Osaka Titanium Technologies
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is a Japanese non-ferrous metal manufacturing company based in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture
, Japan. It is the world's second largest producer of titanium sponge after VSMPO-Avisma
. It produces titanium products using the Kroll process
, and also produces silicon products.
In 2010, increased demand for titanium
led to increased supply capacity, but Osaka Titanium Technologies was still able to raise prices due to continuing strong demand from the aviation industry.
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan. It is the world's second largest producer of titanium sponge after VSMPO-Avisma
VSMPO-AVISMA
VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation , where VSMPO stands for Verkhnesaldinskoye metallurgicheskoye proizvodstvennoye ob'yedineniye , is the world's largest titanium producer. Located in Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia, VSMPO-AVISMA also operates facilities in Ukraine, England, Switzerland, Germany and the United...
. It produces titanium products using the Kroll process
Kroll process
Kroll Process is a pyrometallurgical industrial process used to produce metallic titanium. It was invented by William J. Kroll in Luxembourg. After moving to the United States, Kroll further developed the method for the production of zirconium...
, and also produces silicon products.
In 2010, increased demand for titanium
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....
led to increased supply capacity, but Osaka Titanium Technologies was still able to raise prices due to continuing strong demand from the aviation industry.