You might be surprised, shocked or frustrated when you heard the news from your Chinese supplier about the energy limits movement now in vast China mainland, from east to west. Or you might thought this is just another trick that your supplier is making as a late delivery excuse. If you are, you mig

As to reuters.com, Greg Roumeliotis, the Private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc (APO.N) has approached Tronox Holdings Plc (TROX.N), one of the world’s largest pigment manufacturers, with a $4.3 billion all-cash offer, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. EXCLUSIVE Buyout firm A

Tronox co-CEOs John Romano and Jean François Turgeon told analysts on the Tronox second quarter earnings conference call that in the second quarter, Tronox encountered chlorine availability restrictions and these issues are expected to also affect the company’s current third quarter titanium White p

Daniel Moog The high-quality white pigment titanium dioxide has many applications. Coagulation or agglomeration of a TiO2 dispersion must be avoided at all costs, both in the manufacturing process and in the processing, e.g. by manufacturers of paints and coatings. This applies in particular to hig

After the force majeure announcement of RBM, the market of CP grades TiO2 was expected to raise in 3rd and 4th quarter. But after the mid of July, the Wait-and-see sentiment in the market since May finally leads to a price fallback in Asia, and some Chinese manufacturers had to reduce their price to

Keyword: RBM This week, RBM certainly got every attention in tio2 market, like throwing a stone into a calm lake. Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay Minerals. Why RBM is so important to TiO2 industry? Located on the eastern shores of South Africa, 180 km north of Durban, Richards Bay

According to Businesswire in London, Rio Tinto has declared force majeure on customer contracts at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa due to an escalation in the security situation at the operations. This has led to the decision to cease operations until the safety and security position imp

Recently, a number of titanium dioxide manufacturers said that the global demand for titanium dioxide is strong and the supply is tight, and the market price may continue to rise. Major producers Chemours, Venator, Tronox and Kronos reported positive results in the first quarter and expect their per

China Containerized Freight Index knowns as CCFI, is an important index reflecting the shipping price. On 11th June, the CCFI reached a new high to 2442.57 from 2373.77 in a 2.9% rise comparing with last period dated 4th June. In which, the Europe serivces increased 4.6% ranked the first on the lis

With the recovery in Europe and America, the demand for titanium raw materials by European and American companies is also recovering. It is understood that driven by the growth of demand in Europe and the United States, ILUKA’s rutile quotation in the third quarter rose from the previous US$1,495/to