Chinese titanium dioxide faces global pushback with anti-dumping tariffs, impacting exports and driving competitive market dynamics amid overcapacity challenges.
TiO2 demand in 2024 shows mixed trends, with Asia experiencing growth while Europe lags. Tariffs on Chinese exports may reshape the market landscape. Explore the future outlook.
This month’s edition of TiPMC Solution’s TiO2 Insider focuses on the future of the TiO2 market after a difficult 2023. According to TiPMC, the impact of reduced interest rates and improving housing markets throughout the world will stimulate demand for architectural coatings, the leading consumer of TiO2.
Bio-surfactants are a promising alternative to chemical surfactants in the development of eco-friendly and high-performance coatings due to their bio-degradability, low toxicity, renewable feedstocks, and enhanced performance in various aspects of coatings formulations.
Following the company's emergence from Chapter 11, the newly appointed board of directors, together with management, have completed a strategic review and intend to implement a transformation plan to position Venator for long-term success.
In 2019, the coatings industry did not anticipate any problems surrounding raw material supplies and availability. Then COVID and the global supply chain crisis hit. This article offers an analysis of the current and future outlook of the raw materials market, highlighting lingering issues with raw material production, pricing, transportation, and delivery.
The results show asolid second quarter despite signs of demand weakness. The second quarter 2023 net sales of $1.6 billion were 14% lower than the prior-year quarter, driven by lower net sales in Titanium Technologies and Advanced Performance Material’s Advanced Materials portfolio.
One metals technology company is commercializing innovative titanium mineral-enrichment technologies that upgrade ilmenite minerals into a high-grade TiO2 synthetic rutile product, with fewer carbon emissions than current industry processes.
The TiO2 industry is entering a significantly challenging time. The optimism of the first half of 2022 has completely turned in the opposite direction. European demand may be off as much as 40-50% in the second half of 2022 versus the prior year. Numerous operating plants are reported to be curtailing or ceasing production. North America and Latin America were reported to remain strong. These regions are expected to slow in 2023, as recession is likely.
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