Industrial Minerals

TiO₂/Zircon Pricing News

• Kronos’ TiO2 prices slip 21% y-o-y for net loss of $41.1m 09 May 2013

  Sales volumes pickup while production drops 13%; ore costs blamed for results Read More

• IM Price Briefing 2 - 9 May 2013 09 May 2013

  Surprises in TiO2 as Kronos moves to up prices; but graphite, phosphate, still low Read More

• IM Price Briefing 26 April- 2 May 2013 02 May 2013

  Synthetic graphite manufacturers report soft results; soda ash looks to Asia Read More

• Price Briefing 12-18 April 2013 18 April 2013

  No dosh for graphene; Rio Tinto complains about labour costs Read More

• Fused zirconia prices CIF European port remain steady 04 April 2013

  Zircon sand price falls beneficial to fused zirconia producers Read More

• Price Briefing 28 March – 4 April 2013 04 April 2013

  Titanium dioxide prices unlikely to stick; fused zirconia remains flat Read More

• Recent titanium dioxide price hikes unlikely to stick 02 April 2013

  Utilisation rates need to reach 85% to support price increases Read More

• Price Briefing 21-28 March 2013 28 March 2013

  Lithium hydroxide, zircon, rare earths, potash, phosphate and mineral sands Read More

• Price Briefing: Graphite, rare earths prices dip lower; TiO2 producers up prices IM April 2013 issue

  Graphite prices slipped lower this month, according to analysis by IM Data. Some prices have tumbled by as much as 16%, feedback from the industry revealed in March, while other prices either remained flat, or dropped just 2%. Read More

• Price Briefing 8-14 March 2013 14 March 2013

  Vale suspends Rio Colorado potash mine; rare earths prices show mild improvement Read More

• Price Briefing 1 – 7 March 2013 07 March 2013

  TiO2 and iodine prices shift up while fertiliser markets wobble economy fears Read More

• Chloride-route TiO2 producer ISK to raise Asia-Pacific price 05 March 2013

  Price hike “required to ensure stable supply”; raw material costs drive increase Read More

• Cristal follows trend hiking titanium dioxide prices worldwide 28 February 2013

  Cristal Mining’s mineral sand production drops by 30% for 2012 Read More

• Price Briefing 21-28 February 2013 28 February 2013

  Soda ash markets good for FMC, but not Penrice; TiO2 prices hiked Read More

• Price Briefing 15-21 February 2013 21 February 2013

  Titanium dioxide pigment prices to rise while antimony prices remain rock steady Read More

• Kronos raises its TiO2 pigment prices globally for 2013 19 February 2013

  TiO2 feedstock and petroleum coke to blame for price rises, says Kronos Read More

• Kronos to raise TiO2 pigment prices in 2013 15 February 2013

  Raw material costs impacting profits; pigment prices drop 17% for 2012 Read More

• Price Briefing 8-14 February 2013 14 February 2013

  Price volatility prevails across the world while there is confusion in graphite Read More

• Price Briefing 31 January – 7 February 2013 07 February 2013

  Antimony trioxide firming up; Bad news for TiO2 Read More

• Price Briefing 18 – 24 January 24 January 2013

  Improvement seen in graphite, fluorspar prices; some markets struggle to pick up Read More

• Price Briefing 11 – 17 January 17 January 2013

  Mineral industry sweeps out year-end figures with optimistic price projections Read More

• PPG Industries sees TiO2 price decline in 2013 15 January 2013

  Paint industry to strengthen over the next year, particularly in Asia Pacific Read More

• Zircon prices drop further during 2013 11 January 2013

  Possible price floor finally reached; potential rises on the horizon Read More

• Price Briefing: Mixed reaction from results, all change (or not) from US and China? December 2012 issue

  November was a month which saw both the long-awaited outcome of the US Presidential election, and also - significantly - a change in leadership in China. Read More

• Price Briefing: While other markets tremble, antimony leads the way October 2012 issue

  While rare earths, zircon and TiO2 feedstocks slipped in September, antimony trioxide prices showed some recovery. Read More