Venator swings to loss on COVID-19 volume decline
MOSCOW (MRC) -- Venator (Wynard, UK) reports a second-quarter loss of USD19 million, down from USD21 million in the year-ago period. Sales totaled USD456 million, down 21% year-over-year (YOY) from…
Concrete road lobby promotes TiO2 to eat fumes
Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, is advocating the use of titanium dioxide to make concrete roads counteract traffic fumes. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has a range of everyday applications from…
Iran brings strategic titanium mine into production: IRNA
A heavy mineral sands prospect in northwest Iran is now ready for production of titanium, marking another milestone in the country’s sourcing of strategic metals. The Qara-Aghaj deposit near Urmia,…
ARCI Develops Self-cleaning Textiles With Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide
Wear the ‘Sun Wash’ jean pant and contribute to conserve energy, save water, breath fresh, and reduce pollution! No surprise! Nanotechnology is at work! A ‘Self Cleaning’ and ‘UV protection’…
Richards Bay titanium dioxide plant construction awaits Level 1 to restart
waZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has confirmed that the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone will forge ahead with construction of a titanium dioxide plant as soon as…
Europe TiO2 demand buffeted by coronavirus, headwinds loom
LONDON (ICIS)--Europe titanium dioxide (TiO2) demand has seen some segment and geographical wins and losses during the lockdown - but headwinds loom amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown.Do-it-yourself…