TABLE 9 | ||||||
YEAREND PRICES OF TITANIUM PRODUCTS- | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | |||||
Concentrate: | ||||||
Ilmenite, free on board (f.o.b.) Australian ports1 | dollars per metric ton | 140-250 | 250-350 | |||
Rutile, bagged, f.o.b. Australian ports1 | do. | 1,348-1,600 | 2,500-2,800 | |||
Rutile, bulk, f.o.b. Australian ports1- | do. | 1,300-1,400 | 2,050-2,400 | |||
Titaniferous slag, import, 80% to 95% TiO22 | do. | 468-494 | 512-763 | |||
Metal: | ||||||
Sponge import2 | dollars per pound | 3.27-6.74 | 3.53-6.95 | |||
Scrap, turnings, unprocessed3 | do. | 2.00-2.20 | 1.70-1.75 | |||
Ferrotitanium, 70% Ti3 | do. | 3.45-3.55 | 3.20-3.25 | |||
Mill products4 | producer price index | 203 | 179 | |||
Titanium dioxide pigment4 | do. | 268 | 268 | |||
do. Ditto. | ||||||
1Source: Industrial Minerals.- | ||||||
2Landed duty-paid unit value based on U.S. imports for consumption. | ||||||
3Source: Platts Metals Week. | ||||||
4June 1982=100. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices