Pigment Violet Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Market Overview

Pigment Violet prices in Germany, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 1.5% in Q2 2026 to USD 20,300.00/MT from USD 20,000.00/MT in Q1, reflecting the specialized supply structure of high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone violet grades. Indian prices, which had corrected sharply in Q1 2026 as Chinese producers redirected export volumes following EU trade scrutiny on azo-intermediate imports, recovered 2.4% to USD 12,700.00/MT. Globally, the average rose from USD 15,377.00/MT in Q1 to USD 15,644.00/MT in Q2, a 1.7% gain, continuing the firming trend that has persisted since early 2025. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 13,500.00-21,000.00/MT is expected, with steady demand from automotive coatings, high-end printing inks, and plastics applications likely to keep this market firm.

Pigment Violet is a specialty organic pigment category dominated by high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone chemistries, valued for their exceptional lightfastness, weather resistance, and color strength in demanding applications. It serves critical roles in automotive coatings, high-end printing inks, and engineering plastics, where its performance characteristics command a substantial premium over commodity colorants. Carbazole, the key precursor for Pigment Violet 23 synthesis, is a coal tar refining byproduct with limited primary production capacity outside Asia, meaning any reduction in coking coal processing or shift in carbazole extraction economics can quickly affect supply availability across this market. China remains the low-cost origin for commodity dioxazine violet grades, underpinned by established carbazole dioxazine production capacity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Carbazole feedstock availability, automotive coatings and printing ink demand, and Chinese export redirection patterns are what drive prices in this market.

Pigment Violet Price Forecast for 2026

The outlook for Pigment Violet through H2 2026 stays firm, tracking steady demand from automotive coatings, high-end printing inks, and plastics applications. Carbazole feedstock availability remains a key watchpoint, given its status as a coal tar refining byproduct with limited primary production capacity outside Asia, while Chinese export redirection patterns tied to EU trade scrutiny on azo-intermediate imports are likely to continue creating periodic overhangs in Asian import markets like India.

The main upside risk is a further reduction in coking coal processing or a disruption at a major Asian carbazole producer, similar to the unscheduled maintenance event that briefly affected supply in Q3 2025, which could tighten availability and push prices higher. The main downside risk is a continuation of Chinese export redirection into Asian import markets following EU trade scrutiny, which could extend the kind of temporary overhang that pressured Indian pricing in Q1 2026.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Pigment Violet Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 20,300.00/MT
• United States: USD 17,700.00/MT
• India: USD 12,700.00/MT
• China: USD 10,500.00/MT

Pigment Violet Prices in Germany

German Pigment Violet prices averaged USD 20,300.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 1.5% from USD 20,000.00/MT in Q1, reflecting the specialized supply structure of high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone violet grades.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Steady demand from European automotive coatings and high-end printing ink applications continued supporting this market's premium positioning, tied to the specialized supply structure of high-performance violet grades.

Pigment Violet Prices in the United States

US prices averaged USD 17,700.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 1.7% from USD 17,400.00/MT in Q1, as steady demand from automotive coatings applications continued supporting this market.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q2 2026 in the United States?

Steady demand from automotive coatings and plastics applications kept US buyers active even as carbazole feedstock costs stayed elevated relative to commodity colorant benchmarks.

Pigment Violet Prices in India

Indian prices averaged USD 12,700.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 2.4% from USD 12,400.00/MT in Q1, recovering from the temporary overhang created by Chinese export redirection earlier in the year.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q2 2026 in India?

This market continued recovering as the temporary overhang created by Chinese producers redirecting surplus violet production into India, following tightened EU import scrutiny on related intermediate chemicals, gradually eased.

Pigment Violet Prices in China

Chinese prices, the lowest of the four regions, averaged USD 10,500.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 1.4% from USD 10,350.00/MT in Q1, as established carbazole dioxazine production capacity continued keeping this market comparatively affordable.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q2 2026 in China?

Established carbazole dioxazine production capacity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces continued keeping Chinese offers the most competitive of any region tracked here.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Pigment Violet Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 20,000.00/MT
• United States: USD 17,400.00/MT
• India: USD 12,400.00/MT
• China: USD 10,350.00/MT

Pigment Violet Prices in Germany

German prices rose 2.0% in Q1 2026 to USD 20,000.00/MT from USD 19,600.00/MT in Q4 2025, continuing the firming trend recorded through 2025.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Global pigment violet prices firmed steadily, reflecting the specialized supply structure of high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone violet grades and steady demand from automotive coatings, high-end printing inks, and plastics applications.

Pigment Violet Prices in the United States

US prices rose 2.4% in Q1 2026 to USD 17,400.00/MT from USD 17,000.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader specialty pigment demand environment.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q1 2026 in the United States?

Steady demand from automotive coatings and specialty ink manufacturers continued supporting firm US pricing, consistent with the broader global firming trend.

Pigment Violet Prices in India

Indian prices fell 5.3% in Q1 2026 to USD 12,400.00/MT from USD 13,100.00/MT in Q4 2025, reversing part of the prior year's gain as Chinese producers redirected export volumes.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q1 2026 in India?

Q1 2026 reversed part of India's 2025 gain, pulling back as Chinese producers channelled surplus violet production into the Indian market following tightened EU import scrutiny on related intermediate chemicals, temporarily flooding domestic Indian supply channels.

Pigment Violet Prices in China

Chinese prices rose 2.5% in Q1 2026 to USD 10,350.00/MT from USD 10,100.00/MT in Q4 2025, holding within the established USD 9,500.00-10,350.00/MT range recorded across 2025.

Why did the price of Pigment Violet change in Q1 2026 in China?

China remained the low-cost origin for commodity dioxazine violet grades, with domestic prices ranging across an established band underpinned by established carbazole dioxazine production capacity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, even as buyers briefly experienced tighter availability in Q3 2025 when a major Asian carbazole producer underwent unscheduled maintenance.

Quarterly Pigment Violet Price Trends

Global Pigment Violet prices firmed steadily through 2025 and into 2026, reflecting the specialized supply structure of high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone violet grades and steady demand from automotive coatings, high-end printing inks, and plastics applications, even as India experienced a sharp Q1 2026 correction tied to Chinese export redirection following EU trade scrutiny.

What was Pigment Violet Price in 2025?

Pigment Violet firmed steadily across every market covered in this report through 2025, tracking the specialized supply structure of high-performance dioxazine and quinacridone violet grades and steady demand from automotive coatings and printing ink applications, with India posting the strongest annual gain before a sharp Q1 2026 correction interrupted that trajectory.

Pigment Violet Prices in Germany in 2025

German prices firmed from about USD 18,500.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 19,600.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 5.9%, tracking steady European specialty coatings demand.

Pigment Violet Prices in the United States in 2025

US prices firmed from about USD 16,000.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 17,000.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 6.2%, tracking steady automotive coatings demand.

Pigment Violet Prices in India in 2025

Indian prices surged from about USD 11,800.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 13,100.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 11.0%, the strongest annual increase of the four regions, before the sharp Q1 2026 correction that followed.

Pigment Violet Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices firmed from about USD 9,500.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 10,100.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 6.3%, tracking gradually rising carbazole feedstock costs.

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