On the buying side, the biggest net purchase was Altair Nanotechnologies, a Reno, Nev.-based company that had been predominantly in the mining and titanium processing business, but on Dec. 19 announced a restructuring to focus solely on nanotechnology and materials science.
The four companies named in the Anti-trust indictment are all in the titanium mill products business - turning ingots of the pure metal into smaller products.
For the first time since the inception of this publication (April 2012), Saudi Arabia was among the top 5 countries of destination for monthly outbound U.S. activity by volume (ranking 3rd, with $2.21 billion in volume, which is attributable to Tronox Ltd's offer to acquire the titanium dioxide (TiO2) business of National Titanium Dioxide Co Ltd.).
The characteristics of a titanium melting facility, its business objectives, and the responsibilities of its furnace operators are reviewed.
The most striking aspect about the company's latest ultraportable computer is not its matte magnesium skin (with titanium hinges) that whispers business, but its startlingly thin profile and feathery weight.
* USX Corp., Pittsburgh, and Quantum Chemical Corp., New York, have filed for an initial public offering of 15 million common shares of RMI Titanium Co. RMI's business is currently conducted through the RMI Co., a partnership equally owned by USX and Quantum, which is being reorganized concurrent with the offering.
Kerr-McGee, an energy company, said the decision was part of a strategy to concentrate on its oil and natural-gas exploration and production business and its titanium-dioxide business.
"Several businesses, including electronics and titanium dioxide, delivered results that far exceeded pre-recession levels".
Howmet is Cordant's biggest business., makes alloys and titanium parts used in jet aircraft and in electric-power generation.
