Cristal signs JV agreement for 15,600 tpa Ti Sponge venture

By Siobhan Lismore-Scott
Published: Thursday, 23 January 2014

Move marks further step into vertical integration

World-second titanium dioxide (TiO₂) producer Cristal Global has signed a joint venture (JV) with t he National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) and the Toho Titanium Company Ltd to build a 15,600 tpa titanium sponge production facility in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

The venture is expected to cost $420m and will...

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