Tronox Inc. has announced that prices for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the Middle East and Africa will increase by U.S. $150 per tonne, effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as contracts allow.

Oklahoma City – Tronox Inc. has announced that prices for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the Middle East and Africa will increase by U.S. $150 per tonne, effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. This increase is in addition to all previously announced price increases for this region.