Titanium Corp Inc of Calgary, AB has announced that Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and the company have signed a contribution agreement for the award of CDN$5 million of grant funding by ERA for the CVW Horizon project, a joint project with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. The project is currently in the detailed engineering phase to […]
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Tronox to Purchase TiZir Business from Eramet
Tronox Holdings plc of Stamford, CT has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the TiZir Titanium and Iron business from Eramet SA of France for approximately US$300 million. TiZir’s Titanium and Iron facility located in Tyssedal, Norway, upgrades ilmenite to produce high-grade titanium slag and high purity pig iron with an annual capacity of approximately […]
Iluka Reports Lower Mineral Sands Production
Iluka Resources Ltd of Australia has reported full year 2019 zircon, rutile and synthetic rutile production of 702,000 tonnes, down 4% from 2018. Sales were 17.7% lower at 680,800 tonnes. The company’s ilmenite production was 19.4% lower at 318,600 tonnes and sales 23.9% lower at 170,800 tonnes. During the year, Iluka signed a sales take-or-pay […]
Canada Establishes New Air Quality Regs for Industry
The Government of Canada has announced plans to limit air pollution from a broad range of industries as part of its Air Quality Management System. The government has established emissions standards for hundreds of industrial facilities that will be implemented through a variety of measures, including codes of practice, guidelines, performance agreements, and pollution prevention […]
Rio Tinto Optimizes Titanium Dioxide Feedstock Production
Rio Tinto plc of England reports that its third quarter titanium dioxide feedstock production fell 34%, to 243,000 tonnes, from the corresponding period of 2014, reflecting soft market…