TiO2 WORLDWIDE UPDATE

ISSN 1350-908X

Launched 1993 - Now in its seventeenth year of publication

TiO2 Worldwide Update - the independent newsletter for the industry - was launched at the beginning of 1993 as the product of a "hands across the ocean" alliance between Artikol (of Beckenham, England) and International Business Management Associates (IBMA, of Hilton Head Island, USA). It is run as a joint venture, owned 75% by Artikol and 25% by IBMA, both partners being copyright holders.

Jim Fisher (of IBMA) is the editorial consultant to TiO2 Worldwide Update and regularly contributes the 3-4 page editorial lead section. Reg Adams (of Artikol) is the editor of TiO2 Worldwide Update, responsible for compiling the rest of the contents. Both Jim and Reg have had more than 30 years of experience in the TiO2 industry and their newsletter does much more than simply collate the news, it also provides strategic comments on and penetrating insights into the key issues facing the industry and individual industry participants.

TiO2 Worldwide Update carries no advertising and typically runs to 40-60 pages per issue (A4/B4-size pages). We aim to provide detailed and comprehensive coverage of all news and developments affecting national and international TiO2 pigment, raw material and end-user industries (including paints, plastics, paper, printing inks, rubber, textiles, cosmetics, et al.). Regular sections appearing in issues of TiO2 Worldwide Update include:

• Mines, Plants & Projects
  Details of all relevant new plans for adding or reducing capacity in TiO2 pigments, feedstocks (mineral sands, synrutile, slag, sulfuric acid, chlorine, etc.) and related products. Details of investment in environmental control facilities, packaging, finishing or logistical improvements, etc.
• Markets & Trade
  Analysis of trends in production, consumption, imports, exports and prices, supported by statistical tables, etc.
• Corporate & Financial
  Observations on the financial results of relevant companies in the industry, senior executive appointments, corporate restructuring moves, etc.
• Acquisitions & Disposals
  News of recent or impending mergers, joint ventures, alliances, etc. between companies, with informed comment on strategic implications.
• Innovations & Technology
  Synopses of major innovations in process technology, patent litigation, new products, etc.
• Commodity Chemicals
  Reviews of supply/demand and price trends in chlorine, sulfuric acid, petroleum coke, energy and other important TiO2 pigment manufacturing inputs.

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Annual subscriptions can be commenced with any issue and are automatically renewed 12 months later, unless advance notification of cancellation is given in writing to either of the publishers (Artikol and IBMA). Subscription prices are quoted in US dollars, but can be invoiced in Euros or any OECD currency. (Exchange rate to be determined by Artikol at the date of invoicing).

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