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Reducing titanium oxide’s carbon footprint
Our BlueSmelting technology could drastically reduce carbon emissions during ore processing LAST UPDATED: 23 JULY 2024 A team of our Canadian scientists has been researching a way to drastically reduce carbon emissions while producing titanium dioxide – a sought-after material for the energy transition. In 2023, they transformed their big idea into a full-scale, operational demonstration plant […]
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Kronos Worldwide buys out Venator from joint venture
Kronos Worldwide has bought out Venator’s 50% interest in their Louisiana Pigment joint venture for $185 million and possible future payments of $15 million. The plant, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has 156,000 metric tons of annual capacity for chloride-process titanium dioxide. The sale is another step in the streamlining of Venator since the company, the […]
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Europe’s biggest paintmaker warns EU, US chemical tariffs on China to spur prices
Europe’s biggest paintmaker Akzo Nobel NV has warned that European and US tariffs on Chinese chemicals imports could drive up prices for Western consumers. The European Union’s imposition of anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide imports from China, and the possibility of US measures on its epoxy, will mean higher prices for Akzo Nobel, Chief Executive […]
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TiO2 Manufacturer Guangdong Huiyun Titanium Wins Exploration Rights in Qinghe, Xinjiang
On July 9, Huiyun Titanium Industry announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Qinghe County Huiyun Mining Co., Ltd. successfully won the exploration rights for the “Akewana Vanadium-Titanium Magnetite Mine Prospecting” in Qinghe County, Xinjiang, with a self-owned fund of 1.1528 million yuan (the final transaction amount is subject to the transfer contract signed by both parties). […]
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Venator Completes Sale of 50% Titanium Dioxide Facility Share
WYNYARD, UK, July 17, 2024 – Venator Materials plc (Venator) today announces that it has completed the sale of its 50% interest in the Louisiana Pigment Company (LPC) titanium dioxide manufacturing joint venture facility to its operating partner Kronos Worldwide, Inc. The Venator group received $185 million in cash at completion (subject to working capital […]
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Asefapi warns of consequences of imposing tariffs on Chinese titanium dioxide imports
On June 7, the European Commission published an implementing regulation making imports of titanium dioxide from China subject to registration. The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Paints and Printing Inks (Asefapi) warns about the legal uncertainty and consequences for the sector. This decision of the European Commission implies that all imports of TiO2 from China will […]
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Officially Published, Commission Implementing Regulation on provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports of titanium dioxide,
Today, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1923 of 10 July 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China has been officially published. The publication follows the Commission’s investigation of dumping and injury covering the period from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023. The product subject […]
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EU anti-dumping probe on China decor paper, impact on titanium dioxide?
The EU Commission has initiated anti-dumping proceedings against decor paper imports from China. A corresponding publication was made in the Official Journal of the European Union at the end of the 24th calendar week. On 2 May, four European decor paper producers lodged a corresponding complaint, among them German papermakers Felix Schoeller group and Koehler […]
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The Chemours Company Resumes Production at its Titanium Dioxide Site in Altamira, Mexico
WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 24, 2024– The Chemours Company (“Chemours” or “the Company”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today announced that the Mexican government has lifted its prior water intake restrictions, enabling the Company to resume normal operations at its […]
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