DuPont to lift titanium dioxide prices in Asia, Latin America

WILMINGTON, DE, June 3, 2009 (PRNewswire) - DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT) today announced a price increase for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Asia and Latin America.

Effective July 1, 2009, or as permitted by contract, prices in Asia Pacific will increase by $50 per tonne (USD).

Effective July 1, 2009, or as permitted by contract, prices in Latin America will increase by $100 per tonne (USD).

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, Florida. 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.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

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