Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL has signed a cooperation agreement with German titanium supplier Hermith to create a joint venture for manufacture of titanium products with a high added value, TVEL said. The venture will sell its products to aviation, car, and pharmaceutical companies, TVEL said, adding that the agreement also…
In January-March, Ukraine decreased titanium-containing ore and concentrate exports by 6.1% YoY, to 138.817 thousand tons, valued at $36.112 million, up by 23.8%. According to the State Fiscal Service, USA imported the most (22.4%), followed by Egypt (19.36%) and the Czech Republic (14.01%). In 3 months Ukraine imported 182 tons of ore from Senegal valued…
The state enterprise Yuzhniy Machine-Building Works named after Makarov has concluded and agreement with the Joint Ukrainian-Turkish enterprise Ecologia LLC on the delivery of rolled titanium valued at 30.5 million UAH. This year the company will receive 10 tons of titanium sheets with the size of 11x1100x2300 mm at 3050 UAH ($112) per kg. Last…
The board of directors of Bashkiria Soda Company (produces 80% of soda in Russia) has approved the creation of the titanium dioxide manufacture with the capacity of 100 thousand tons and zirconium oxychloride (25 thousand tons) in 2024-2026 together with Kazakhstan. BSC will have 51% in the project valued at $905 million. The manufacture will…
Ukraine’s exports in January-August of titanium ore and concentrate – a raw material used for titanium sponge production – grew by 3.1% YoY, to 419,030 tons, the state customs service reported. Revenue from exports of the commodity increased to $87.7 million from $66.2 million a year ago, the customs service said. In January-August Ukraine shipped…
In January-July Ukraine decreased exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate by 2.5% YoY, to 344.26 thousand tons, valued at $70.381 million, up by 24.1% YoY According to the State Fiscal Service, the main importers of the products were Turkey (23.65%), the Czech Republic (20.39%) and Russia (13.6%). In 7 months Ukraine imported titanium-containing ore and…
In January-May Ukraine exported 242.684 thousand tons of titanium-containing ores and concentrate valued at $50.296 million, up by 8.6% and by 44.5% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the Czech Republic imported 22.92% of goods, Turkey 21.7% and Mexico 14.14%. At the same time Ukraine imported 15.457 thousand tons of ores from Senegal…
Ukraine could stop shipping titanium ore concentrate to Russia. In 2015 it exported 295 thousand tons of concentrate valued at $72 million, in 2016 – 463 thousand tons at $84 million, and in 2017 – 583 thousand tons, with 35% to Russia. The basis for the cancellation of exports to Russia could be a decree…
