The Chemours Company announced a global price increase on all Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades. Effective January 1, 2016 or as contracts or law allow, a net price increase of $150 per tonne will apply for all Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades sold in all regions.
Chemours Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan; all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a mine in Starke, Fla. Technical service centers are located in Paulinia, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; and Wilmington, Del., to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and North American markets.