Industrial Minerals


Growth in TiO2 markets will be powered by Asia – DuPont

13 December 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Sales in TiO2 segment to grow 6-8% in 2012 , driven by brownfield projects

Keywords: DuPont, TiO2, titanium dioxide, China, chloride

The world’s leading pigment producer, DuPont, said on Tuesday that growth in 2012 in titanium dioxide markets (TiO2) will be “powered by developing Asia-Pacific economies”.

Brownfield expansion and productivity projects were outlined as being particularly important to the growth in TiO2, DuPont said.

The comments come despite the fact DuPont are remaining tight-lipped about plans for...