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April 2018
25 April 2018
Sherwin Williams is the latest company to report rising raw material cost headwinds.
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24 April 2018
AkzoNobel's revenues and income from continuing operations have fallen in the first quarter despite recent product price hikes.
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23 April 2018
The mining junior has dramatically increased the estimated volume of resources in Greenland.
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20 April 2018
US paint-maker PPG will resist further attempts at price rises by titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers, its chief executive officer says.
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19 April 2018
Titanium slag producer TiZir registered a fall in output at its European operations in the first quarter due to an unplanned outage, but has reported strong market fundamentals and rising prices.
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19 April 2018
Mineral sand miner Iluka increased its zircon and rutile sales in Q1 thanks to tight supply in the zircon market and strong demand from pigment producers, although its rutile output fell due to unplanned and planned outages.
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18 April 2018
The mineral sands miner sees continued upward pressure on prices as Chinese TiO2 production ramps up, and the ‘painting season’ begins.
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18 April 2018
A series equipment failures and labor disputes prompt a downgrade to production forecasts for the TiO2 feedstock.
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18 April 2018
Industrial Minerals has today discontinued the price for one grade of zircon and launched another.
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17 April 2018
The miner is considering fast-tracking development by shipping TiO2 ore directly to China.
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16 April 2018
Rio invests in Fer et Titane restart, TTI resumes normal operations, Melior signs offtake and debt facilities, Argex reduces Opex and future production capacity, MRG picks up HM projects in Mozambique.
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13 April 2018
Rio Tinto is still gauging the impact on supply after a protest at Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa.
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13 April 2018
IM's monthly price movements.
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11 April 2018
Mineral sands producer Kenmare Resources encountered some unforeseen stoppages and lower grades in the first quarter, affecting zircon and ilmenite production amid tight markets and higher prices.
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10 April 2018
Mineral sand operations resume at Rio Tinto's Richards Bay Minerals site but force majeure remains in place for now.
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06 April 2018
The Rio Tinto-owned mineral sand miner has stopped production after protests just months after a roaster failure caused a halt in slag output.
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06 April 2018
Tightening supply gives zircon, rutile prices a boost as Q2 gets underway; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of wollastonite prices; Chinese lithium market remains slow but prices rise globally; Low-grade magnesia prices fall while stocks rise; Foundry chromite prices strengthen; chemical grade stable; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of sulphur prices
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06 April 2018
Continued supply tightness pushed zircon prices higher heading into the second quarter of 2018, with rutile prices also benefiting from similar market conditions.
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04 April 2018
Imports of titanium dioxide pigment fell sharply over the month, to their lowest level in years.