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Chemours Begins Commercial Operations of New Altamira TiO2 Line in Mexico

Production is expected to ramp up steadily to full nameplate capacity of 200,000 metric tons per year in a few years.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Chemours Company has begun the commercial startup of its new titanium dioxide (TiO2) line at its Altamira plant in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.   Chemours reached mechanical completion of the line in December 2015. The company has now begun to run the new line using the Chemours chloride process, producing Ti-Pure 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 bei...

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