The world’s largest producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment, USA-based DuPont, has been found “grossly negligent” in a lawsuit brought against the company for a sulphuric acid spill at its Wurtland, Kentucky plant, in 2004, a jury has ruled.
A jury hearing the case against DuPont returned a verdict in excess of $1.25m. for plaintiffs – comprising only six of...