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TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU general court overturns ECHA's classification as a carcinogen / Industry groups welcome decision / Market weakness	29.11.2022
PLASTICS AND FINANCE Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions	13.06.2022
CHEMOURS Strong Q1 performance on healthy demand for refrigerant and polymer products / Revises upward FY 2022 outlook	12.05.2022
UKRAINE War hits plastics processors / Stoppages at units in Ukraine, Russia / Concerns rise over price hikes, supply shortages / Moscow mulls expropriations	15.03.2022
CHEMOURS Titanium Technologies business drives turnover above pre-crisis level / Core profit in 2022 seen flat at its worst, up 8.5% at best	18.02.2022
LB GROUP More titanium dioxide capacity in China / Investment of EUR 275 mn	10.02.2022
INEOS STYROLUTION Styrenics supplier joins Flemish recycling project “Remove2Reclaim” / Group to use solvents to extract polymers and additives	23.10.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Court dismisses spin-off's lawsuit against DuPont / Chemours to appeal	14.04.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Former DuPont CEO Kullman sides with Chemours in PFOA liability dispute / DuPont pushes back	31.10.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off	30.07.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Fluoropolymer intermediate PFOA added to Stockholm Convention POP list / Non-member US is pursuing action independently	24.05.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE China has world market share of over 40% following expansion measures / Low capacity utilisation worldwide / Producers want to halt further fall in market price	29.04.2019
CHEMOURS Capacity upgrades for PFA in US / Increased demand from semiconductor industry	24.10.2018
CHEMOURS Higher prices for fluoropolymers and elastomers	04.04.2018
LOMON BILLIONS Expansion of Jiaozuo titanium dioxide annual production by 200,000 t / China continues to drive global demand	05.03.2018
TRONOX Next step for acquisition of competitor Cristal / World's largest titanium dioxide producer	18.01.2018
CHEMOURS Worldwide price hikes for fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers	22.12.2017
CHEMOURS Growth in revenues and EBITDA in third quarter / Debt burden continues to grow / Further legal dispute over environmental pollution	24.11.2017
PTFE US launches anti-dumping investigation / Imports from China and India	09.10.2017
DOW / DUPONT All authorities clear merger / Loeb pushes six-way split / Dow Corning standalone?	03.07.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Titanium dioxide: Chemours declares force majeure in Europe	13.04.2017
TRONOX Acquisition of competitor Cristal in progress / Creation of world's largest titanium dioxide producer imminent	28.02.2017
CHEMOURS Initial success achieved with titanium dioxide and fluorine product restructuring / Debt mountain of USD 3 bn	24.02.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Prices of white pigments rise worldwide / Availability remains tight / Huntsman force majeure adds more pressure / Further cost reductions must come soon / France seeks classification as carcinogenic	23.02.2017
UPDATE - TITANIUM DIOXIDE Huntsman and Kronos jump on the price increase bandwagon / China's Henan the lone hold-out	13.02.2017