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.

Pumps play an essential role in the success of processing industries across the globe. While pumps are versatile pieces of equipment, they also are not impervious to wear, which in turn impacts performance. This article highlights the importance of centrifugal pump maintenance, while also revealing the areas to focus on for getting the most out of a process pump.

The facility in the city of Huaibei in Anhui province will produce carbon black for a variety of applications, including coatings, printing inks, rubber, polymers, fiber, and rubber.

This month’s edition of TiPMC Solution’s TiO₂ Insider focuses on global TiO₂, mineral sands, and coatings producers’ first half earnings reports, and their outlooks for the remainder of 2023. The prolonged slump seems all but certain to continue for the rest of 2023. TiPMC believes 2023 will see a 5-8% drop in overall TiO₂ demand as compared to 2022, when the market declined an estimated 8% vs. the previous year.

Multiple news sources have reported an explosion at a Sherwin-Williams plant that resulted in a fire in Garland, Texas. 

The new plant serves fast-growing demand in China and the new production facility is expected to start up in 2025.

The new facility serves the growing APAC region demand, and complements Penn Color’s Technology Center in Singapore, which opened in January.

The new manager leads all manufacturing operations to ensure AkzoNobel’s supply chain has continuous improvement.

Virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, robots and digitalization are some of the technological advances being used to help improve health and safety in the manufacturing industry. 

A new category of durable, high-tech, all-epoxy coating is dramatically increasing traction and improving safety in a wide range of slip and fall prone areas such as production floors, warehouse space, loading docks, platforms, ramps, and more.