Bio-surfactants are a promising alternative to chemical surfactants in the development of eco-friendly and high-performance coatings due to their bio-degradability, low toxicity, renewable feedstocks, and enhanced performance in various aspects of coatings formulations.
Following the company's emergence from Chapter 11, the newly appointed board of directors, together with management, have completed a strategic review and intend to implement a transformation plan to position Venator for long-term success.
In 2019, the coatings industry did not anticipate any problems surrounding raw material supplies and availability. Then COVID and the global supply chain crisis hit. This article offers an analysis of the current and future outlook of the raw materials market, highlighting lingering issues with raw material production, pricing, transportation, and delivery.
The results show asolid second quarter despite signs of demand weakness. The second quarter 2023 net sales of $1.6 billion were 14% lower than the prior-year quarter, driven by lower net sales in Titanium Technologies and Advanced Performance Material’s Advanced Materials portfolio.
One metals technology company is commercializing innovative titanium mineral-enrichment technologies that upgrade ilmenite minerals into a high-grade TiO2 synthetic rutile product, with fewer carbon emissions than current industry processes.
The TiO2 industry is entering a significantly challenging time. The optimism of the first half of 2022 has completely turned in the opposite direction. European demand may be off as much as 40-50% in the second half of 2022 versus the prior year. Numerous operating plants are reported to be curtailing or ceasing production. North America and Latin America were reported to remain strong. These regions are expected to slow in 2023, as recession is likely.
The TiO2 industry continues to change through unusual global economic conditions. The uncommon response of global producers is changing the short- and long-term dynamics of the industry.
TiO2 is the most important of all pigments - not only in lacquers and paints. Learn why TiO2 must be dispersed differently than all other pigments and why “the finer the better” in this case is nothing to achieve.
TiO2 forecasts for 2018 looked strong worldwide. Then yellow flags signaled warnings by early summer. What happened? And what can we expect in the near future? CEOs of major TiO2 producers are still upbeat, because they see a strong industry and growing demand without significant capacity expansion.