Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 9

04 March 2010


TiO2 and bromide raised while perlite firms and IM launches lithium hydroxide price

Keywords: mineral prices, titanium dioxide, perlite, bromine, perlite, lithium, fluorspar

Over the last few weeks, three titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers have put forward a round of price increases for different regions in the world.

 

Producers including DuPont, Kronos, and Cristal announced price hikes ranging from $150/tonne to $220/tonne, depending on the region, as demand for TiO2 pigment continues to recover, especially in China....