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LB Group sues ex-execs for ¥1.3 billion; updates on chloride route TiO₂ projects

On October 14, LB Group, a leading enterprise in the titanium dioxide (TiO₂) industry, announced that its subsidiary Yunnan Metallurgical Xinli Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (“Yunnan Xinli”) has filed a lawsuit with the Yunnan Provincial High People’s Court, alleging the misappropriation of trade secrets related to chloride-route TiO₂ technology. The defendants are former senior executives […]

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LB Group Signs Agreement to Acquire Venator’s Greatham TiO₂ Assets in the UK

LB Group Co., Ltd. (“LB Group”) and Venator Materials UK Ltd. (“Venator”) have signed an asset acquisition agreement for the purchase of Venator’s titanium dioxide (TiO₂) production facility and related TiO₂ assets in Greatham, UK. The completion of this transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Ms. Xu Ran, Vice Chairwoman of […]

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Will India Scrap Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese TiO2? Calcutta HC Quashes DGTR Findings

Calcutta High Court Quashes DGTR Findings Kolkata, September 22 — The Calcutta High Court has struck down the final findings of India’s Designated Authority (DGTR) on anti-dumping duties applied to tio2 imports from China. Court’s Observations The judges noted serious procedural lapses, stressing that the petitioner was not given adequate opportunity to review confidential information […]

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GPRO, a TiO₂ manufacturer, is strategically exiting the titanium dioxide sector.

GPRO Titanium (also known as Jinpu Titanium, SZ000545, share price: CNY 3.05, market cap: CNY 3.01 billion) announced on the evening of July 14 that it plans to acquire 100% equity of Leader Orient (Lide Dongfang) through a combination of asset swaps, share issuance, and cash payments, along with a supporting fundraising effort. As part […]

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Falcon Holdings to Build TiO2 Plant in Odisha, India

Falcon Holdings Pvt Ltd, a unit of Falcon Group, today signed an MoU with the Odisha Government to set up a Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) plant. Bhubaneswar: Falcon Holdings Pvt Ltd, a unit of Falcon Group, today signed an MoU with the Odisha Government to set up a Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) plant. The plant with production capacity […]

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Tronox Announces Intent to Idle its Pigment Plant in the Netherlands

STAMFORD, Conn., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE:TROX) (“Tronox” or the “Company”), the world’s leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment, today announced that as a result of a strategic review of its asset footprint, Tronox has informed its Netherlands’ labor force that it intends to idle its 90,000 metric ton per year TiO2 plant […]

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Final Finding issued recommending anti-dumping duties on imports of ‘Titanium dioxide’ originating in or exported from China 

Product Description – The product under consideration is titanium dioxide, excluding food, pharma, skin-care, textile and fibre application and nano or ultrafine titanium dioxide having particle size below 100 nm. It is the brightest and whitest of the known pigments, used in applications like paints & coatings, plastics, papers, rubbers and inks on account of its […]

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STATEMENT: ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE CONFLICT WITH EU GREEN DEAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

Statement on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1923 of 10.6 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China Teknos Group has submitted following statement on July 25. to EC. Anti-dumping duties for titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China would conflict with the EU’s Green Deal objectives, social […]

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Kronos Worldwide buys out Venator from joint venture

Kronos Worldwide has bought out Venator’s 50% interest in their Louisiana Pigment joint venture for $185 million and possible future payments of $15 million. The plant, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has 156,000 metric tons of annual capacity for chloride-process titanium dioxide. The sale is another step in the streamlining of Venator since the company, the […]

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