17 May 2016
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announced that it has begun
the commercial startup of its new titanium dioxide (TiO2) line
at its
Chemours reached mechanical completion of the line in
to run the new line using
the
producing TiO2 pigment for customer qualification.
Production on the new line is expected to ramp up steadily
with full nameplate capacity of 200,000 metric tonnes per year
being achieved over a few years.
As this happens, Chemours will balance utilization
across its other facilities to align with our customers' needs.
Chemours has
the lowest sustainable TiO2 production cost in the world
due to facility scale, proprietary process and know-how,
and an ability to use a wide variety of ore feedstocks.
The company anticipates that it will reduce
overall costs of TiO2 manufacturing
by about $20 million annually.
In addition to the Altamira plant,
Chemours also manufactures TiO2 products at sites in
* Mississippi, Tennessee and
* Taiwan
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