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Titanium (Ti)

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Atomic number
22
Period · group
4 · 4
Block
d-block

Who trades titanium (ilmenite)

$3.2 bn of titanium (ilmenite) products crossed borders in 2024: ores and concentrates $3.2 bn.

Largest exporters

  1. 1South Africa$746 m23%
  2. 2Australia$428 m13%
  3. 3Mozambique$380 m12%
  4. 4Norway$218 m7%
  5. 5Sierra Leone$176 m6%
  6. 6Senegal$168 m5%
  7. 7Madagascar$166 m5%
  8. 8Canada$156 m5%

Largest importers

  1. 1China$860 m27%
  2. 2United States of America$438 m14%
  3. 3Japan$326 m10%
  4. 4Belgium$234 m7%
  5. 5Germany$211 m7%
  6. 6United Kingdom$142 m4%
  7. 7Mexico$115 m4%
  8. 8Canada$92 m3%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.