War in Ukraine: can we build a plane without raw materials from Russia?

It is a dark scenario, which has shaken the world's largest groups in the aeronautics industry and their subcontractors since the launch of the war in Ukraine.

Punishment against punishment.

What if Russia suddenly stopped supplying its titanium?

Over the past five years, the price of this strategic mineral, essential for building an aircraft, has already jumped by 200%.

“There are several kinds of titanium: the one that interests aeronautics,

quality , represents 8% of the market, specifies Raphaël Danino-Perraud, associate researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri).

The rest is used as pigment in the white paint.

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