Tronox announces second price increase in 2016
By Kasia Patel
Published: Friday, 01 April 2016
The North American producer has announced its second price hike in four months as prices in TiO2 remain under pressure. While other industry majors also adjusted prices in December and January, the increases are a long way off from recovering the losses seen in TiO2 over the last few years, and are necessary to keep producers operating sustainably.
US-based titanium dioxide (TiO2)
producer Tronox Ltd has announced its second price increase
this year for TiO2 products sold globally, effective
1 April 2016.
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Global increases of $175/tonne and €175/tonne
($199.7/tonne*) in euro markets for all TiO2
grades.