DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure(R) Titanium Dioxide Products Sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa

By Dupont Titanium Technologies, PRNE
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

WILMINGTON, Delaware, February 17, 2011 - Effective March 1, 2011, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net
price increase of 225 Euros per metric tonne, or as permitted by contract,
for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure(R) titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the
Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and the North African region.

Effective March 1, 2011, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net
price increase of $300 per metric tonne (USD), or as permitted by contract,
for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure(R) titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the
U.S. dollar markets of Eastern Europe, Middle East and the Sub-Saharan
African region.

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 mine in Starke, Fla. Technical service centers are located in
Paulinia, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Dzerzhinskiy,
Russia; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Ichon, Korea; Shanghai, China; Hyderabad, India;
and Wilmington, Del., to serve the Latin American, European, Middle Eastern,
Asian and North American markets.

DuPont (www.dupont.com) is a science-based products and services
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 90 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative
products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building
and construction; communications; and transportation.

2/17/11

The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont(TM), The miracles of science(TM) and
Ti-Pure(R) are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its
affiliates.

    Contact:

    Kimberlie A. Lantz
    +1-302-999-2361
    kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com

Kimberlie A. Lantz, +1-302-999-2361, kimberlie.a.lantz at usa.dupont.com

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