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Chemours forecasts fast rebound in TiO2 market

Monday, 15 February 2021

US-based titanium dioxide producer Chemours has forecast double-digit-percentage volume growth in 2021, with the company regaining market share.
Base Resources reports rising ilmenite demand

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

Mineral sand miner Base Resources has reported a recovery in ilmenite demand, after demand for pigment stayed resilient through 2020.
Tailings storage facilities still pose huge threat of harm, RMF says

Friday, 22 January 2021

As many as one-third of the current global portfolio of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are impaired and in need of urgent intervention, according to the Switzerland-based Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF).
Kenmare forecasts higher 2021 mineral sand output

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Mineral sand miner Kenmare has forecast increases in output in 2021 after upgrading its facilities at Moma, Mozambique.

PRICING NOTICE: Conclusion of open consultation on industrial minerals methodology

Tuesday, 06 October 2020

Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 1, 2020, inviting feedback on its industrial minerals methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.
PRICING NOTICE: Open consultation on industrial minerals methodology

Tuesday, 01 September 2020

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its industrial minerals, as part of its annual methodology review process and compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs.
PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of mineral sand prices

Friday, 24 July 2020

The publication of Fastmarkets’ mineral sand assessments for July 23 was delayed due to a reporter error.
Mineral sands markets braced for slowdown after China virus outbreak

Friday, 07 February 2020

Business activity in the mineral sands markets was seen to be idling in the week to Friday February 7, with worries about the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China leading to a cautious outlook, as Declan Conway reports.

Trade wars, 'green' outlook rejuvenate rare earths

Monday, 12 October 2020

With government support for rare earths mining increasing, a growing number of miners – including mineral sands producers – now see value in a market that, for a long time, was effectively closed to non-Chinese producers due to its high costs and strict environmental regulations.
VV Minerals boss says canalisation will hurt mineral sand miners

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

The chief executive of VV Minerals tells Fastmarkets that restrictions on private exports of mineral sands will be bad for production.
Crouching tiger: an overview of the Indian TiO2 industry

Monday, 22 October 2018

Fastmarkets IM Correspondent Sunder Singh looks at India's titanium dioxide supply and demand dynamics, as well as the future of the industry.
It’s complicated: How mineral scarcity and human ingenuity shape the world of TiO2 feedstocks

Monday, 22 October 2018

Amid growing concern about the supply of titanium dioxide feedstocks, Fastmarkets examines the scarcity of these minerals and how processors are adapting to changes in availability.