Industrial Minerals


Rockwood sees lithium volumes remain steady for 2012

02 August 2012

by John Ollett

Lithium and TiO2 volumes fall because of slack Chinese economy

Keywords: lithium, titanium dioxide, TiO2, Rockwood, US, China

US lithium and titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer Rockwood Holdings Inc. believes lithium sales volumes will hold steady for the rest of 2012, according to its Q2 results.

CEO Seifi Ghasemi refused to be drawn into speculation on what the future of the lithium industry holds. “The industry is going through some changes and I just don't want to give too much information on it,” he...