The consumption of titanium dioxide in 2020 was about 6.45 million tonnes. With 56 % of this volume, 3.6 million tonnes, the paint and coatings industry is the main consumer of the white pigment. According to estimates by the market intelligence company Artikol, this volume increased to 7.25 million tonnes. However, these figures are only an estimate. The largest consumer is China with almost 40 % of the total volume. Europe and North America are on a par with about 1 million tonnes and each have a 16 % share of total consumption. The other regions are in single digits: ...