CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE - DECEMBER 1996 M28AT(96)-12 Issued January 22, 1997 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) Year-to-date: 1996............ 1,352,252 (X) 1995............ 1,382,333 (X) 1996 December.......................... 121,603 117,591 November.......................... r/ 103,882 105,776 October........................... r/ 127,701 107,867 September......................... 110,421 108,411 August............................ 115,447 118,037 July.............................. 109,358 119,404 June.............................. 111,800 128,193 May............................... 115,226 130,452 April............................. 110,919 135,484 March............................. 106,992 141,811 February.......................... 104,758 145,154 January........................... 114,145 141,436 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 X Not applicable. r/ Revised from previously published data. (1) Represents total stocks of producing companies at end of period, including amounts held at locations other than producing plants. Table 2. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (Short tons) Includes import Includes change in inventories As previously published code 3206.19.0000 and import code 3206.19.0000 Month Exports of Imports Percent Imports Percent Percent domestic for Apparent imports to for Apparent imports to Apparent imports to Quantity merchan- consump- consump- apparent consump- consump- apparent Change in consump- apparent produced dise/1 tion/2 tion/3 consumption tion/4 tion/3 consumption stocks/5 tion/6 consumption 1996 December....... 121,603 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11,815 (NA) (NA) November....... 103,882 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (2,091) (NA) (NA) October........ 127,701 40,319 13,117 100,499 13.1 17,925 105,307 17.0 (544) 105,851 16.9 September...... 110,421 32,752 12,354 90,023 13.7 15,960 93,629 17.0 (9,626) 103,255 15.5 August......... 115,447 29,493 10,764 96,718 11.1 15,341 101,295 15.1 (1,367) 102,662 14.9 July........... 109,358 29,292 12,546 92,612 13.5 14,991 95,057 15.8 (8,789) 103,846 14.4 June........... 111,800 29,200 11,152 93,752 11.9 13,413 96,013 14.0 (2,259) 98,272 13.6 May............ 115,226 25,523 12,235 101,938 12.0 16,065 105,768 15.2 (5,032) 110,800 14.5 April.......... 110,919 28,299 11,740 94,360 12.4 15,693 98,313 16.0 (6,327) 104,640 15.0 March.......... 106,992 31,363 11,912 87,541 13.6 16,081 91,710 17.5 (3,343) 95,053 16.9 February....... 104,758 24,746 10,746 90,758 11.8 15,397 95,409 16.1 3,718 91,691 16.8 January........ 114,145 28,261 12,693 98,577 12.9 14,665 100,549 14.6 9,232 91,317 16.1 1995 Total..... 1,382,333 374,085 157,258 1,165,506 13.5 201,792 1,210,040 16.7 15,743 1,194,297 16.9 NA Not available. (1) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports; HS codes 2823.00.0000, 3206.11.0000, 3206.19.0000. (2) Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption; HS codes 2823.00.0000, 3206.11.0000. (3) Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufactures' production plus imports. (4) Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption; HS codes 2823.00.0000, 3206.11.0000, 3206.19.0000 (5) Change in stocks is derived by subtracting the prior month's ending stocks from the current month's ending stocks. (6) Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports and change in stocks from the total of manufactures' production plus imports. Note: The export numbers based on the Harmonized System-Based Schedule B are 2823.00.0000, titanium oxides; 3206.11.0000, pigments and preparations containing 80 percent or more titanium dioxide; and 3206.19.0000, pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, other. The import numbers based on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are 2823.00.0000, titanium oxides; 3206.11.0000, pigments and preparations containing 80 percent or more titanium dioxide; and 3206.19.0000, pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, other.