DuPont Raises TiO2 Prices in Several Euro, Africa, Latin America Markets

DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, Del., USA, this week announced a net price increase of EUR 150 per metric ton, or as permitted by contract, for all its Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades sold in the Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and the North African region, effective January 1. DuPont also announced a net price increase of $200 per metric ton, or as permitted by contract, for all of its Ti-Pure grades sold in the U.S. dollar markets of Eastern Europe, Middle East, and the Sub-Saharan African region, effective the first of the year.

Also this week, the company announced a net price increase of $100 per metric ton, or as permitted by contract, for all of its Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades sold in Latin America. The increase, which becomes effective January 1, is in addition to the $100 per metric ton announced on November 5.

DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper, and plastics industries. The company operates U.S. plants at DeLisle, Miss., New Johnsonville, Tenn., and Edge Moor, Del., and in Altamira, Mexico, and Kuan Yin, Taiwan; all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a mine in Starke, Fla.

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