Prices: TiO2 and samarium
By Laura Syrett
Published: Monday, 21 December 2015
TiO2 2016 contracts negotiated in December; prices edging close to production costs. Samarium's use in permanent magnets could boost prices but oversupply remains a challenge.
TiO2 to trail in 2016
Price declines for titanium dioxide (TiO2)
reported in the final quarter of 2015 have not taken the market
to a floor, industry sources told IM in
December.
They said that the latest cuts in prices have come as
producers offer cheaper deals on higher-quality types...