Titanium is used as a whitener for paint, plastic, and paper.
In spite of strong opposition from the public in Kenya, the Canadian High Commission has been promoting this project. The Kenyan government has indicated its support and is dismissing the public's complaints. Much of the land in Tiomin's 64 km2 concession will be strip-mined, exposing mineral deposits up to 30 metres in depth. Over 450 Digo and Kamba agricultural families will be displaced and plants, trees, soil, houses, schools, and markets will be destroyed. Although the company plans to return the land to its owners after 21 years, some of Kenya's best farmland will no longer be arable due to changes in soil structure.