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Iron & Titanium

Magnetite and ilmenite concentrates for the steel, pigment and titanium value chains.

MagnetiteIlmenite

Iron for steel, titanium forpigment

Magnetite and ilmenite often occur together. The first feeds the steel industry; the second, the titanium dioxide and titanium metal chains.

Magnetite is a magnetic iron oxide that is easy to concentrate. It is feedstock for pellets and sinter in ironmaking, and it serves as dense medium in coal washing, where density and fineness matter as much as chemistry. It is a bulk market with demanding logistics, and buyers look closely at the chemistry, the impurities and the physical behaviour of the material.

Ilmenite is an iron-titanium oxide. It is the main feedstock for titanium dioxide (TiO2), the white pigment in paints, plastics and paper, made by either the sulfate or the chloride route. It is also smelted into titanium slag, and part of the chain ends in titanium metal. Each route accepts a different concentrate profile. That is where our work starts: finding the fit.

Key facts

Product forms
Magnetite and ilmenite concentrates
End uses
Pellets and sinter, dense medium, TiO2 pigment, titanium slag
Typical buyers
Steelmakers, pellet plants, pigment producers, slag smelters
Trade terms
FOB, CFR or CIF, agreed deal by deal

What we offer

Materials for concreteconversations.

Explore our areas of interest. Specifications are reviewed with each counterparty.

  • Magnetite
  • Ilmenite

Documentation, samples and terms are subject to assessment and agreement between the parties.

Documentary and technical evaluation

Available documents and assaysare reviewed against thematerial and the parties'requirements.

Main industrial uses

Two distinct industrial chains

  1. 01

    Pellets and sinter

    Magnetite concentrate is agglomerated to feed blast furnaces and direct-reduction plants.

  2. 02

    Coal washing

    Fine magnetite forms the dense medium that separates clean coal from waste rock.

  3. 03

    TiO2 pigment

    Ilmenite feeds sulfate-route plants and, once upgraded, chloride-route plants.

  4. 04

    Slag and titanium metal

    Smelting ilmenite yields a titanium-rich slag, the base for pigment and for the metal chain.

In iron and titanium, consistency ofsupply weighs as much as chemistry.

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Who buys it

Iron & Titanium

  1. 01

    Steelmakers and pellet plants

    They want consistent chemistry and reliable long-term logistics.

  2. 02

    Pigment producers

    They select ilmenite by process, sulfate or chloride, and by their impurity limits.

  3. 03

    Slag smelters and traders

    They blend concentrates from several sources and value well-documented counterparties.

With every offer

What comes with an offer

A magnetite or ilmenite offer comes with enough technical, documentary, logistics and commercial information for your team to judge the fit with your process. Samples can be tested in your own laboratory, and a trial lot comes before the contract. The detail is in the dossier, shared under mutual NDA. Request the dossier or talk to the desk.
  1. 01

    The dossier

    A useful dossier brings the available information together in one place: material, lot, assays and proposal. It also makes any missing documents visible.

  2. 02

    Documentary and technical evaluation

    The review starts by comparing the industrial requirement with the documentation received. A photograph, an assay and an offer each serve a different purpose.

  3. 03

    Samples and trial lots

    A sample must be linked to its lot and to an agreed assessment objective. The scope of any test is defined by the parties.

  4. 04

    Clear delivery terms

    Supply takes more than a date: destination, packaging, documents and delivery terms must all fit the deal.

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Our contribution

  • Confidentiality
    We never share your name or your requirements with anyone until a mutual NDA is signed.
  • Verification
    You test the material in your own laboratory before committing to anything.
  • Personal service
    One person handles your deal from the first email to the contract, in your language.

Industries we serve

The industries that depend onthese materials

Frequently asked questions

Iron & Titanium

Do you offer magnetite and ilmenite together or separately?

Each material is assessed and contracted on its own, according to the buyer's industrial chain.

Is the ilmenite suited to the sulfate or the chloride route?

It depends on the concentrate and on each plant's limits. We review it with your technical team, based on the dossier and your own assays.

How is logistics organised?

As agreed in each deal, usually on FOB, CFR or CIF terms. The details are set in the supply contract.

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Documentation, samples and terms are subject to assessment and agreement between the parties.

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Images are illustrative. Composition, availability and terms are assessed for each proposal.