The global titanium dioxide supply situation

　　USGS statistics, in 2011 the world titanium dioxide production capacity of 6550000 tons, compared to 2010 increased by nearly 900000 tons / year. China accounted for a total capacity of 30.5%, ranking first in the world, second are the United States, production capacity accounted for 22.4%. The global titanium dioxide supply, in addition to the 2008 financial crisis led to the decline in output, titanium dioxide production showed a growth trend.

　　High concentration of titanium dioxide industry in the world. As of the end of 2010, there are more than 70 titanium dioxide production enterprises. Before the seven enterprises including DuPont (DuPont Titanium Technologies), cost (Cristal Global), Huntsman (Huntsman Pigments), Connors (Kronos Worldwide, Inc.), (Tronox, Incorporated), Sahali this (Sachtleben Chemie Gmbh), Ishihara (Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. industry), the capacity and the total world 68% capacity. In 2010 China's titanium dioxide production capacity of nearly 2000000 tons, accounting for 31% of the total capacity.