Comparative Cost & Profitability Study
Released: Annually
The TiO2 Pigment Producers Comparative Cost and Profitability Study (PCS) provides a detailed analysis of the TiO2 pigment manufacturing industry for the prior year.
In the 2019 edition, 21 chloride process plants were reviewed, representing 100% of the global chloride output. A total of 63 sulfate plants were assessed.
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
METHODOLOGY
TiO2 PIGMENT MARKET FUNDAMENTALS
- TiO2 pigment pricing fundamentals
- TiO2 pigment pricing long-term expectations
- TiO2 pigment price forecasts
- TiO2 pigment demand
- Operating rates
- Technology summary: Chloride
- Technology summary: Sulfate
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COST AND PROFITABILITY CURVES
- TiO2 global cost curve: 2018
- Global revenue to cash cost curve: 2018
- TiO2 global profitability curve: 2018
- Cost and profitability: All plants, 2018
- Industry manufacturing cash costs: 2014-2018
- TiO2 global cost curve: 2018
- TiO2 global cost curve forecast: 2019f
- TiO2 global cost curve forecast: 2020f
- TiO2 global cost curve forecast: 2021f
- TiO2 global cost curve forecast: 2022f
- TiO2 global cost curve forecast: 2023f
- Global producers
- Regional producers
- TiO2 cost curve by producer type: 2018
- TiO2 pigment profitability curve by producer type: 2018
- Regional view of manufacturing costs: 2018
- TiO2 pigment cost curve by region: 2018
- TiO2 pigment profitability curve by region: 2018
- Regional cost curves: 2018
- TiO2 pigment cost curve by technology: 2018
- TiO2 pigment profitability curve by technology: 2018
- Cost and profitability: Chloride plants in 2018
- Cost and profitability: Sulfate plants in 2018
- Chloride versus sulfate producers: 2018
- Chloride versus sulfate technology: 2014-2018
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GLOBAL PRODUCER PROFILES
- TiO2 pigment portfolio analysis: Global producers 2018
- Chemours: 2014-2018
- Chemours: Position on curves: 2018
- Cristal: 2014-2018
- Cristal: Position on curves: 2018
- Kronos: 2014-2018
- Kronos: Position on curves: 2018
- Lomon Billions: 2014-2018
- Lomon Billions: Position on curves: 2018
- Tronox: 2014-2018
- Tronox: Position on curves: 2018
- Venator: 2014-2018
- Venator: Position on curves: 2018
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COST DEVELOPMENTS
- Cost developments all sites: 2014-2018
- Titanium feedstock consumption by producer: 2018
- Coke consumption by producer: 2018
- Chlorine consumption by producer: 2018
- Sulfuric acid consumption by producer: 2018
- Fixed costs: 2014-2018
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FACTORS AFFECTING RESULTS
- Titanium feedstock
- Titanium feedstock: Transport
- Chlor-alkali chemicals
- Sulfuric acid
- Calcined petroleum coke
- Energy
- Waste treatment solutions
- Co-products
- Foreign exchange rates
- Other factors
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DEFINITIONS
- Titanium feedstocks
- Technical definitions
- Financial definitions
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APPENDICES:
- Producer manufacturing statements