DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces Price Increase for Titanium Dioxide Products in North America

DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces Price Increase for Titanium Dioxide Products in North America

June 02, 2006

    WILMINGTON, Del., June 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- DuPont
Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for
all DuPont titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in NDuPont Titanium Technologies Announces Price Increase for Titanium Dioxide Products in North America 
June 02, 2006

    WILMINGTON, Del., June 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- DuPont
Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for
all DuPont titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in North
America.

    Effective June 15, 2006, or as permitted by contract,
North American (U.S. and Canada) prices for DuPont
coatings, plastics, specialty, and laminate titanium
dioxide grades will increase by four (4) cents per pound
(US$).

    This increase is supported by market dynamics and
significant increases in raw material, energy, fuel costs,
as well as reinvestment economics to meet future customer
needs.  Other regional increases will be announced directly
within the local regions.

    DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest
manufacturer of titanium dioxide serving customers globally
in the coatings, paper and plastics industries.  The company
operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.;
Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan,
all of which use the chloride manufacturing process.  The
company also operates a plant in Uberaba, Brazil, for
finishing titanium dioxide and a mine in Starke, Fla. 
Technical service centers are located in Uberaba, Brazil;
Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Kuan Yin, Taiwan;
Ulsan, Korea; Wilmington, Del.; and Shanghai, China, to
serve the European, Middle Eastern, United States, Asian
and Latin America markets.

    DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a science company.  Founded in
1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable
solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries,
DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and
services for markets including agriculture, nutrition,
electronics, communications, safety and protection, home
and construction, transportation and apparel.

    For more information, please contact:

     Kimberlie A. Lantz
     DuPont Titanium Technologies
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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America.
Effective June 15, 2006, or as permitted by contract,
North American (U.S. and Canada) prices for DuPont
coatings, plastics, specialty, and laminate titanium
dioxide grades will increase by four (4) cents per pound
(US$).
This increase is supported by market dynamics and
significant increases in raw material, energy, fuel costs,
as well as reinvestment economics to meet future customer
needs.  Other regional increases will be announced directly
within the local regions.
DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest
manufacturer of titanium dioxide serving customers globally
in the coatings, paper and plastics industries.  The company
operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.;
Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan,
all of which use the chloride manufacturing process.  The
company also operates a plant in Uberaba, Brazil, for
finishing titanium dioxide and a mine in Starke, Fla.
Technical service centers are located in Uberaba, Brazil;
Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Kuan Yin, Taiwan;
Ulsan, Korea; Wilmington, Del.; and Shanghai, China, to
serve the European, Middle Eastern, United States, Asian
and Latin America markets.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a science company.  Founded in
1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable
solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries,
DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and
services for markets including agriculture, nutrition,
electronics, communications, safety and protection, home
and construction, transportation and apparel.
For more information, please contact:
Kimberlie A. Lantz
DuPont Titanium Technologies
Tel:   [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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