Kronos Worldwide Inc.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments primarily in North America and Europe. The titanium dioxide pigments are used to impart whiteness, brightness, and opacity in various products, such as coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, food, ceramics, and cosmetics. The company produces titanium dioxide pigments in two crystalline forms, rutile and anatase in approximately 40 different grades. It also offers ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process titanium dioxide pigment plants; iron-based chemicals, which are co-products and processed co-products of the titanium dioxide pigment production process and used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products. In addition, the company provides titanium oxychloride and titanyl sulfate, which are side-stream products from the production of titanium dioxide pigments and used in specialty applications in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, a well as production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices. It serves paint, plastics, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.
Contact Details
Office Address
Kronos Worldwide Inc.
5430 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1700
Dallas, Texas, USA 75240-2697
Phone: +972-233-1700
Fax: +972-448-1445
Executives
Chairman
Mr. Harold C. Simmons
Vice Chairman, Chief Exec. Off
Mr. Steven L. Watson
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gregory M. Swalwell
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Ulfert Fiand
Pres of Sales & Marketing
Mr. H. Joseph Maas