Bulk versus Nano Metal Oxide Production and Revenue Data

The following table suggests estimated profit gains when bulk metal oxides are processed into nano metal oxides:

	global bulk production in millions of metric tons (2016)	global bulk revenues in billions USD (2016)	global nano production in millions of metric tons (2016)	global nano revenues in billions USD    (2016)	bulk metal oxides revenues per metric ton (price)	nano metal oxides revenues per metric ton (price)	increased sales rate when going to nano from bulk oxide
titanium oxide	6	12	0.13	1	$        2,000	$          7,692	3.8
zinc oxide	1.5	2	0.05	0.5	$        1,333	$       10,000	7.5
metal oxides			0.4	4		$       10,000

The table’s data are rough approximations.  An extensive Internet search was conducted to find bulk and nano 2016 production and revenue amounts for titanium oxide and zinc oxide, as well as metal oxides collectively.  The estimates are shown in the table.  Because a range of production and revenue amounts were found, a best guest average represents what is shown in the table.  No data is shown for bulk metal oxides (as a group) because no such data could be found.

Using these approximations, prices (revenues received per unit provided) can be determined and are shown in the table.   From these prices, you can see that prices for nano oxides are higher than for bulk oxides.  For titanium oxide, the increase is at a 3.8 rate ($7,692/$2,000) and for zinc oxide it is 7.5 ($10,000/$1,333). 

Although the data in the table are rough approximations (because of limitations on the accuracy and the variability of the data found), these results are what one would expect.   The conversion of bulk metal oxides into nano oxides represents significant technical development and expertise and this should result in higher revenues per unit sold.  Such higher revenues should also lead to higher profits.   Such “conversion” effects are found in other chemical production areas, e.g., petrochemicals are higher margin products than crude oil.

The rate data in the table (e.g., the 3.8 and 7.5) might be useful for estimating what oxides are more profitable when converted to nano oxides.   For example, nano zinc oxide looks to be more profitable than nano titanium oxide.   And the same approach might be used in evaluating potential profits in chemical conversion industries, e.g.., crude oil to petrochemicals.

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