Tronox Announces TiO2 Price Increase

Monday, Sep 06, 2010

Tronox Incorporated (Pink Sheets: TRXAQ, TRXBQ), on behalf of its subsidiary companies, today announced the following price increase for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades effective October 1, 2010 or as contracts allow:

  --  North America $.08 per pound  

This increase is in addition to those previously announced.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Tronox is one of the five largest producers and marketers of titanium dioxide pigment. Titanium dioxide pigment is an inorganic white pigment used in paint, coatings, plastics, paper and many other everyday products. The company's pigment plants, which are located in the United States, Australia and the Netherlands, supply high-performance products to approximately 1,100 customers in 100 countries. In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and lithium manganese oxide. For information on Tronox, visit www.tronox.com.

Source: PR Newswire