Millenium To Idle Hawkins Point Sulfate Ti02 Plant

Millennium To Idle Hawkins Point Sulfate TiO2 Plant
lAs part of its previously announced cost savings initiative, Millennium Chemicals will idle its sulfate-process titanium dioxide (TiO2) facility at Hawkins Point, MD and reduce its worldwide work force by approximately 10%. Millennium will idle the 44,000 metric tons per year, sulfate-process plant for an indefinite period beginning Sept. 1. The plant primarily serves the U.S. paper industry. Millennium’s 50,000-metric-tons-per year chloride-process plant at Hawkins Point will continue to operate, according to the company.
Through recent debottlenecking efforts and demonstrated operating results, the chloride-process TiO2