[TiO.sub.2] Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC. (Plastics & Coatings in Brief).(titanium dioxide prices)(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, February, 2002

[TiO.sub.2] Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC and affiliates are raising the prices of Tronox titanium dioxide pigments, effective March 1. In the US, the increase will be 5c. per pound for all grades except paper and specialty grades, which will go up by 7c. per pound. An increase of C10c. (roughly 6c.) per pound for all grades will be implemented in Canada.

All grades sold in South America and the Asia-Pacific region will go up by $100 per metric ton. In Europe, the increase will be [euro]150 ($130) per metric ton, In Australia, the price will rise by AS 150 ($76) per metric ton.