TiO2/Zircon pricing news

• July 2017

  Chinese ilmenite mine closures support market

  21 July 2017

  Chinese domestic ilmenite prices were supported by "positive economic sentiment" and the closure of numerous small mines, but seaborne trade have not been impacted so far.

• Ilmenite prices dip

  13 July 2017

  The price of ilmenite going to China fell below $200 for the first time since April this week.

• Lomon Billions lifts profit forecast on rising TiO2 prices

  12 July 2017

  China's largest titanium dioxide producer forecasts surging profits on higher TiO2 prices.

• Price briefing 30 June - 6 July

  07 July 2017

  Rutile prices fell while zircon remained stable; titanium dioxide held unchanged, while chemical chromite and antimony trioxide prices declined again.

• Chinese TiO2 exports hit recent highs

  04 July 2017

  Volumes of the pigment exported, and prices realised, rise to the highest monthly level since 2013.