Titanium shipments drop 18pc for first time since 2014

Titanium ore is mined by Australian firm Base Resources in the coastal town of Kwale. FILE PHOTO | nmg

Titanium exports fell 18.7 per cent in the three months to September 2017,  the first third-quarter drop since shipments started in 2014.

Official data shows that Kenya earned Sh2.6 billion from titanium sales in the July-September period, down from Sh3.2 billion in a similar trading window of 2016.

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