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  • Rutile titanium dioxideThis week, the domestic rutile titanium dioxide mainstream negotiation interval is stable, and the overall market center of gravity is up. As of the close of this week, the average price of the weekly rutile titanium dioxide national market assessment was 16,558 yuan/ton, up 288 yuan/ton from the average price last week, an increase of 1.77%, and the increase narrowed by 0.03 percentage points from last week. Within the week, the new single negotiation interval is still referred to 16000-17200 yuan/ton interval (different brands of rutile products). This week, the new single stable price of titanium dioxide factory, most of the early orders of the factory are sufficient, the downstream holiday one week before the festival, the new orders in the market are reduced, and the trading atmosphere is light.This week, the domestic industry started load of 76.92%, more stable than the previous period. Domestic manufacturers maintain normal production rhythm, industry output is relatively stable; From the inventory point of view, the mainstream factory inventory days are still less than 10-15 days, the mainstream manufacturers are in short supply, and the factories rush to deliver pre-holiday orders. In terms of orders, large manufacturers receive orders relatively better than small and medium-sized manufacturers.This week, some downstream stocks according to their own dosage, and the pace of transactions has slowed down. The holiday is approaching, some downstream have supplementary double section period just need to prepare goods, transaction link batch orders are less; In terms of external demand, according to Zhuo Chuang information, the price of new external demand also has some just need to order access, and the feedback of the production enterprise is that the current mainstream rutile titanium dioxide export new single transaction is more than reference in 2400-2500 US dollars/ton, and the quotation reference is more than 2500 US dollars/ton.
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    A  2023 study published in the journal Environmental Research, scientists examined the effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on important gut bacteria in mice. Their results showed “the growth inhibitory effects could be associated with cell membrane damage caused by titanium dioxide nanoparticles to the bacterial strains. Metabolomics analysis showed that TiO2 NPs caused alterations in multiple metabolic pathways of gut bacteria, such as tryptophan and arginine metabolism, which were demonstrated to play crucial roles in regulating gut and host health.” The researchers also found that four different neuroprotective metabolites “were significantly reduced” in urine and in vitro bacteria and vivo urine samples. The researchers concluded: “Increasing evidence implies that the gut microbiome plays a profound role in regulating host metabolism. Our results illustrated that TiO2 NPs hindered the growth of four beneficial gut bacterial strains.”

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    For a review published in 2023 in the journal Environmental Pollution, researchers examined E171 as a possible factor promoting obesity-related metabolic disorders. Because gut microbiota play an important role in immune function maintenance and development, and because titanium dioxide as a food additive has been shown to alter gut microbiota, researchers wanted to review “the dysregulations along the gut microbiota-immune system axis after oral TiO2 exposure compared to those reported in obese or diabetic patients, and to highlight potential mechanisms by which foodborne TiO2 nanoparticles may increase the susceptibility to develop obesity-related metabolic disorders.” The study authors discovered recurrent changes in the gut microbiota composition when exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles, with an imbalance of intestinal symbiotic microbiota. These changes and imbalances were also reported and played a role in the development of obesity, the authors wrote. This highlights “foodborne TiO2 nanoparticles as an endocrine disruptor-like chemical promoting obesity-related disorders,” the authors concluded.

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