CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE - SUMMARY 1995

M28AT(95)

CONTACT LISSENE HAFENRICHTER 301-457-4830

Table 1.  SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE
 (QUANTITY IN SHORT TONS)

             MONTH AND YEAR           PRODUCTION  STOCKS\1


                 1995

 Total............................    1,382,333       (X)

December..........................      101,598   132,204
November..........................      106,909   133,279
October...........................      112,213   124,148
September.........................      106,256   122,856
August............................      114,652   122,023
July..............................      119,125   122,437
June..............................      120,432   111,167
May...............................      127,165   109,925
April.............................      117,099   107,277
March.............................      124,205   106,085
February..........................      109,408   112,347
January...........................      123,271   115,926



   1\Represents total stocks of producing companies at end of period, including amounts held at locations
other than producing plants.
   X  Not Applicable.  r\Revised from previously published figures.


Table 2.  SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE
 (Short tons)
                             Exports                                 Percent
Month                      of domestic     Imports                   imports
                Quantity    merchan-      for con-     Apparent    to apparent
                produced     dise\1       sumption\2 consumption\3 consumption

   1995

     Total.    1,382,333       374,085       157,258     1,165,506        13.5
December...      101,598        24,755        13,763        90,606        15.2
November...      106,909        21,519        11,135        96,525        11.5
October....      112,213        22,400        12,826       102,639        12.5
September..      106,256        25,246        13,003        94,013        13.8
August.....      114,652        32,481        12,344        94,515        13.1
July.......      119,125        32,305        12,733        99,553        12.8
June.......      120,432        36,253        12,822        97,001        13.2
May........      127,165        40,251        15,713       102,627        15.3
April......      117,099        38,313        13,317        92,103        14.5
March......      124,205        34,040        14,004       104,169        13.4
February...      109,408        31,607        12,712        90,513        14.0
January....      123,271        34,915        12,886       101,242        12.7

   NA Not Available.
   1\Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
   2\Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
   3\Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting
exports from the total of manufacturers' production plus imports.

   Note: The export numbers based on the Harmonized System-Based Schedule B are
2823.00.0000, titanium oxides, and 3206.10.0000, pigments and preparations containing
titanium dioxide; and, the import numbers based on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States are 2823.00.0000, titanium oxides, and 3206.10.0010, pigments
and preparations containing 80 percent or more titanium dioxide.








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