DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure® Titanium Dioxide Products in Europe, Middle East and Africa

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a price increase for all DuPont™ Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.

Effective September 1, 2010, or as permitted by contract, net prices in the Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and North Africa regions will increase by 175 Euros per metric tonne.  This is in addition to the previously announced July 1, 2010 increase.

Effective September 1, 2010, or as permitted by contract, net prices in the U.S. dollar markets of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa regions will increase by $200 per metric tonne (USD).  This is in addition to the previously announced July 1, 2010 increase.

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; Ulsan, Korea; Shanghai, China; and Wilmington, Del., to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and North American markets.

DuPont (www.dupont.com) 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 90 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont™, The miracles of science™ and Ti-Pure® are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates.

SOURCE DuPont Titanium Technologies

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