UNSPSC 11181502: Titanium oxide

As a pigment of high refringence, titanium dioxide is the most widely used white pigment because of its brightness and very high refractive index (n=2.4), in which it is surpassed only by a few other materials. When deposited as a thin film, its refractive index and colour make it an excellent reflective optical coating for dielectric mirrors and some gemstones

UNSPSC 11181502 Titanium oxide, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement records tied to industrial materials processing and metal recovery operations rather than titanium oxide itself. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local government purchasing equipment, operations, and maintenance services for metals recovery and processing systems, along with structural steel components for infrastructure projects. The issuing bodies include county governments and special-purpose authorities — notably DeKalb County, Georgia and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida — that procure these goods and services for capital projects, waste processing, and roadway work. The scope of actual work diverges notably from the code's nominal name: solicitations cover hot-rolled steel plates with custom fabrication (lifting holes, lift bars, scoring, logo stencils) for county roadway projects, and turnkey equipment supply plus operations and maintenance contracts for advanced metals recovery processing systems that extract ferrous and non-ferrous metals from waste streams.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast, with recent opportunities posted by Georgia and Florida jurisdictions. DeKalb County issued ITB 2026-082 on June 29, 2026, seeking a three-year multiyear contract for hot-rolled steel plates in custom dimensions (4 feet × 4 feet to 12 feet × 12 feet, totaling 480 plates over the contract period) with bids due July 23, 2026, and requiring 20 percent Local Small Business Enterprise subcontractor participation. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County posted RFP 26-206 on June 9, 2026, soliciting equipment, operations, and maintenance services for an Advanced Metals Recovery Processing System processing approximately 150,000 tons of annual waste-to-energy bottom ash, with proposals due July 16, 2026 and a three-year initial Site License Agreement term commencing September 23, 2026. Both procurements reflect ongoing state and local infrastructure and waste-management spending, though the mismatch between the code's titanium oxide designation and the steel and metals-recovery content in recent solicitations suggests code-tagging inconsistency in these jurisdictions' procurement systems.