Organic pigments: Trading

How Indian exporters price against Chinese pigment offers

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

Who buys, and where

China (Zhejiang, Jiangsu), India (Gujarat, Maharashtra), Europe and Japan for specialty grades

Who sells, and from where

Ink makers (Sun Chemical, Siegwerk, Flint), paint makers, masterbatch and plastics compounders, cosmetics

Price benchmarks

Benchmark	Publisher	Basis
No public benchmark; producer price lists	producers	negotiated by grade

Exchanges

Venue	Contract	Notes
None	no futures	sold by colour index (CI) number and grade

Contract types

Annual supply agreements with qualification
Spot through distributors

Traders and distributors

Chemical distributors; producers sell direct to large ink and paint groups

How Indian buyers price it

Exports priced in dollars or euros against Chinese offers
DGTR anti-dumping duties on arylides from China (24.79-44.90% of CIF, recommended Oct 2026) and on mica-based pearl pigments (to 25 Feb 2027)

Recent price points

Date	Price	Basis	Source
2025-2026	RMB 300,000-500,000/t	China DPP red	Faxian Gongchang 2026
2025-2026	RMB 350,000-550,000/t	China quinacridone	Faxian Gongchang 2026
2025-2026	RMB 250,000-450,000/t	China benzimidazolone	Faxian Gongchang 2026

Good sources to follow

Faxian Gongchang industry reportsfree research site · Faxian Gongchang

Chinese dye and pigment capacity and prices

Arihant Capital researchfree research site · Arihant Capital

Indian chemical company coverage including Sudarshan

Coatings Worldfree newsletter · Rodman Media

coatings and pigment industry news

World Trade Scannerfree research site · World Trade Scanner

DGTR anti-dumping findings