Industrial Minerals


Counting every grain

June Issue 2008

by Simon Moores

Ti-feedstock sourcing highlights The Ti-feedstock industry is looking for answers. With demand for Ilmenite and rutile strong and selling as fast as it can be mined, profits should match, but they do not. This leaves the question: “who is reaping the rewards?”

Keywords: Ti-feedstock, ilmenite, rutile, titanium dioxide, TiO2, pigments, Exxaro Sands, RBM, Iluka