The 60,000-ton chlorination process titanium dioxide production project and the 600,000-ton zirconium titanate processing project at Lubei Chemical are expected to be largely completed by the end of the year

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On the afternoon of November 18, 2025, Shandong Lubei Chemical Co., Ltd. held an online meeting to discuss its performance for the third quarter of 2025, addressing the questions that investors were most concerned about. The product structure of titanium dioxide continues to be optimized, with multiple high-end products now in mass production. In response to investors’ questions regarding the intensifying competition in the titanium dioxide industry and the optimization of the company’s product structure, Lubei Chemical stated that it is advancing product upgrades through technological innovation, and accelerating the research and development as well as market expansion of high-end, differentiated products. Currently, the new titanium dioxide product R6638 has begun to be supplied to paper manufacturing companies ； Large-scale production of titanium dioxide specialized for CR-758 plastics achieved ； The performance of the CR-728 high weather resistance product is close to international high-end standards, and it is now in mass production ； CR-738, a high-end titanium dioxide specialized for paper manufacturing, has also entered mass production, and the company is continuously working to expand its market presence in order to enhance its brand value. The projects under construction are progressing steadily, with completion expected by the end of the year. Regarding the progress of these projects, Lubei Chemical stated that the 60,000-ton titanium dioxide production project using the chlorination method at Xianghai Technology, as well as the project for processing 600,000 tons of zirconium-titanium ore per year, are both on schedule, with completion expected by the end of December 2025. The company expects that after the chlorination project comes online, depreciation of auxiliary facilities and fixed assets will be incurred ； The zirconium titanate refining project will help diversify raw material sourcing and improve cost control capabilities; both will have a positive impact on the company’s performance.