Ilmenite is the titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO3. It is a weakly magnetic black or steel-gray solid. From the commercial perspective, ilmenite is the most important ore of titanium.Ilmenite is the main source of titanium dioxide, which is used in paints, fabrics, plastics, paper, sunscreen, food and cosmetics.

Ilmenite most often contains appreciable quantities of magnesium and manganese and the full chemical formula can be expressed as (Fe,Mg,Mn,Ti)O3. Ilmenite forms a solid solution with geikielite (MgTiO 3) and pyrophanite (MnTiO3) which are magnesian and manganiferous end-members of the solid solution series.

Most ilmenite is mined for titanium dioxide production. In 2011, about 47% of the titanium dioxide produced worldwide were based on this material. Finely ground titanium dioxide is a bright white powder widely used as a base pigment in paint, paper and plastics. Metallic Titanium can be easily derived from it for uses such as aircraft and high-strength steel devices.

Now we are sourcing for the ilmenite for the production of the alloys here in China.

Our purchase quantity for the ilmenite ore can be 2000MT per month and the commonly specification is as follows:

Ilmenite Ore Specification:
Ilmenite Ore
TiO2 : 40.00% min.

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