WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE:CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, today announced a global price increase of up to 10% for its Tefzel™ ETFE fluoropolymer products and Viton™ FKM fluoroelastomer products, effective January 1, 2018 or as contracts and law allow.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) helps create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through the power of chemistry. Chemours is a global leader in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations. Chemours ingredients are found in plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning, mining and general industrial manufacturing.
Our flagship products include prominent brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™, Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™. Chemours has approximately 7,000 employees and 26 manufacturing sites serving approximately 4,000 customers in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC. For more information please visit chemours.com or follow Chemours on Twitter at @chemours.
Forward-Looking Statements
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CONTACT:
MEDIA:
Cynthia Salitsky
Global Communication Leader, Fluoroproducts
+1.302.773.3283
[email protected]
INVESTORS:
Alisha Bellezza
Treasurer & Director of Investor Relations
+1.302.773.2263
[email protected]
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