Cristal Global Announces TiO2 Price Increases

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA and HUNT VALLEY, MD USA (Friday, April 23rd, 2010)  Cristal Global (Cristal) announced today that effective May 1st, 2010, or as permitted by contract, it will increase prices on all of its anatase and rutile Tiona® and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in Latin America up to US $200 per metric tonne in all countries across the region.  

This price increase is in addition to previously announced price increases.  

Cristal Global is the world's second-largest producer of titanium dioxide and a leading producer of titanium chemicals. Cristal Global operates eight manufacturing plants in six countries on five continents and employs nearly 4,000 people worldwide.