Titanium dioxide

US chemical group Chemours is to concentrate its titanium dioxide production at the two US sites in DeLisle, Mississippi and New Johnsonville, Tennessee, as well as at the Mexican plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas, which underwent expansion measures in 2016. In turn, production at the Taiwanese plant in Kuan Yin –...

The holiday-related lull in demand has compounded economic problems in the decor paper industry in recent weeks. Order intake and sales volumes have continued to fall, as numerous customers have reduced the volumes they were buying because of their own production adjustments or shutdowns. Capacity utilisation among...

Supply disruption associated with the war in Ukraine and technical troubles at Tronox’ Stallingborough plant in the UK have compounded an already difficult supply situation for titanium dioxide. Until now, Ukraine has delivered both titanium dioxide pigments and titanium ores needed to make titanium dioxide. These...

Chemical companies Chemours, Tronox Holdings, both from the US, and Venator Materials in the UK addressed the trend in titanium dioxide prices in their recently published interim reports for the third quarter of 2021. Chemours said it raised its prices by an average of 6 per cent at the start of the third quarter....

The recovery in decor paper manufacturers’ order intake that had been witnessed since the middle of June 2020 was consolidated in July and August. Deliveries have also increased as a result. Decor paper manufacturers were thus able to scale back their inventories and improve workloads. The last commercial stoppages...

A downward spiral in European titanium dioxide (TiO2) prices that has lasted since the middle of 2018 has continued in the third quarter of 2020, as well. As in previous quarters, there are major variations between the different titanium dioxide grades and thus between different sales segments. Negotiations that were...

Contract prices for titanium dioxide headed lower again in the first quarter of 2020. Prices fell by €50-100/t across all grades and qualities. The decor paper industry hardly managed to institute bigger markdowns sought primarily for simple grades for use in paint and coating manufacturing. On average, prices for...

The Chinese titanium dioxide producer Lomon Billions Group has caught up to the two leading manufacturers Chemours and Tronox by commissioning two chloride plants at the end of 2019. According to an overview published by Tronox back on 22 November in an investor presentation, there are now three manufacturers in the...

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Many titanium dioxide manufacturers and converters settled on minor price cuts in talks to hash out fourth-quarter deals that were largely wrapped up by the start of October 2019. These markdowns were smaller than expected. Variations between the different titanium dioxide grades seen in previous quarters have...

The European Commission announced a decision to classify the pigment titanium dioxide in powder form as a substance suspected of causing cancers in humans through inhalation (category 2 carcinogen) on 4 October. This classification is to apply also to mixtures in powder form whose particles contain titanium dioxide,...

The European Commission will likely reach a decision sometime in October on whether to classify titanium dioxide as a category 2 hazardous substance and thus as suspected of causing cancer. This detail was revealed by Martin Engelmann, chief managing director of the German Paint and Printing Ink Industry Association...

Specialty paper manufacturer Ahlstrom-Munksjö is currently examining strategic alternatives for its decor paper business, which is combined in the "Decor" division. According to an ad hoc announcement published on Tuesday, this review could also lead to a spin-off of these activities. Ahlstrom-Munksjö has for some...

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Titanium dioxide manufacturers took varying approaches in talks about prices that apply in the third quarter of 2019. A few companies sought higher prices again, citing varying prices that had emerged in recent quarters and resurgent raw material costs. However, they had limited success. Other manufacturers backed...