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