DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces Titanium Dioxide Grades Price Increase In North America
Effective Oct. 1, 2005, or as permitted by contract, North American (United States and Canada) prices for all DuPont titanium dioxide grades will increase by six (6) cents per pound (US$). This increase is necessitated by the impact of rising energy, raw materials, and fuel prices. Other regional increases will be announced directly within the local regions.
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.; Starke, Fla.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan, all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a plant in Uberaba, Brazil, for finishing titanium dioxide. Technical service centers are located in Uberaba, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Ulsan, Korea; Wilmington, Del.; and Shanghai, China, to serve the European, Middle Eastern, United States, Asian and Latin America markets.
SOURCE: DuPont Titanium Technlogies