The Chemours Co., Wilmington, Del., USA, has announced a global price increase on all Ti-Pure™ titanium dioxide grades. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, or as contracts or law allow, a net price increase of $150 per metric ton will apply for all Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades sold in all regions.

Chemours Titanium Technologies serves customers globally in the coatings, paper, and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss. (USA), New Johnsonville, Tenn. (USA), Altamira, Mexico, and Kuan Yin, Taiwan, all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a mine in Starke, Fla. (USA).