TiO2 pigment sales volumes rise while prices fall for Kronos
By John Ollett
Published: Friday, 09 August 2013
Company observes marked improvement in the industry; raw material costs a burden
Titanium
dioxide (TiO2) pigment producer Kronos Worldwide Inc.
has seen its prices decline 22% year-on-year (y-o-y), while
sales volumes rose 17% y-o-y to 144,000 tonnes, for Q2
2013.
The US-headquartered company reported a net loss for the
second quarter of 2013 of $33.9m compared to net income of
$64.5m...