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Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

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“Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war”

AFRICA RUSSIA UKRAINE

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Despite taking place thousands of kilometres from Africa, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a substantial impact on the continent's economies and governments. Facing hurdles in the supply of grain, fertiliser and fuel, and starved of Russian investment, especially in mining projects, African countries are trying to adapt to the crisis while Moscow and Western countries are lobbying hard to bring them into line with their respective positions. [...]

The world titanium market is in the midst of a major reorganisation following the Russian offensive in Ukraine. African producers of this mineral, which is highly prized by the defence and aerospace industries, are expecting a record year. [...] (664 words)

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Andrew Van der Zwan
Armando Guebuza
Boeing
ExxonMobil
Jaime de Jesus Irachande Gouveia
Kenmare Resources
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Mozmin Resources
MRG Metals
Nico Swart
Pathfinder Minerals
Richards Bay Minerals
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Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Combine

Ukraine war forcing grain traders to urgently adapt supplies Free

With grain shipments in the Black Sea becoming impossible, large and small suppliers of both millers and state agencies are having to adapt to meet their requirements. At the same time, prices are exploding, which may be a double-edged sword. [...]

MAURITANIA 24/11/2021

Nouakchott strikes environmental compromise to let MTR resume extracting titanium

The Chinese company Mauritania Titanium Resources has resumed mining on its black sands licence after getting the green light from Nouakchott. The authorities have found a compromise between the environmental risks posed by the project and their desire to enter the growing global market for titanium, which is extracted from black sands. [...]

MALAWI 15/06/2021

Sovereign Metals hits new titanium jackpot

The Australian firm hit the jackpot with its discovery of a huge rutile deposit in Malawi. The find was yet another lucky strike for its chairman Ian Middlemas, who also runs the Apollo Group that controls Sovereign. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE 03/02/2021

China extends titanium search to seabed off the coast of Zambezia

Companies headed by Chinese businessman Wu Tao have been at work for nearly 10 years in Mozambique's heavy sands, which are prized for the titanium-rich ilmenite they contain. Now, they have extended their search for the precious mineral to the seabeds of the country's coastal waters. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE 27/03/2018

Mozmin teams up with a Chissano clan buddy

Mauritius-based firm Mozmin Resources, which develops the Mozambican mineral sands project Inhambane under the direction of company CEO Adam Schoefield, [...]

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Andrew Van der Zwan
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Nico Swart
Pathfinder Minerals
Richards Bay Minerals
Rio Tinto
Rolls-Royce
Safran
US Geological Survey
VSMPO-AVISMA
Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Combine

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