Titanium and Titanium Sponge Market Research

ABSTRACT: Titanium market remains cyclical

According to UK-based market research firm Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd. (UK), metallic titanium market is characterized of brief spans of extra-high demand and much more longer periods of demand downturn. Future prospects for titanium market are bright despite the current slump.

Economic state in major application areas, esp. aerospace industry, significantly affects titanium market thus leading to its thoroughly cyclical character. In 1958, demand for titanium dropped off significantly because the military shifted its focus from manned aircraft to missiles for which steel was more appropriate. Since then, the titanium industry has had various cycles of high and low demand. The Asian financial crisis in the late 90ies drastically affected titanium demand and manufacture. The year of 2001 witnessed revival heavily impeded by world economy slowdown.

Today, about 80% of titanium is used by the aerospace industry and 20% by non-aerospace industries. According to Roskill, the commercial aerospace industries in the USA and Europe are recovering strongly, and aerospace demand for high-grade titanium and titanium alloy mill products is growing at about 7% per year. While the U.S. airline industry has been in rough shape for quite some time especially after 9/11 terrorist attack, international airlines are ordering a lot of new planes now.

In the next ten years, the titanium industry could continue to expand driven by increased titanium consumption which is likely to remain stable until 2015.

The world fleet of passenger aircraft is forecast to double by 2025, and the new large passenger jets will use much higher proportions of titanium than current aircraft. The soaring cost of oil in recent years has encouraged orders for more fuel-efficient planes built with titanium.

Paint and varnish industry, which is not the main but rather stable Ti-consuming sector, will demonstrate growth in the demand for titanium products. Global titanium demand, paced by strong markets across the spectrum of commercial aerospace, defense and industrial-consumer markets, is expected to build on its recent growth, both in the near term and deep into the next decade. According to some experts, worldwide Ti demand will grow to over 300 million pounds by 2015.

This market research report entitled "Titanium and its sponge. Market report" also features the following information:

• World titanium market analysis;
• Global and regional titanium consumption structure;
• Prospects for the development of new titanium applications;
• Market for titanium and Ti sponge in the CIS countries;
• To name only a few subjects.

The objective of this review is to analyse the international and CIS markets for titanium, titanium sponge and related products. We provide the information on their properties, production methods, technologies (incl. the Kroll process), applications, prices, major producers, consumption, structure, etc.

Please see the list below for more detailed information on the raised issues.

CONTENTS

1. TITANIUM: PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW APPLICATIONS

1.1 Titanium and Titanium powder: properties
  1.1.1 Titanium powder
1.2. Titanium and Titanium powder applications
1.3. Prospects for the development of new applications

2. GLOBAL TITANIUM CONSUMPTION

2.1. Global and regional structures of titanium consumption
2.2. Titanium market dependence upon the state in titanium-consuming sectors

3. TECHNOLOGIES

3.1. Titanium sponge production technology. The Kroll process. Processes applied by 'Avisma' JSC. Titanium Powder production technologies.
3.2. Related patents
3.3. Cost-reduction strategies

4. GLOBAL MARKET FOR TITANIUM CONCENTRATE, TITANIUM, TITANIUM SPONGE, FERROTITANIUM, TITANIUM SCRAP. PRICES.

4.1. Global market for titanium concentrates
4.2. Global market for titanium and titanium sponge. Prices.
4.3. Market for ferrotitanium and titanium scrap. Prices.

5. REGIONAL MARKETS

5.1. US market for titanium, titanium scrap and titanium sponge
5.2. Canadian market. Foreign economic relations
5.3. Australian titanium market. Foreign economic relations
5.4. Chinese market for titanium and titanium sponge
5.5. Japanese market for titanium, titanium sponge and scrap
5.6. European market for titanium and titanium sponge
  UK
  Germany
  Norway
5.7. CIS market for titanium and titanium sponge
  Russia
  Kazakhstan
  Ukraine

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Physical properties of titanium
Table 2. Global structure of titanium consumption, %.
Table 3. Geographical structure of titanium concentrates production (2001-2003), thous. m.t. of cont. TiO2
Table 4. World Mine Production, Reserves, and Reserve Base (2004-2006), thous. m.t. of cont. TiO2
Table 5. Capacities and operation rates of titanium sponge production
Table 6. Production of titanium sponge, thous. mt
Table 7. Capacity utilization rates in 2003
Table 8. Production of titanium sponge (2004-2005), thous. t
Table 9. Global titanium market in 2005, mln.mt.
Table 10. World Sponge Metal Production.
Table 11. Titanium production capacities and their utilization rates (2006)
Table 12. Titanium consumption prospects, thous. t.
Table 13. Titanium capacities prospects
Table 14. Published prices of titanium products (2004-2005)
Table 15. Prices for titanium materials (2006)
Table 16. Spot prices of ferrotitanium (C&F Rotterdam)
Table 17. Prices of ferroalloys
Table 18. U.S. titanium metal production capacity in 2005, metric tons.
Table 19. Components of U.S. titanium metal supply and demand
Table 20. U.S. consumption of titanium in steel and other alloys, metric tons.
Table 21. US Tariff
Table 22. U.S. exports for consumption of titanium metal, by class
Table 23. U.S. exports for consumption of titanium metal, 2006, MT.
Table 24. U.S. imports for consumption of titanium metal, by class and country
Table 25. U.S. imports for consumption of titanium metal, 2006, MT.
Table 26. USA. Foreign trade of titanium waste & scrap (HS code 810830)
Table 27. USA. Foreign trade of unwrought titanium (sponge) (HS code 810820)
Table 28. USA. Foreign trade of titanium ingots (HS code 8108200030)
Table 29. USA. Foreign trade of ferro-titanium (HS code 720291)
Table 30. Canada. Global trade of titanium sponge (810820) in 2005.
Table 31. Canada. Balance of trade of unwrought titanium, thousand dollars (USD)
Table 32. Canada. Geographical structure of exports in 2002-2006
Table 33. Canada. Geographical structure of imports in 2002-2006
Table 34. Australia. Global trade of titanium waste & rolled metal (HS code 810830)
Table 35. Australia. Global trade of unwrought titanium (HS code 810820)
Table 36. The Chinese Market of metallic titanium in 2003 was characterized by the following data (in tons)
Table 37. Production of titanium sponge in China
Table 38. Global trade of China in 2004. Titanium sponge (HS code 810820)
Table 39. Global trade of China in 2005. Titanium sponge (HS code 810820)
Table 40. Chinese average export prices in 2005
Table 41. The titanium sponge consumption in China in 2005
Table 42. Global trade of crow bar and titanium wastes in China in 2004
Table 43. Global trade of crow bar and titanium wastes in China in 2005
Table 44. Global trade of crow bar and titanium wastes in Hong Kong in 2005
Table 45. Global trade of ferrotitanium in China in 2005 (HS code 720291)
Table 46. Japan. Production and shipment of titanium, tons
Table 47. State of the Japanese titanium market in 2005
Table 48. Japanese production and imports, thousands of tons
Table 49. Titanium sponge production in 2005- 2006 (preliminary estimation)
Table 50. Japan. Shipment of titanium sponge (tons)
Table 51. Japan. Production of titanium bars. (tons)
Table 52. Japan. Shipment of pure titanium and titanium bars (tons)
Table 53. Industrial structure of Japanese pure titanium and titanium rolled metals shipment
Table 54. Production and shipment of titanium in 2005-2006 (1st quarter)
Table 55. Japanese global trade of titanium waste & scrap in 2005 (HS code 810830)
Table 56. Japan. Export of titanium pinch bar
Table 57. Geographical structure of Japanese imports of metal titanium and titanium powder
Table 58. Japan. Global trade of ferrotitanium in 2002-2005 (HS code 720291)
Table 59. The condition in the titanium market in Europe in 2005.
Table 60. Import of EU – 25 countries of titanium sponge and coarse titanium. in 2005. Code HS 810820
Table 61. Export of EU – 25 countries. unwrought titanium (HS code 810820)
Table 62. Export and import of titanium wastes. HS code 810830
Table 63. Import in 2005. HS code 810830 - titanium wastes
Table 64. Export in 2005 :HS code 810830
Table 65. Import in 2005. HS code 720291
Table 66. Export in 2005. HS code 720291
Table 67. Exports of Great Britain in 2005 (HS code 810820)
Table 68. Great Britain. Imports of titanium sponge in 2005
Table 69. Imports to Great Britain of titanium wrecking bar in Britain in 2005.
Table 70. Export of titanium wrecking bar from Great Britain in 2005
Table 71. Export of ferrotitanium from Great Britain in 2006
Table 72. Imports of ferrotitanium from Great Britain in 2005
Table 73. German imports of titanium sponge in 2005
Table 74. Germany. Export of unwrought titanium (sponge) (HS code 810820) in 2005
Table 75. Norway. Global trade of unwrought titanium (sponge) (HS code 810820) in 2006.
Table 76. Titanium sponge capacity in the CIS countries
Table 77. Foreign economic relations of the EU and CIS countries with respect to titanium sponge and unprocessed titanium (2005). Code 810820
Table 78. Ti scrap exports to EU countries and EU exports. Code 810830
Table 79. Ferrotitanium exports from CIS to EU (2005). Code 720291
Table 80. Ti sponge exports from CIS countries to UK in 2005
Table 81. Ti scrap exports from CIS countries to UK in 2005
Table 82. Ferrotitanium exports from CIS countries to UK in 2005
Table 83. Ti sponge exports from CIS countries to Germany in 2005
Table 84. Ti sponge exports from CIS countries to the USA in 2006
Table 85. Ti sponge exports from CIS countries to the USA in Jan 2007
Table 86. Ferrotitanium exports from CIS countries to the USA in 2006
Table 87. Ferrotitanium exports from CIS countries to the USA in 2007
Table 88. Titanium sponge specifications
Table 89. Specifications of titanium sponge for industrial application
Table 90. Titanium sponge production by Avisma, mt (supplied quantities):
Table 91. Apparent consumption of titanium sponge in Russia
Table 92. Russian foreign trade with titanium sponge (2003). Code: 810820
Table 93. Russian foreign trade with titanium sponge (2004). Code: 810820
Table 94. Russian foreign trade with titanium sponge (2005). Code: 810820
Table 95. Russian foreign trade with titanium scrap (2004-2005). Code: 810830
Table 96. Russian foreign trade with ferrotitanium (2004-2005). Code: 720291
Table 97. Ti sponge production by UKTMK, thous. mt
Table 98. Kazakhstan’s foreign trade with Ti sponge (2004). Code: 810820
Table 99. Kazakhstan’s foreign trade with Ti sponge (2005). Code: 810820
Table 100. Titanium sponge export dynamics by country (2004-2005)
Table 101. Kazakhstan’s foreign trade with ferrotitanium (2005)
Table 102. Dynamics of ilmenite concentrate shipments by Irshansk State Mining and Concentrating Works, thous. mt of 42% TiO2
Table 103. Ti sponge production dynamics, thous. mt

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Manufacture of Ingots
Figure 2. Titanium Products
Figure 3. World Sponge Capacity (2006), mt.
Figure 4. Titanium sponge prices
Figure 5. End uses of titanium sponge metal
Figure 6. Avisma share of the titanium sponge market (2005), %

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