Industrial Minerals


Kerr-McGee considers TiO2 options


29  June  2005
Energy and chemicals producer Kerr-McGee Corp. filed in early June for an initial public offering (IPO) of its titanium dioxide pigment producing subsidiary, formerly known as Kerr-McGee Chemical. The offering is for as much as $300m. of Class A common stock.

The subsidiary is temporarily being referred to as New-Co Chemical, which had 2004 sales of $1,300m. If it proceeds with the IPO approach, Kerr-McGee...