china rutile and anatase titanium dioxide

Of the products that include the additive in their labels, Thea Bourianne, senior manager at data consultant Label Insights, told Food Navigator USA in May 2021 that more than 11,000 products in the company's database of U.S. food and beverage products listed titanium dioxide as an ingredient. Non-chocolate candy led those numbers at 32%. Cupcakes and snack cakes made up 14%, followed by cookies at 8%, coated pretzels and trail mix at 7%, baking decorations at 6%, gum and mints at 4% and ice cream at 2%.

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The construction industry, for instance, has long utilized cheap barium sulfate superfine as a filler in cement and concrete mixtures. Its high density contributes to increased weight and stability, while its inertness ensures minimal chemical reactions, enhancing the durability of structures. Moreover, in the oil and gas sector, it serves as a weighting agent in drilling fluids, preventing blowouts by adding density to the fluid and stabilizing wellbores.

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