Rockwood’s Sachtleben Venture Agrees To Acquire Crenox Titanium Dioxide Production Assets And Inventory

crenox GmbH has been under administration since 2009, as a result of the creditor protection proceedings affecting its former parent company TRONOX Inc. The crenox staff of around 550 will join Sachtleben as part of the transfer of undertaking.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global inorganic specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,700 people and annual net sales of approximately $3.7 billion. The company focuses on global niche segments of the lithium, surface treatment, pigments and additives and advanced materials markets. For more information on Rockwood, please visit www.rocksp.com.

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