DuPont Titanium Technologies announces TiO2 price increases in Asia

SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2009 (PRNewswire) - DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in the Asia Pacific region.

Effective Oct. 1, 2009, or as permitted by contract, prices for all titanium dioxide grades (TiO2) will increase US$150 per ton in Asia Pacific. Effective Oct. 1, 2009 or as permitted by contract, prices in China will increase by RMB 1/kg. This price increase is in addition to the increase announced on June 3, 2009.

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 plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor, Del.; 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; Dzerzhinsk, Russia; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Ulsan, Korea; Shanghai, China; and Wilmington, Del., to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and North American markets.

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