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【SMM Titanium Flash】Recently, the foundation stone for the 250,000-ton annual zirconium and titanium deep processing project of Guangxi Hangtai New Materials was laid in the Jinwo Industrial Park in Qinzhou. The project is planned to commence construction in September 2026 and be completed and put into operation in September 2028. It primarily focuses on the sorting, purification, and deep processing of zirconium and titanium ores, producing high value-added products such as zircon sand, titanium concentrate, and rutile, covering fields like high-end building materials, new energy, and special coatings. Simultaneously, the project will also expand into the manufacturing of electromechanical equipment. Upon completion, the project will assist in upgrading Qinzhou's zirconium and titanium new materials industry towards high-end and refined production, further enhancing the regional new materials industry chain.

【SMM Titanium Flash】 On September 24th, the foundation stone for the 200,000-ton annual production green factory of Longbai Asia New Materials, a subsidiary of Longbai Group, was laid in Kedah, Malaysia. With a total investment of 1 billion ringgit, the project is expected to achieve an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons upon full completion. It serves as an important strategic fulcrum for Longbai's layout in Southeast Asia and its expansion into the global market. During the same period, the biomass energy project supporting China Gas was initiated, with plans to commence operations in early 2027, providing green steam and electricity for the factory. With the implementation of these projects, Longbai's ability to ensure the supply of titanium dioxide to the Southeast Asian and Oceanian markets nearby is expected to be further enhanced.

[SMM Titanium Flash] Empire Metals has successfully produced an uncoated rutile titanium-dioxide pigment from concentrates generated from the in-situ weathered ore at its Pitfield Titanium Project in Western Australia. The company says X-ray diffraction confirmed the TiO₂ was present as rutile. Chemical analysis initially produced 97.6% TiO₂, with sulphur accounting for much of the impurity; correcting for that anomaly gives a calculated grade of about 99.2% TiO₂. The development moves Pitfield beyond simply demonstrating titanium mineralisation toward producing a higher-value titanium product. Empire is now working on optimisation and surface coating to produce a rutile pigment suitable for architectural coatings. The company says it is also assessing titanium-metal feedstock applications. These remain laboratory and product-development results, not commercial-scale production.