Empire Metals Limited

Empire Metals Limited announced it has produced an uncoated rutile pigment from mineral concentrates derived from the in-situ, high-grade weathered ore at its Pitfield Titanium Project in Western Australia. The company said the testwork confirms the crystal form of the final pigment is determined by processing conditions rather than by the titanium minerals present in the ore, and that Pitfield's ores are naturally low in deleterious elements, particularly radionuclides. Empire is now targeting a refined and coated rutile pigment for the architectural coatings market, where current global weighted average prices are approximately US$3,250 per tonne, according to TiPMC Consulting 2026. Architectural coatings are the largest single market sector for TiO2 pigment, consuming 2.3Mt annually, about 33% of global pigment production, and independent benchmarking puts the cost of the final finishing stage at approximately US$250 to US$320 per tonne for the sulphate pigment industry, excluding all upstream mining and processing costs. Managing Director Shaun Bunn called the conversion of Pitfield's titanium-rich minerals into high-value rutile crystal pigments an important technical milestone that sets Pitfield apart from the rest of the titanium industry, and the company said it is now in discussions with technical advisers specialising in titanium dioxide surface treatment to procure product development services, initial plant design and capital cost estimates for coating its raw pigment materials.

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