Resumen de Base Resources records a 40% ilmenite price increase
Price increases announced by pigment producers for late 2016 and early 2017 have also helped to strengthen ilmenite and rutile markets. The company added that its ilmenite prices increased by 100% between May and December 2016, with additional price increases secured for future sales. While the TiO2 feedstocks sector has faced a prolonged period of oversupply - which has restrained growth in rutile - Base noted that higher than expected offtake by major consumers resulted..
