Titanium dioxide sales up 20%, Kronos rebounds from loss to profitability!

On March 6, titanium dioxide supplier Kronos released its financial report for 2024, showcasing the company’s strong performance over the past year. The report indicates that benefiting from increases in both production and sales volume of titanium dioxide, as well as optimized production costs, Kronos achieved an operating revenue of $1.887 billion in 2024, a […]

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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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TiO2 Producer Expands Distributor Agreement

Producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments Kronos is teaming up with specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor DKSH’s Performance Materials business unit to distribute its range for coatings and plastic applications in the Asia Pacific region. According to the press release, Kronos has entrusted DKSH to grow its specialty chemicals business in Australia, New Zealand, […]

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