Commodities
Titanium dioxide: Firm trend
PICK up in demand and consolidation in the industry have been the two driving forces behind the recent increase in the global prices of titanium dioxide). Global demand declined or posted marginal growth rates (depending on the region) during the first half of 1999. However, the second half of 1999 and subsequent periods witnessed significant improvement in demand, especially from the paper industry, which consumes 13 per cent of the total production of titanium dioxide.

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