Tronox Annual Report 2020: Pigment Operations

At a glance

The text provides information about the pigment facilities of a company, specifically their TiO2 production facilities and capacities in different locations around the world. The facilities are mainly manufacturing and distribution centers. The text also mentions that the company believes it has adequate provision for the current and near-term use of its plants and equipment. The company utilizes local power sources at each site. This information is sourced from the 2020 Tronox annual report.

Pigment Operations

Our pigment facilities consist of the physical assets necessary and appropriate to produce, distribute and supply our TiO2 products and consist mainly of manufacturing and distribution facilities. The following table lists

our TiO2 production facilities and capacity (in metric tonnes per year), by location:

Facility Production.      TiO2.                 Capacity Process

Hamilton, Mississippi, USA . . . . . . TiO2 225,000 Chloride

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.  . . . . . TiO2 200,000 Chloride

Stallingborough, England, United Kingdom  . . . . TiO2 165,000 Chloride

Kwinana, Western Australia . . . . TiO2 150,000 Chloride

Kemerton, Western Australia  . . . . . TiO2 110,000 Chloride

Botlek, the Netherlands . . . . . TiO2 90,000 Chloride

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil . . . . TiO2 60,000 Sulphate

Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, China . . . . TiO2 46,000 Sulphate

Thann, Alsace, France  . . . . . TiO2 32,000 Sulphate

We believe we have maintained a level of adequate provision for the current and near-term use of our plants and equipment, the costs of which are recorded as Property, plant and equipment on our consolidated balance sheets; see Note 11 of our notes to our consolidated financial statements. We utilize local power sources at each of our sites; see ‘‘Risk Factors—South Africa, where we have large mining assets and derive a significant portion of our revenue and profit, poses distinct operational risks which could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.’’

Page 30, 2020 Tronox annual report