Tronox Raises TiO2 Price in Latin America

Tronox Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., USA, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, this week announced a $250 per metric ton price increase for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide grades sold in Latin America. The price increase becomes effective April 1, or as contracts allow.

This increase is in addition to those previously announced. Other increases may be announced locally within each region, Tronox noted.

Tronox is one of the five largest producers and marketers of titanium dioxide pigment used in paint, coatings, plastics, paper, and many other products. The company's pigment plants, located in the U.S., Australia, and the Netherlands, supply products to approximately 1,100 customers in 100 countries. In addition, the company produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron, and lithium manganese oxide.

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