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Scarlino Plant Ti

Plant in Toscana, Italy 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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255802
MAS/MILS ID 4750358001
Record type Site
Current site name Scarlino Plant Ti

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 10.83724, 42.94059 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Toscana(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Toscana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Pigment Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 10.83724, 42.94059
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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 1972
Year of first production 1984
Plant type Pigment Plant
Plant subcategory Tio2 Pigment-Sulfide

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Imperial Chemical Industries
    Interest 100
    Home office Italy
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner Tioxide Europe
    Home office Azerbaijan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Description 54000
  • Year 1984
    Description Pigment Capacity 63000
  • Year 1987
    Description 69000
  • Year 1988
    Description 74000
  • Year 1989
    Description 77000
  • Year 1990
    Description 81000
  • Year 1991
    Description Pigment Production 74520 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Titanium, Pigment Mineral Pigments 74520mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT GRADE ASSUMED TO BE 93%.
  • ANATASE AND RUTILE TYPE PIGMENTS ARE PRODUCED. ANATASE GRADES INCLUDE THOSE USED IN RUBBER, CERAMICS, AND PAPER. RUTILE GRADES INCLUDE PAINTS AND PLASTICS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SULFATE PLANT. *COSTS ARE IN 1991 DOLLARS. *EXCHANGE RATE IS 1241 LIRAS=$1.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1987 IT WAS REPORTED THAT 60% OF PIGMENT WAS SOLD IN ITALY, 40% WAS EXPORTED TO THE U.S., CANADA, AND W. EUROPE. SOME MAY BE EXPORTED TO GREECE, TURKEY, AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
  • FLOW CHART: FEED-ORE DIGESTORS-CLARIFIERS-HYDROLIZERS-MOORE FILTERS-CALCINERS-GRINDERS-FINISHING-DRYING. *REPLACEMENT COST- 352 MMM L. *TOTAL LABOR COST- 233,817 L/MT TIO2 ($188.41/MT TIO2). *FEEDSTOCK- SOREL SLAG, CANADA, 100% OF FEED, 80% GRADE, 1.34 MT/MT TIO2, 358,649 L/MT DEL., ($265/MT FOB+$24/MT FRT. & CARTAGE), 480,590 L/MT TIO2. *TOTAL FEEDSTOCK COST- 480,590 L/MT TIO2 ($387.26/MT TIO2). *SULFURIC ACID- SOLMINA, 80,665 L/MT, ($65/MT), 215,214 L/MT TIO2 2.9 MT OF 92% ACID/MT TIO2. *TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE- 856,290 L/MT,($690/MT), 17,126 L/MT TIO2, 0.02 MT/MT TIO2. *LIMESTONE- LOCAL, 33,000 L/MT. *FINISHING CHEMICALS- 99,280 L/MT TIO2. *MAINTENANCE MATERIALS- 108,642 L/MT TIO2, 2.5% REPLACE. COST. *STEAM- ONSITE, 9680 L/MT, 106,480 L/MT TIO2, 11 MT/MT TIO2. *ELECTRICITY- POWER SUBSTATION, 61.3 L/KWH, 32,489 L/MT TIO2, 530 KWH/MT TIO2. *FUEL OIL- 4544 L/MM BTU, 46,349 L/MT TIO2, 10.2 MM BTU/MT TIO2. *PROCESS WATER- CITY OF FOLLONICA, 180 L/CU M, 19,440 L/MT TIO2, 108 CU M/MT TIO2. *COOLING WATER- CITY OF FOLLONICA, 62.1 L/CU M, 22,294 L/MT TIO2, 359 CU M/MT TIO2. *POLLUTION CONTROL- 153,028 L/MT TIO2. *OPERATION COST- 1,534,748 L/MT TIO2. *BYPRODUCT CREDIT- GYPSUM, 53,002.47 L/MT TIO2, 200,000 MT AT 21,466 L/MT. *PRODUCTION COST- 2,086,731 L/MT TIO2, ($1681.49/MT TIO2).
  • PLANT OVERHEAD- 66,080 L/MT TIO2, 80% OP. LABOR. TAXES AND INSURANCE- 86,914 L/MT TIO2, 2% REPLACE. COST. *G&A, SALES, RESEARCH- 104,338 L/MT TIO2, 5% PROD. COST. *DEPRECIATION- 347,654 L/MT TIO2, 8% REPLACE. COST. *IN 1987, INTEREST ON OUTSTANDING DEBTS WAS 933 MILLION LIRA, PIGMENT SALES WERE 209 BILLION LIRA. AT THAT RATE INTEREST COSTS WERE LESS THAN 0.5% OF SALES. *TARIFFS ON TIO2 PIGMENT RANGE FRON 6-7% OF IMPORT VALUE.
  • FEEDSTOCK CONSUMPTION: SOREL SLAG- 1991 99,857 MT; 1990 108,540; 1989 103,180; 1988 99,160; 1987 92,460.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ICI AND EARLIER ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    TIOXIDE PRESS RELEASES DATED MAY 15, 1991.

  • Deposit

    NOTES FROM MEETING WITH TIOXIDE STAFF IN LONDON MAY 11, 1992

  • Deposit

    NOTES ON OBSERVATION OF THE PLANT JULY 1992.

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SRI-EUROPE ON LABOR AND UTILITY

  • Deposit

    RATES IN EUROPE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLANT COVERS ABOUT 370 ACRES. *PLANT IS SERVED BY A SPUR OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL RR. *PLANT HAS NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONNEL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-93 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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