Titanium Industry News

Market and Supply Chain

By Jason/ On 18 Apr, 2026

Titanium Price 2026: Why Regional Gaps Keep Widening

North America at $6.71/kg, China sponge near $6.40/kg, India at $15/kg. Three prices, one metal — here's what's driving the divergence and what buyers should do about it.

Market and Supply Chain

By Jason/ On 15 Apr, 2026

China's Titanium Sponge Hits 440,000 t/y — Who Survives?

China's titanium sponge capacity jumped from 340,000 to 440,000 t/y in one year. We break down who is expanding, why, and what it means for pricing and procurement.

Manufacturing and Technology

By Jason/ On 15 Apr, 2026

Titanium Wire Is the Quiet Winner in Additive Manufacturing — From Aerospace WAAM to Dental Orthodontics

GKN commits $8.4M to the TITAN-AM program. Airbus is series-producing Ti-6Al-4V parts for A350 cargo doors via wire-DED. And the same feedstock is showing up in orthodontic brackets. A supplier's…

Chemical and Energy

By Jason/ On 12 Apr, 2026

Middle East Desalination Boom: What $250B Means for Titanium Tubes

$250 billion in new desalination capacity across the Middle East. 42% of systems use titanium heat exchangers. From Baoji, we analyze what this means for Grade 2 and Grade 12 titanium tube supply.

Manufacturing and Technology

By Jason/ On 12 Apr, 2026

Titanium in Smartphones: The Split Between Retreat and Advance

iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra abandon titanium frames. Meanwhile, OPPO's BLT-printed titanium hinge cuts parts from 92 to 4. What this divergence means for titanium supply chains.

Chemical and Energy

By Jason/ On 11 Apr, 2026

Why a 60 kg Titanium Order Is Harder Than a Six-Tonne One

Hunting just landed $94.6M in deepwater titanium orders. But the real supply chain pain lives in small-batch Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V) billets for subsea hardware no major mill wants to run. From Baoji, we…

Manufacturing and Technology

By Jason/ On 09 Apr, 2026

Five Titanium Alloys, Three Mills, One Shipment — How We Delivered Large-Diameter Seamless Pipe No Single Supplier Could

An offshore contractor needed 5 grades of large-diameter seamless titanium pipe in one delivery. We coordinated 3 Baoji mills, ran on-site QC, and shipped 8 tonnes under 1 bill of lading.

Manufacturing and Technology