TiO2/Zircon latest news

• February 2021

  AT A GLANCE: Tronox Q4 TiO2 sales rise on higher volumes

  22 February 2021

  Titanium dioxide producer Tronox forecast a double-digit percentage increase in titanium dioxide sales in the early part of 2021 thanks to “significantly improved market conditions,” in a performance statement published on February 18.

• AT A GLANCE: Base Resources revenues, profits fall in H2

  22 February 2021

  Mineral sand miner Base Resources has reported a net loss for the second half of 2020 in a results statement released on Monday February 22, although the price of mineral sand products showed strength in the period.

• Maersk aims to launch world’s first carbon-neutral vessel in 2023

  18 February 2021

  All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17.

• Chemours forecasts fast rebound in TiO2 market

  15 February 2021

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

• PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend frequency of two titanium dioxide price assessments

  09 February 2021

  Fastmarkets proposes to reduce the frequency of two of its titanium dioxide price assessments to monthly from weekly.

• PPG wins bidding war for Finnish paintmaker

  05 February 2021

  US paintmaker PPG will purchase Finnish company Tikkurila after winning a bidding war with rival AkzoNobel.

• Base Resources reports rising ilmenite demand

  02 February 2021

  Mineral sand miner Base Resources has reported a recovery in ilmenite demand, after demand for pigment stayed resilient through 2020.