I need to know how titaniun ( the actual product used in toothpaste
and spacecraft) is produced, from start to finish. Start with the ore.
Also include info on weights, i.e assume one ton of ore, how much
titanium oxide does this yield.  How is the oxide produced? Is the
titanium oxide the actual product used in spacecraft, or is the
titanium oxide refined into something "purer", call "titanium"? What
companies do this refining and where are they located?  What is the
price for the ore? What is the price for the titanium oxide? And what
is the price for the" titanium product" used in the spacecraft and
what is that called?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium

also:

"To obtain titanium oxide, the mineral is ground and mixed with
potassium carbonate and aqueous hydrofluoric acid to yield potassium
fluorotitanate, K2TiF6. The fluorotitanate is extracted with hot water
and decomposed with ammonia. The resulting ammoniacal hydrated oxide,
when ignited in a platinum vessel, yields titanium dioxide, TiO2.
Titanium is obtained in the pure form by first treating the oxide with
chlorine to form titanium tetrachloride, a volatile liquid, and then
reducing the liquid with magnesium in a closed iron chamber to yield
metallic titanium. The metal is then melted and cast into ingots."

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