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November 2018
28 November 2018
The mineral sand miner reported that a labor dispute at its Sierra Rutile operation has been resolved with the assistance of the Sierra Leone government.
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27 November 2018
China’s Lomon Billions has signed a deal that includes a portion of its planned chloride-route titanium dioxide pigment expansion in 2019.
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23 November 2018
Australian miner Image Resources has produced the first volumes of heavy mineral concentrate at its Boonanarring mineral sands projects.
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22 November 2018
Asian TiO2 prices reached new lows this week, with buyers downplaying the chance of cold-weather shutdowns in China.
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16 November 2018
China fluorspar price rally continues in run-up to winter; Bearish sentiment brings down foundry, chemical chromite prices; Export prices steady as more Chinese magnesia producers halt production; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade lithium prices stable on reduced stocks near year-end; Amendments to soda ash prices
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14 November 2018
Key takeaways from independent consultant TZMI’s 2018 congress held on November 12-14 in Singapore.
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14 November 2018
Presentations at this year’s TZMI congress by heavy mineral sand explorers and producers have highlighted the importance of the social and environmental aspects of existing and upcoming projects.
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14 November 2018
Iluka Resources has predicted that availability of both high-grade chloride-titanium feedstock and zirconium feedstock will remain tight into 2019.
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13 November 2018
Titanium dioxide producer Kronos attributed a drop in third-quarter volumes to customers drawing down their own stocks.
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07 November 2018
US titanium dioxide producer Tronox has a possible new buyer for the proposed divestment of the Cristal-owned TiO2 plant in the US, which it hopes will assuage the concerns of financial regulators.
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02 November 2018
Revenues from Chemours’ sales of titanium dioxide was down in the July-September quarter, despite higher prices, as buyers drew down inventories.
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01 November 2018
A section of Cristal Mining's Ginkgo heavy mineral sand floating wet concentration plant is below water, with no indication yet on down-time or how this may affect the miner’s rutile and zircon production.
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01 November 2018
Cristal’s much anticipated Saudi Arabian Ilmenite Smelter Project has encountered a technical issue, setting its start-up back to the second half of 2019.