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19 Nov 2008 Titanium  ►  Goldman sees zircon bucking commodities downtrend
Mineral commodities used to whiten ceramic dishes and make television screens are holding up despite the commodities sell-off, Goldman Sachs JBWere said on Wednesday, raising its price forecasts for... more 
17 Nov 2008   Giant mines scramble to cut output
Mining companies -- which couldn't dig minerals out of the earth fast enough just a few months ago -- now are struggling to climb out of a very deep hole... more 
13 Nov 2008   American Titanium Works Selects Laurens County for First Titanium Mini-Mill Facility in North America and Greenville County/CU-I
Gov. Mark Sanford and Thomas Sax, CEO of American Titanium Works (ATW), announced today (Wednesday) that ATW will build a world-class titanium mini-mill facility in Laurens County, South Carolina... more 
  DuPont opens new facility to serve growing titanium metals industry
DuPont Wednesday announced that a new titanium tetrachloride purification unit has begun operations at the New Johnsonville, Tenn., titanium dioxide site. Most of the production of the high purity... more 
12 Nov 2008   Titanium Metals falls as analyst lowers estimate
Shares of Titanium Metals Corp., which makes specialized aircraft parts, fell Wednesday after an analyst issued a 2009 earnings estimate well below the average estimate of other Wall Street analysts... more 
  Tiomin confident of $200m titanium deal in Kenya
Canada's Tiomin Resources Inc. is confident that its partner China's Jinchuan Group Ltd. will reach an agreement soon with Kenyan officials to build a $200 million titanium mine on the Indian Ocean... more 
11 Nov 2008   Fitch downgrades Tronox's IDR; Outlook remains negative
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Tronox Worldwide LLC's (Tronox) ratings as follows:... more 
  Titanium project hit by financing drawback
A Chinese firm that was to buy a controlling stake in the Kwale titanium mining plan, has failed to meet the payment deadline, dealing yet another blow to the project that has been pending for nearly... more 
5 Nov 2008   TRIMEX to commence ilmenite mining in Andhra Pradesh
TRIMEX Industries (TRIMEX) today announced that it will commence ilmenite mining operations in the next two months in the Srikurmam district, spanning an area 7.2 sq km of land area. Srikurmam... more 
  RTI reports lower 3Q earnings
Profit at RTI International Metals Inc. (NYSE:RTI) fell by more than half from the year-ago quarter, and toughening economic conditions are leading the metals manufacturer to freeze expansion plans... more 
3 Nov 2008   Rio Tinto's Madagascar ilmenite project on track
Global miner Rio Tinto's new ilmenite project in Madagascar is on track to produce by the end of this year, the project's head said on Sunday... more 
31 Oct 2008   Minor Metals: Prices down on growth concerns
Minor metals prices in eastern China have fallen across the board over the past week as demand weakens amid concerns about economic growth... more 
30 Oct 2008   OSAKA Titanium to cut sponge export price by over 10% in 2009
OSAKA Titanium Technologies said on Wednesday at press conference to brief semi annual results the firm expects the annual contract export price of sponge titanium will decrease by more than 10% for... more 
27 Oct 2008   Baobab announces positive metallurgical test results for vanadiferous titano-magnetite prospects in Mozambique
Baobab Resources plc (AIM:BAO) ('Baobab' or 'the Company'), is pleased to announce the interim results of metallurgical test work being carried out on vanadiferous titano-magnetite ore from the... more 
24 Oct 2008   Allegheny Technologies falls after 3Q results
Allegheny Technologies Inc. shares fell Thursday after analysts downgraded the titanium products maker and cut earnings estimates following a reported decline in third-quarter profit... more 
  Falling demand weighs down prices in China
Minor metals prices in eastern China have fallen across the board in a week as demand weakens amid concerns about economic growth... more 
22 Oct 2008   Pangang nears full-listing, awaiting gov't approval
The three listed subsidiaries of Sichuan-based Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group (Pangang) all suspended stock trading on Oct. 22 pending the outcome of a China Securities Regulatory... more 
21 Oct 2008   Gravity West reports assay results of massive ilmenite surface samples
Averaging 42.08% titanium oxide and 52.73% iron oxide totalling 94.81% from Saint Urbain titanium project... more 
  ThyssenKrupp commence an electron beam furnace at Europe's most advanced titanium melting facility
ThyssenKrupp Titanium has started operation of an electron beam furnace in Essen. The new unit – Europe’s most advanced titanium melting facility – was officially inaugurated by Dr. Wolfgang... more 
16 Oct 2008   Orissa signs MoU for country's first titanium plant
Orissa government on Thursday inked an MoU for setting up the country's first ever integrated Titanium Chemical and Metallurgical Complex with technical know-how of Russia at an investment of Rs... more