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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity*titanium* 

Titanium occurs primarily in the minerals anatase, brookite, ilmenite, leucoxene, perovskite, rutile, and sphene.   Of these minerals, only ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile have significant economic importance.  As a metal, titanium is well known for corrosion resistance and for its high strength-to-weight ratio.  Approximately 95% of titanium is consumed in the form of titanium dioxide (TiO2), a white pigment in paints, paper, and plastics.  TiO2 pigment is characterized by its purity, refractive index, particle size, and surface properties.  To develop optimum pigment properties, the particle size is controlled within the range of about 0.2 to 0.4 micrometer.  The superiority of TiO2 as a white pigment is due mainly to its high refractive index and resulting light-scattering ability, which impart excellent hiding power and brightness.

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### **Quarterly Publications**

Mineral Industry Surveys
                            - Titanium    PDF Format:      2024: |  First Quarter  |  **Second Quarter**  |      2023: |  First Quarter  |  Second Quarter  |  Third Quarter  |  Fourth Quarter  |     XLSX Format:      2024: |  First Quarter  |  **Second Quarter**  |      2023: |  First Quarter  |  Second Quarter  |  Third Quarter  |  Fourth Quarter  | 

### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Titanium Mineral Concentrates    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  | 
                            - Titanium and Titanium Dioxide    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  |
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Titanium    PDF Format:       |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  **2019**  |    XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  **2019**  |  2020 tables-only release  |  **2022 tables-only release**  |
                            - Archive       |  1932-1993  |
                            - Recycling-Metals

### **Special Publications**

                            - Coastal Deposits of Heavy mineral Sands; Global Significance and U.S. Resources  Mining Engineering, v. 68, no. 10, p. 36-43
                            - Critical Mineral Resources of the United States--Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply  Professional Paper 1802                               - Titanium 
                            - Critical Minerals Review 2021
                            - Deposit Model for Heavy-Mineral Sands in Coastal Environments  Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-L
                            - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States  Data Series 140                               - Titanium dioxide pigment
                              - Titanium metal
                              - Titanium minerals 
                            - Metal Prices in the United States through 2010  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188
                            - Statistical Compendium                                - Titanium 
                            - Titanium--Light, Strong, and White  Fact Sheet 2013-3059
                            - Titanium Mineral Resources in Heavy-Mineral Sands in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Southeastern United States  Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5045
                            - Titanium Recycling in the United States in 2004  Circular 1196-Y

### **Links**

                            - French Titanium Association
                            - International Titanium Association
                            - Japan Titanium Society

### Contacts

#### Joseph Gambogi

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

jgambogi@usgs.gov

703-648-7718