By WILLIAM CLARKE
Published: Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Sherwin Williams is the latest company to report rising raw material cost headwinds.
US paintmaker Sherwin Williams is the latest coatings company to report headwinds from rising titanium dioxide (TiO2) prices, even after delivering higher first-quarter sales due to increased product prices and the acquisition of a rival company.
The company is, "seeing a somewhat similar trajectory in TiO2 to what we saw in...
AkzoNobel revenues hit by headwinds from high TiO2 prices
By WILLIAM CLARKE
Published: Tuesday, 24 April 2018 AkzoNobel's revenues and income from continuing operations have fallen in the first quarter despite recent product price hikes.
The Dutch paintmaker is still struggling with headwinds from rising raw material costs, including for titanium dioxide, despite a series of price increase.
On Tuesday April 24, AkzoNobel reported that the average selling price for its coatings products was up by 3% year on year in the first quarter....
PPG will fight for rollover TiO2 pricing in Q2, McGarry says
By WILLIAM CLARKE
Published: Friday, 20 April 2018
US paint-maker PPG will resist further attempts at price rises by titanium dioxide (TiO2) producers, its chief executive officer says.
US paintmaker PPG grew revenue by increasing the price of coatings in the first quarter 2018, in response to rising titanium dioxide prices. But the president and chief executive officer, Michael McGarry, said that the company would resist further price increases for TiO2.
Industrial Minerals assessed the price of TiO2... Tightening supply gives zircon, rutile prices a boost as Q2 gets underway
By CAMERON PERKS
Published: Friday, 06 April 2018
Continued supply tightness pushed zircon prices higher heading into the second quarter of 2018, with rutile prices also benefiting from similar market conditions.
Zircon prices have risen going into the second quarter of this year, fulfilling predictions by numerous market participants that they would, with market observers and participants attributing the growth in prices primarily to tightening supply.
Industrial Minerals assessed the price of zircon, premium grade, min 66.5%ZrO2, bulk, cif China at $1,410-1,600 per tonne on...
