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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY world leader
The DuPont company has had a name change. Chemours Company, a global chemical company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, announced the completion of its spin-off from DuPont and its launch as
CHANGEan independent, publicly traded corporation. The Chemours manufacturing site on Kiln-DeLisle Road, Pass Christian, is
part of this new company.
“We’re excited to be part of this new company and to
ISGOODrepresent Chemours within our local community,” said Mark Smith, DeLisle plant manager. “We are now part of an independent company with a global reach and leadership in
Chemours completes spin-off from DuPont
our key markets. At the same time, our site will continue to be run by the same team as before, and we will continue to be a proud member of the community.”
The Chemours site in Harrison County supports the Chemours titanium technologies business and produces titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment, used as a whitening agent in paints, paper, and plastics. The site has been in operation since 1979 and is one of the largest TiO2 plants in the world. The site has 1,000 acres maintained as a wildlife habitat.
Delisle Plant
We are a world leader in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions. We are a new company with over 200 years of history, created from the DuPont performance chemicals businesses.
A COMPANY OF CHEMISTRY EXPERTS
With more than 500 employees and going 35 years strong we pride ourselves in world class manufacturing, safety and environmental excellence and valued community partnership.
7685 Kiln-Delisle Road • Pass Christian
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