Titanium Dioxide Market: Industry Analysis
Western Australia's two titanium dioxide plants are modern (commissioned 1990 and 1991) of world class standard in technology and scale (70 000 and 65 000 tonne capacity respectively). Capital cost is a disadvantage for the pigment industry here. For Tiwest the cost is around A$4 500 per tonne of pigment compared with A$3 500 in competitive plants.