WILMINGTON, Del., March 10, 2008 -- DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for all DuPont Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in US dollar-priced markets in Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.  
  Effective March 15, 2008 prices for all titanium dioxide grades in Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa markets will be increased by $120 USD per tonne.
  This announcement does not supersede announcements made in late 2007 concerning prices in both dollar and euro areas of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.  Those prior increases, and this next increase, were made necessary because of significantly higher costs for many of our purchased raw materials and services, notably for energy and all other input costs that have a large energy component. 
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.
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