Chemours
Company Overview
One of the world's largest TiO₂ producers, operating chloride-process facilities in North America, Mexico, and Brazil. Known for the Ti-Pure™ brand and a strong focus on durable exterior-grade products. Chemours pioneered many advances in chloride-process technology.
TiO₂ Process & Product Portfolio
Chemours produces TiO₂ using the chloride process. The chloride process typically produces higher-purity pigments with tighter particle size control.
The product portfolio includes 9 grades covering architectural coatings, industrial coatings, automotive coatings, plastics & masterbatch applications.
Key Grades
9 TiO₂ grades manufactured by Chemours:
- R-900 (rutile)
- R-902+ (rutile)
- R-960 (rutile)
- R-706 (rutile)
- R-104 (rutile)
- R-902+ (MX) (rutile)
- R-900 (BR) (rutile)
- TS-6200 (rutile)
- TS-6300 (rutile)
R-900
rutileGeneral-purpose chloride rutile TiO₂ for interior and exterior coatings with balanced optical properties.
R-902+
rutileA chloride-process rutile TiO₂ with alumina and silica surface treatment for coatings requiring excellent durability and gloss retention.
R-960
rutileA highly durable chloride-process rutile TiO₂ designed for exterior applications with superior weathering resistance.
R-706
rutileA chloride-process rutile TiO₂ with excellent dispersibility for plastics and masterbatch applications.
R-104
rutileA chloride-process rutile grade specifically designed for polyolefin film and fiber applications.
R-902+ (MX)
rutileMexican-manufactured chloride-process rutile equivalent to R-902+.
R-900 (BR)
rutileBrazilian-manufactured chloride-process rutile for general coatings.
TS-6200
rutileA slurry-grade chloride-process rutile for waterborne architectural coatings.
TS-6300
rutileA high-performance slurry-grade rutile for industrial waterborne systems.
Equivalent & Competing Grades
Grades from other manufacturers that are commonly considered as alternatives or equivalents:
- TR-52 – Tronox
- TR-93 – Tronox
- CR-826 – Lomon Billions
- CR-828 – Lomon Billions
- Kronos 2190 – Kronos
Related Applications
Application areas where Chemours products are commonly used: