Sunday, March 14, 2010

Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE): Investing in Aviation Growth

http://dailyreckoning.com/titanium-metals-nysetie-investing-in-aviation-growth/

According to informed guesses, the Middle East will buy 1,400-1,700 planes over the next twenty years, at a cost of $240-300 billion. These planes will support passenger growth of nearly 5% annually over that timeframe. Many other developing nations around the globe are also becoming active buyers of passenger jets. Airbus just signed a $1.8 billion deal with Vietnam Airlines for four A380 super-jumbos and two A350s. Ethiopian Airlines recently put in an order for 12 A350s, at a cost of $3 billion.

Favorites are the titanium producers. Titanium is a lightweight metal. In fact, it has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal, making it ideal for aircraft. The newer planes are titanium intensive, more so than in the past.

Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE), the second-largest producer of titanium in the world.

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