In recent days, LB Group, the leading titanium dioxide (TiO2) exporter to Europe, has entered “stockpiling mode” as its exports to Europe have been obstructed. Coincidentally, another listed company, Kuncai Technology, has also been “stockpiling minerals.” However, Kuncai is stockpiling foreign minerals, while LB Group is stockpiling Chinese minerals. Why are titanium dioxide manufacturers “stockpiling […]
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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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Shaun Bunn, Managing Director of Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE), provided an update on the company’s progress at a recent event. He highlighted that it has been 12 months since Empire Metals first discovered an unusual titanium mineralisation at their Pitfield project, located 300km north of Perth, Western Australia. The project is notable for its large […]
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Junior mining company Empire Metals (LON:EEE) has unveiled a potentially game-changing titanium project in Australia. In a recent interview, Managing Director Shaun Bunn shared details of their Pitfield project’s immense scale, high grades, and plans to become a low-cost, vertically integrated supplier to the titanium pigment industry. With demand for high-quality titanium feedstocks growing and […]
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Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE) has announced the discovery a new, near-surface titanium dioxide mineral deposit, comprising rutile and anatase, at the Pitfield Project in Western Australia. The junior has already reported significant titanium mineralisation from bedrock drilling of its Cosgrove and Thomas targets, but said this is a new easily accessible high-value deposit. Shaun Bunn, managing director, added: “This is […]
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Iluka Resources’ Jacinth-Ambrosia ilmenite-zircon project in South Australia. Ongoing antidumping investigations into Chinese titanium dioxide imports into the EU could ‘reset’ the bloc’s pigment industry and boost demand.Source: Iluka Resources. The European Commission’s ongoing antidumping investigation into imports of titanium dioxide from China could “reset” Europe’s pigment industry and aid demand, according to mineral sands producer Iluka […]
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