DuPont to raise prices for Ti-Pure titanium dioxide grades in Asia Pacific by $200/tonne, effective Jan. 2012

SINGAPORE, Nov. 21, 2011 (PRNewswire) - Effective Jan. 1, 2012 , DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net price increase of $200 (USD) per metric ton for all DuPont^TM Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades (TiO2) sold in Asia Pacific .

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 ; Dzerzhinskiy, Russia ; Kuan Yin , Taiwan ; Ichon, Korea; Shanghai, China ; Hyderabad, India ; and Wilmington, Del. , to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and North American markets.