The west needs to head towards more multipolar titanium world
From a strategic standpoint, the goal for the West is not necessarily to surpass China in titanium production, but to ensure
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The west needs to head towards more multipolar titanium world
From a strategic standpoint, the goal for the West is not necessarily to surpass China in titanium production, but to ensure
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Can the West challenge China’s titanium supremacy
The genuine strategic opportunity lies not in attempting to compete with China in commodity pigment production, but in developing alternative,
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High-grade titanium feedstock is a hard constraint
The second choke point is at the opposite end of the chain: titanium feedstocks, specifically high-grade forms (natural rutile, synthetic
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Pitfield project — one of the highest-grade titanium discoveries in the world
Empire Metals is accelerating the economic development of its flagship Pitfield project — one of the largest known and highest-grade
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The West wakes up to the titanium challenge
By late 2024, Chinese pigment exports were facing headwinds — in particular, multiple countries, including some of its largest titanium
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China’s titanium reserves cannot be used directly in production
An underappreciated constraint: China’s significant titanium reserves are mostly titano-magnetite and rock ilmenite — neither of which can be used directly
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China’s vertically integrated titanium supply chain, its limitations
China has built end-to-end, near self-sufficiency, in the titanium supply chain, controlling every step from raw minerals to high-end products,
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China dominate in TiO₂ commodites, Western opportunity in specialty
One of the most underappreciated dynamics in titanium is the deep bifurcation of the TiO₂ market, and China’s saturation in
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China, the CIS and Japan produce most titanium sponge
Sponge production, used to produce ingots for aerospace-grade titanium, is limited to a handful of countries, due to the capital-intensive
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China is dominant in titanium supply
The countries with the highest production of primary titanium minerals, ilmenite and rutile, are China (34%), Mozambique (17.5%) and South Africa, while
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Ramping up critical mineral production in the US, titanium prioritized
In 2025, the US Department of Defense (DoD) awarded IperionX US$47.1 million in funding to develop a fully-integrated domestic mineral-to-metal titanium supply
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The global demand for titanium dioxide
The global titanium dioxide market is forecast to be worth more than US$33 billion by 2030, fuelled by global industrial and GDP
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Titanium market faces supply disruptions and regional deficits
Prized for its strength and versatility, titanium is essential across advanced defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors. Many countries
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RB Minerals signs agreement for additional 140 MW of renewable energy
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed a renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with Khangela Emoyeni
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Rio Tinto partners with Aymium to trial renewable biocarbon product
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto and Aymium have partnered to develop and trial a renewable biocarbon product for use as an
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Kenmare produces 414 kt titanium minerals in third quarter, 7% decline
Kenmare Resources, one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon, reported that its heavy mineral concentrate (HMC)
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Kenmare reports production decline, cuts 2023 ilmenite guidance
Kenmare Resources, one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon, has reported that its heavy mineral concentrate
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Kenmare cuts 2022 production guidance for ilmenite and rutile in Mozambique
Kenmare Resources, a leading global producer of titanium minerals and zircon, has announced that its heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) production
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BlueSmelting demonstration plant under construction
The BlueSmelting project is an ilmenite smelting technology that could generate 95% less greenhouse gas emissions than RTFT’s current reduction
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Kennecott’s smelter and refinery to undertake largest rebuild in nine years
Rio Tinto reports mined copper production of 138 thousand tonnes was 10% higher than the third quarter of 2021 due
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American titanium specialist orders two new forging machines
American titanium producer Perryman Company, Houston PA, USA, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of two
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Australia’s Amaero to build titanium powder plant
Additive manufacturing specialists, Amaero, has announced plans to construct a titanium alloy gas atomisation powder manufacturing facility in Victoria, Australia. Construction and commissioning
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Richards Bay Minerals GM killed in shooting incident
Based on numerous media reports, Richards Bay Minerals’ general manager was shot dead on Monday morning. Nico Swart was shot
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Exxaro shows increase in profit between 13% and 27%
Exxaro and its directors report that headline earnings for the year ended 31 December 2020 are expected to decrease between
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Titanium industry shows signs of recovery since the pandemic
Following the difficult period experienced in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the titanium industry is beginning to
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Exxaro sells Tronox stake for R4.8 billion
Pretoria – Exxaro Resources announced on Thursday the pricing of its upsized offering of 19,108,970 Tronox shares in an underwritten
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Exxaro to dispose of its shareholding in Tronox
PRETORIA – Exxaro Resources has announced that it commenced a public offering in the United States of up to 17
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Exxaro reflects on global iron ore, oil and titanium
During 2020, the global economy recorded the worst downturn since the 1930s. Global real GDP for 2020 is expected to
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Global titanium industry is on long-term growth trend
According to Roskill, the global titanium metal industry is on a long-term growth trend, and the 2014-2019 period saw rising
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