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Russia adds titanium to its list of scarce metals
Russia’s government classified titanium as a scarce metal in its list of scarce solid mineral resources.
The change was made in an order published on Russia’s official legal information portal.
The order also adds manganese products to a list of high-value goods made from scarce minerals.
The change aligns the mineral-resource lists with Russia’s Tax Code, which already classifies titanium as a rare metal.
Russia has the world’s third-largest titanium reserves, after China and Australia, estimated at 597 million tonnes.
The government’s decision comes as Russia seeks to develop its mineral resources, with private investment planned for titanium exploration.
The St Petersburg Exchange has already held its first sale of titanium rolled products and plans to add more titanium products to its offerings.
Russia’s government has added titanium to the category of scarce metals in its list of scarce solid minerals.
The order was published on the official legal information portal.
The document also adds manganese products to a list of high-value-added products made from scarce mineral raw materials.
The change aligns the mineral-raw-material lists with the Tax Code, which already classifies titanium as a scarce metal.
Russia has 597 million tonnes of titanium reserves, according to the Natural Resources Ministry.
- Who
- The Russian government.
- What
- It added titanium to the category of scarce metals in the list of scarce solid minerals.
- When
- The order was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- The change aligns the mineral-raw-material lists with the Tax Code, which already classifies titanium as a scarce metal.
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The St Petersburg Exchange held its first sale of titanium rolled products for general industrial use.
The Natural Resources Ministry said Russia ranked third globally in titanium reserves, after China and Australia.
The government’s order adding titanium to the scarce-metals category was reported as published.
- Russia's titanium reserves
- 597 million tonnes
- Global reserve ranking
- Third, after China and Australia
- Expected reserve increase in 2026
- 165,000 tonnes
- Planned private investment in titanium exploration
- 344.1 million rubles
- Added products
- Manganese products were added to the high-value-added products list