This article was written by Kamilah Guiden and reviewed by Megan Meyer, PhD.
Titanium dioxide is a food additive that can be found in over 3,000 different products in EWG’s Food Scores database.
Yesterday, the domestic rutile type, anatase titanium dioxide new single price stability, the market overall transaction focus moved up. Titanium dioxide factory work normally, more delivery of early orders, less spot supply; And buyers still have inventory digestion, the current mentality turned to wait-and-see. The volume of new orders in the market is limited.The key factors affecting the current market price change1. Inventory: the mainstream manufacturer inventory is low, there are still early delivery orders, it is expected that today's spot inventory is still low, and the mainstream factory spot is tight.
As of August 7, the use of titanium dioxide in food is banned in the European Union. Europe is taking a precautionary principle approach based on findings from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
3. The calcined product obtained by the ordinary zinc bismuth method is slurried into a slurry, which is sequentially treated with sodium silicate, aluminum sulfate or sodium aluminate and a surfactant, and then filtered, washed, dried and pulverized.