Titanium production by country
This is a list of countries by titanium production based on USGS figures. Units are in metric tons.
Current data
| Country | Mineral concentrates[2] | Sponge production[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ilmenite | Rutile | ||
| World | 9,360,000 | 8,910,000 | 450,000 | 320,000 |
 China
|
3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | – | 220,000 |
 Mozambique
|
1,908,000 | 1,900,000 | 8,000 | – |
 South Africa
|
1,400,000 | 1,300,000 | 100,000 | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
600,000 | 400,000 | 200,000 | – |
 Norway
|
360,000 | 360,000 | – | – |
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|
350,000 | 350,000 | – | – |
 Vietnam
|
331,500 | 331,500 | – | – |
 Senegal
|
300,000 | 300,000 | – | – |
 Madagascar
|
246,000 | 240,000 | 6,000 | – |
 Kenya
|
228,000 | 188,000 | 40,000 | – |
 India
|
222,000 | 210,000 | 12,000 | 300 |
 South Korea
|
137,976 | 137,976 | – | – |
 Ukraine
|
130,000 | 120,000 | 10,000 | – |
 Sierra Leone
|
118,610 | 58,610 | 60,000 | – |
 United States
|
100,000 | 100,000 | – | – |
 Malaysia
|
32,435 | 24,076 | 8,359 | – |
 Sri Lanka
|
32,233 | 31,492 | 741 | – |
 Brazil
|
17,369 | 17,369 | – | – |
 Kazakhstan
|
16,000 | – | – | 14,000 |
 Gambia
|
12,000 | 12,000 | – | – |
 Saudi Arabia
|
9,700 | 9,700 | – | 15,000 |
 Turkey
|
7,226 | – | 7,226 | – |
 Russia
|
1,532 | 1,532 | – | 20,000 |
 Thailand
|
2 | 2 | – | – |
 Japan
|
– | – | – | 55,000 |
Historical data
| Country | 2010 | 2011[4] | 2012 | 2013[5] | 2014[6] | 2015[7] | 2016[8] | 2020[9] | 2021[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 137,000 | 186,000 | 200,000 | 209,000 | 194,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 |
| China |
57,800 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 105,000 | 110,000 | 62,000 | 60,000 | 110,000 | 120,000 |
| Japan |
31,600 | 56,000 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 25,000 | 42,000 | 54,000 | 50,000 | 35,000 |
| Russia |
25,800 | 30,000 | 42,000 | 44,000 | 42,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 33,000 | 27,000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15,600 | 3,700 |
| Kazakhstan |
14,500 | 20,700 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 |
| Ukraine |
7,400 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 6,300 | 7,200 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,000 | 5,400 |
| India
|
– | – | – | – | – | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 |
India
- Titanium Sponge Plant of India (TSPI) is located at Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML), Chavara, Kollam district of Kerala.
- Aeroalloy Technologies, a unit of PTC Industries, has world's largest titanium plant with 6,000 ton capacity in DIC Bhatgaon.[11]
- MIDHANI has a dedicated titanium alloy plant of 1,000 ton capacity per annum.[12]
Kenya
Mozambique
- Kenmare Resources of Ireland
- Kenmare Moma Mining
- Kenmare Moma Processing
- Moma Mineral Sands Project
- Location Nampula Province
- Involves investment from African Development Bank (ADB); European Investment Bank (BEI), the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA); and the German Development Bank (KfW).
- Principally mining Ilmenite
Russia
Sierra Leone
- Sierra Rutile of Ohio; since 1967
- Location: Bonthe/Port Loko District; Tonkoli District
- Branch Energy UK
- Diamond Works
- Executive Outcomes RSA
- Sandline International
- Sierra Leone Ore and Metal Company since 1963
- Location: Mokanji Hills in the Southern Province
- See: 1994 Mines and Minerals Act (Sierra Leone)
South Africa
- BHP
- Anglo American – Namakwa Sands mines
- Richards Bay Minerals RBM
- Kumba Resources – and subsidiary Ticor Limited
- Southern Mining Corporation – Bothaville heavy mineral occurrence
- Mineral Commodities of Australia Xolobeni mine, Transkei Coast.
- East London Development Zone Corporation (ELDZC) – associated smelting project
Ukraine
- State Property Fund of Ukraine:[13]
- Zaporizhia Titanium-Magnesium Plant
- United Mining and Chemical Company
- Demurinsky Mining and Processing Plant[14]
- VSMPO Titan Ukraine[14]
- Sumykhimprom
United States
References
- ^ "World mineral statistics data". MineralsUK. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Titanium" (PDF).
- ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025 - Titanium 2" (PDF).
- ^ Joseph Gambogi (2012). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ George M. Bedinger (2014). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Bedinger, George M. (2015). "Titanium and titanium dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Bedinger, George M. (2016). "Titanium and Titanium Dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Bedinger, George M. (2017). "Titanium and Titanium Dioxide" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Titanium and Titanium Dioxide" (PDF). usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. January 2021. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ^ Mohammad, Mehdi. "TITANIUM AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2022.
- ^ https://theprint.in/defence/indian-firm-sets-up-titanium-superalloy-plants-to-meet-global-need-safran-dassault-bae-line-up/2699217/
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/midhani-to-display-five-new-nickel-titanium-alloys-at-aero-india-2023-show/article66503865.ece
- ^ "Ukraine seeks investors in the titanium industry, which could potentially provide up to 5% of the country's GDP". 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Despite the difficulties, russian sanctioned assets in Ukraine will be sold at auctions – State Property Fund of Ukraine".
External sources
- Don't Let Titanium Become The Curse Of Kwale; Opinion by Sam Wainaina, The East African (Nairobi), 18 January 2001
- Titanium mining in Mozambique, from Afrol
- Sierra Leone titanium mining overview from Project Underground
- Mining in Sierra Leone, Encyclopedia of the Nations
- MBendi – Republic of South Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page
- MBendi – Africa – Heavy Minerals Mining – page