the cost of raw materials, nor by a reduction in freight costs, nor by a change in the product mix. The absorption investigation period runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. Read the notice: https://aeur.eu/f/n52 (JV)