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Botlek Plant Ti

Plant in Netherlands with commodity Titanium, Pigment
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207317
MAS/MILS ID 4210458001
Record type Site
Current site name Botlek Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 4.50232, 51.83217 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Netherlands(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Netherlands

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 4.50232, 51.83217
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Year of first production 1990
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Chloride

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kemira Pigments Bv
    Interest 100
    Home office Finland
    Year 1993
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tdf Tiofine Bv
    Home office Netherlands
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • BILLITON INTERNATIONAL METALS BV, PART OF THE ROYAL DUTCH/ SHELL GROUP SOLDTHE TIO2 PLANT TO KEMIRA PIGMENTS BV IN JUL. 93.

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT PRODUCES RUTILE TYPE PIGMENT. *KEMIRA OY PALNS TO INCREASE CAPACITY FROM 45,000 TPA TO 56,000 TPA PIGMENT BY 1998, AS PART OF THEIR DEBOTTLENECKING EFFORT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHLORIDE A PLANT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • FEEDSTOCK: NATURAL RUTILE, 100% OF FEED, SIERRA LEONE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, WESTERN, AUSTRALIS, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA.
  • PRODUCT DESTINATIONS ARE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY. * PART OF THE ADDITIONAL OUTPUT WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE ASIAN TIO2 MARKET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SRI INTERVIEWS WITH TIOFINE STAFF IN DEN HAAG, NETHERLANDS.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL WEEK, OCT. 7, 1992.

  • Ownership

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JULY 1993. NO. 310. P. 16. "KEMIRA

  • Ownership

    WINS TIOFINE TIO2 BIDDING."

  • Production

    *INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. JAN. 1995. NO. 328. P. 13. "KEMIRA

  • Production

    TO RAISE TIO2 PIGMENT CAPACITY."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT IS FOR SALE, BUT STILL OPERATING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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