BILLIONS™ R-996 High Durability High Opacity Good Dispersibility Rutile Titanium Dioxide TiO₂ Pigment

BILLIONS™ R-996 Rutile Titanium Dioxide – Technical Product Report

1. Executive Summary

BILLIONS™ R-996 is a zirconia- and alumina-treated rutile titanium dioxide pigment produced by the sulfate process. The supplied Technical Data Sheet describes it as a highly durable and versatile pigment suitable for a wide range of applications.

The source attributes good brightness, high opacity and easy dispersibility to careful control of TiO₂ particle size during manufacture. Recommended applications include industrial coatings, powder coatings, and external and internal architectural coatings.

This report reorganizes and expands the supplied TDS into a customer-facing technical document. Numerical values are presented as typical properties rather than contractual specifications, consistent with the source disclaimer.

4. Technical Performance Interpretation

High durability: R-996 is explicitly positioned as a highly durable rutile pigment. No numerical durability result is supplied, so end-use testing is recommended.

High opacity: High opacity is a stated key feature. Actual hiding depends on concentration, dispersion, film thickness and binder system.

Good brightness: Good brightness is stated, but no CIE L* or b* value is supplied; precise color control should use instrumental comparison.

Easy dispersibility: The source links easy dispersibility to careful TiO₂ particle-size control during manufacture.

Surface treatment: Zirconia and alumina treatment is part of the product design and should be considered in durability, dispersion and compatibility evaluation.

Sulfate-process manufacture: The TDS identifies the sulfate route; no additional comparative process claims are made here.

6. Formulation & Processing Considerations

Use suitable mixing/shear and dispersion conditions for the target resin or binder system.

For architectural coatings, evaluate color, gloss, hiding power, scrub resistance and long-term appearance.

For industrial coatings, assess complete-system durability and compatibility under actual service conditions.

For powder coatings, validate pigment loading, mixing behavior, dispersion and final film appearance.

Compare incoming lots with an approved reference sample and current supplier COA where applicable.

10. Storage, Handling & Safety

Use good industrial hygiene practice and avoid unnecessary dust generation. Refer to the Safety Data Sheet for detailed handling information.

Do not store outside or expose the product to temperature extremes or moisture.

Use a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis from receipt of shipment to help maintain optimum performance.

For food-contact applications, obtain confirmation of compliance with the specific applicable regulations from LB Group.

2. Product Overview

3. Typical Technical Properties

5. Recommended Application Areas

7. Quality Control & Incoming Inspection

8. Product Positioning & Technical Strengths

9. Packaging

11. Commercial & Technical Evaluation Summary

12. Limitations of the Supplied Data

The supplied TDS is a one-page product overview and does not provide detailed numerical performance data for weathering, opacity, tinting strength, particle-size distribution, gloss, dispersion time or application-specific durability. This report therefore does not invent values for those properties.

The source expressly states that typical-property data are not specifications and that the user is responsible for determining applicability and suitability. For purchasing or contractual approval, the current TDS, SDS, COA and agreed specifications should be reviewed together.

13. Conclusion

BILLIONS™ R-996 is presented as a sulfate-process rutile titanium dioxide pigment with zirconia and alumina treatment. Its main stated advantages are high durability, high opacity, good brightness and good dispersibility.

The product is specifically recommended for industrial coatings, powder coatings, and external and internal architectural coatings. ISO 591 R2, CAS 13463-67-7 and Pigment White 6 provide useful technical reference points.

For customer approval, side-by-side application testing against the incumbent TiO₂ grade is recommended, focusing on opacity, brightness/color, dispersion, coating appearance, durability and processing behavior.

Qingdao Botian Chemical Co., Ltd belongs to Qingdao Tida International Trade Co., Ltd, founded in 2003. After eighteen years of technological and scientific innovation and production line management, we have became the leading company of Titanium Dioxide products, PVC Paste Resin products production and international sales company.

Main products include over a dozen kinds of high-precision chemical products which are chloride process and sulphate process Titanium Dioxide, Titanium Oxychloride, Titanium Tetrachloride, High Titanium Slag, PVC Paste Resin, Caustic Soda etc. With a professional, tight, young technology R&D team, making the product has a high precision and purity of scientific evidence and quality guarantee.

In the next years, Botian & Tida will continue moving steadily and firmly. Maintenance with the domestic large state-owned enterprises and Southeast Asia, North America and European countries the business relationship. At the same time we sincerely welcome and look forward to your arrival — TIDA's new partner.

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