Industrial Minerals


DuPont TiO2 business posts 33% profit rise on price hikes

25 January 2012

by Mark Watts

World’s largest TiO2 producer reports strong quarter, but sees drop in Asia demand

Keywords: DuPont, titanium dioxide, TiO2, pigment, fluoropolymers, fluorochemicals, fluorspar, ilmenite, rutile

US chemicals group DuPont reported a 33% increase in fourth quarter profit for its Performance Chemicals segment – the world’s largest producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) – on higher prices.

The business reported a pre-tax profit of $433m...