DuPont Raises TiO2 Prices in North America

DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, Del., USA, this week announced a price increase of $0.10 per pound, or as permitted by contract, for all DuPont Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) sold in North America (U.S. and Canada) into plastics, laminates, and specialty applications. This increase, to become effective August 15, is in addition to any previously announced increases for North America.

DuPont Titanium Technologies serves customers globally in the coatings, paper, and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss., New Johnsonville, Tenn., and Edge Moor, Del., in the U.S., as well as at Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan, all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. It also operates a mine in Starke, Fla.

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